people so afraid of a man named Jesus?

To go to such lengths is mindless.

I get it, they are without minds.

Why didn't he save some time and do about 2 minutes worth of research and write a book claiming that Mohammed was a pedofile.

Oh, that's right. He'd die! Guess it's safer to go after Christians.

Coward!

"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Don't these people have anything better to do than to try to tear down Christianity? Is it fear? People tend to attack ideas that they fear. I can see hedonistic people needing to convince themselves there's no afterlife where they may have to account for their behavior.

This guy must be pretty desperate to advance this paper-thin theory with absolutely no proof.

Get this one...

Brit Hume just showed a clip of the idiotic leader of the Democrat Hispanic caucus on the steps of Congress making the claim that Jesus was an "immigrant."

Is there no end to these peoples scary ignorance. Do they just read this crap somewhere and repeat it verbatim, without any filter or basic analysis between their brain and their mouth?

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

Somewhat unpleasant methinks.  What is fascinating is that Verhoeven's country - the Netherlands - would not allow this type of talk about Islam. Yet there is no problem against Christianity.

Islam would react violently against a similar slight.  Maybe this turning the other cheek is not working

And the Roman was a black man from Kenya....

I could understand if someone did not believe in the virgin birth, though I would disagree with them. But how do you make the leap to a Roman rapist?

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

I bet if you go back in this guy's past you will find that he is the son of a rapist. That makes him a bastard. You heard me. A bas-tard.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. - Marcus Aurelius

Well, I'm bored today, so I guess there's nothing to do but poke fun at an oh-so-compassionate lefty. In all seriousness, does the sheer magnitude of their hypocrisy (not to mention irrational hatred) even occur to some of these people? Apparently not "Mark", a poster on this article, which you may have already read thanks to the link in this story. Shortly after my amused jab at everyone who thinks Christians and Muslims are basically the same, Mark posted this: "Xtians [Christians to those of us who don't much care for disrespecting the title] are simply socially accepted retards, who believe in a magical man in the sky, and fellate little boys." Yep, I'm feeling that lefty love alright... wait, that actually feels more like burning hatred. Meh.

It's occurred to me recently that the sort of hatred we regularly see directed at Christians generally stems from a single source: Unwillingness to be obedient, pride, whatever you want to call it. You see, when you get right down to it, Christianity is the religion of choice. Humanity's raison d'etre is choice; free will. More than that, choice brought about the introduction of sin, and a choice is offered to be saved from it. Through and through, Christianity is all about choice. Have some Christian institutions restricted and even persecuted choice? Oh yeah. However, losing the way doesn't mean the way isn't there; it just means you're lost. Lights tend to help with that sort of thing... Hey, somebody ought to make some parables or something about that! Heh, heh.

Anyhow, back to the original point: Obedience. See, while Christianity is all about choices, the most important one, salvation, involves a humble submission and obedience to God. It involves asking for help. This does not go over well with a lot of people. Free will has this annoying habit of encouraging independence, something rather contrary to the whole, asking-for-help thing. Annoying, huh? Of course, that's the point: Who's willing to sacrifice their pride, and, more importantly, help others through the same thing?

Hm, I got a bit off topic again... I'll just blame my OCTD (Obsessive-Compulsive Thinking Disorder). No, I don't think such a thing really exists, but I do have an annoying habit of entertaining every thought that pops into my head, including this one. Right, getting back on track now... Ever seen a kid get told by his parent that he can't do something on his own? What usually happens next? The kid gets mad. Then, when he thinks Mom and Dad aren't watching, he tries to do it on his own and falls flat on his face. This, of course, makes him even madder. So he tries again and again, with predictable results. Eventually, some will admit they can't hack it on their own and ask for help. These would be the Christian sort. Unfortunately, some will give up, usually telling themselves something like, "It wasn't worth doing, anyway," but the anger and resentment are still there, ready to lash out the moment the kid who got help mentions it. These would be those folks we all know, the ones with that seething hatred and resentment for Christianity in general and Christians in particular, usually masked behind disdain.

Not that any of this is in any way new or unexpected. The true ideas of Christianity have faced persecution even before its inception, sometimes even from within the churches, and these days are no different. Still, understanding what makes these people tick (and hate) is a big step towards dealing with them. Oh, and poking fun at the truly intractable ones is a good way to relieve terminal boredom. Sometimes a good slap in the face helps them get a clue, too.

www.rhjunior.com Great comics with a hefty dose of Christian and anti-nutjob goodness.

"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." -Miyamoto Musashi

If he had said that Muhmamed was the product of rape and that Islam was basically a bastardized religion what would people think? Once again it's okay to demonized Christians. Why not look at the true religion of hate and intolerance and facisism. Because Hollywood has picked it's side and it chooses to try and destroy Christ with venom and vile everyday. I'm sure he's getting high-fived by everyone from Clooney to Harrelson.

You support the troops by supporting the mission! If you don't support the mission, have the guts to say you don't support the troops.

This idea of Christ being the bastard son of Mary and a Roman solider is not new. It has been around for a long time. Matter of fact since His birth. Nobody has yet to "prove" it. We Christians know that if Christ is not virgin born then there is no perfect sacrifice for sin and we are doomed.  

"A pharisee is hard on others and easy on himself, but a spiritual man is easy on others and hard on himself." A.W. Tozer (Pharisee=modern day liberal)

I haven't blogged in awhile, but this so-called "Jesus Seminar" junk from Verhoeven prompted me to get back in the swing.  Quoting from my blog thusly, and like so:

Here's something fresh off the wire services: Paul Verhoeven, the director of motion pictures such as RoboCop, Starship Troopers, and Basic Instinct, has taken up a new career goal. No longer content to be a purveyor of secular filth, he has an anti-Christian slant to his latest effort--not surprising, since he fell in with the oxymoronically-named "Jesus Seminar" crowd years back.

The latest effort from Verhoeven is a out-of-thin-air "realistic portrait" of Jesus. Never mind the eyewitness accounts we have of Jesus' earthly life and ministry, because Verhoeven wants to suggest in this not-a-biography that Jesus "may have" been sired by a Roman soldier/rapist, and that someone other than Judas Iscariot "may have" betrayed Him.

The Catholic League's Bill Donohue considers Verhoeven's screed "laughable," but I respectfully disagree with Mr. Donohue. There's another "-able" that's far, far more appropriate for this situation, particularly since Verhoeven is setting himself up as an authority figure on the subject--as a teacher, if you will. I consider it appropriate to quote thusly and like so...

2 Peter 2

1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not

Not "laughable," Mr. Donohue. "Damnable." As in the Greek apoleia, "the destruction which consists of eternal misery in hell."

If you happen by this corner of the Internet, Paul, it's the responsibility of those of us who are Christians to tell you that your current path leads to eternal separation from God in a very real place called Hell. You can write your way into Hell, but you cannot write your way out. It matters not that you refer to yourself as a Catholic, because your actions are those of someone who hates Jesus Christ. I encourage you to repent (if it's not too late for you to do so) because, unlike Muslims who would call for your head if you so much as drew a cartoon of Mohammed, Christians want the best for even those who attack Christ as you have.

--Mike

www.thebrattonreport.com