Wanna read something scary?

Mikaela says:
Check out the comments to Norman Lear's article in the Washington Post about respect and tolerance for religious belief.

Oh my.

We got problems...

Not sure what this Christian was doing up on the Internet so late, but ...

Mark Farr:

Some one must say this to you:
You speak as an idiot apologist and who by your own statements identify to all that you do not believe that Jesus is Lord. The word of the Lord John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me." Everyone sins. You feel that you can judge and distinguish the big sin from the small, you substitute your own rationalizations for what should be your faith and trust in Christ and his word. Sorry I must tell you but the "Muslim or Hindu" will not see the father and your rationalizations that (in your eyes) they may not have sinned is irrelevant. Their own failure to accept Christ is relevant.
Jesus taught that we should choose, not submit. We all choose, some of us will never submit. I'll pray for you.

Posted November 29, 2006 1:16 AM

And this deep thinker:

Greg:

Mr. Lear you are lost. Jesus is Lord and God of us all. This liberal belief that all religions work is just nonsense. If there was another way to the Father, and there is not, the Bible would have told us.

Posted November 29, 2006 9:37 AM

Check out the nuance shown here:

jim:

JESUS CHRIST is LORD!! HE DIED for ALL SINS.FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,THAT WHO EVER BELIEVES ON HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. The WORLD means EVERYONE on this planet not just western civilization.FOR JESUS IS THE WAY,THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME. Our SALVATIOV is EVERLASTING LIFE given to us by GODS GRACE through FAITH ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE.
JESUS IS LORD !!!

Posted November 29, 2006 11:06 AM

These were the most vitriolic entries, I admit, but check it out and see everything on the spectrum of belief. If I had lots of time, I'd chart them and do the percentage to find out just how much trouble we're in.

This is one of the biggest reasons why we thought to separate government and religion in the first place. There is way too much at stake for people to base rule of law on the beliefs only some of us share and some of us would die -- or kill -- for.

Heap o' trouble. Oh boy.