"god is only pretend"

[Parabellus]

To the faithful, the faithless, and those not too sure:

I am still pretty new here and just getting to know more of you a little at a time.
Please take these few words as an expression of my fondness and respect for you. I know you've heard it before.

It is one of the basic tenets of religious faith, particularly of Christian faith, to express or confess that faith to others. It is part of the covenant with our Lord. Our constitution guarantees freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. There is undeniably a conscious effort on certain quarters of our society to purge all religious expression form public view. In spite of this the truly faithful WILL continue to confess with their lips and their pens, not to show anyone how good they are but to let others know how great He is. Christians know they are not perfect but they also know they must strive toward perfection. Part of that is to show by example the power and goodness that comes from faith in the Creator. Who will know where that goodness originates unless they are told that it comes from God?

My own signature line applies to the existence of higher intelligence and everlasting life, not just extraterrestrial life (Sagan) or WMD (Rumsfeld). Fact is, I see evidence everywhere and all the time. My own view of atheists is that they choose to pretend God does not exist. I tried that at one stage of my life but the evidence overwhelmed me.

Now, if you will excuse me, I'm having a little problem with the authenticity (or lack thereof) of a Navy-style Luger on another page. There is a guy you all know over there that has no compunction about expressing his opinion. Gotta love him!

God bless you all,
Russell