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"perception is more important than reality."

It's not my perception of reality, nor do I believe that "the world" is all following the issue of whether some Christian churches have a Sat nite service rather than a Sunday one and therefore all U.S. Christians are money hungry and behave badly by not going to church on Sunday morning. That's a rather grandiose position, to think that the whole world is looking at what some Christian churches do on Christmas in the U.S.

And, by the way, I don't care about what the world thinks. They hate us anyway, just for being U.S. citizens, much less being Christians. That's like saying Bush should do what the French and Germans and Russians want us to do, to please them so they won't hate us. The only ones bringing attention to this matter, however, aren't other countries, it's other U.S. Christians making a mountain out of a molehill. But, like you, this conversation needs to come to an end. On that we agree.

That's like saying Bush should do what the French and Germans and Russians want us to do, to please them so they won't hate us.

If some Euro gets pissed and hates America, the only loss is that same said Euro's blood pressure goes higher for a day or so. Big deal. If people get pissed at Christians, or even just think Christians are no different than everyone else odds are they are never going to bother learning or paying attention to what we believe. The result of that is dying and going to hell. That's a little bit more...serious than being annoyed. Clearly, the two are not equivalent.

The Church isn't there to make us feel good. It's there to win the lost. Whatever effort, within the bounds of morality, to see that done should be done. That means swallowing pride and doing things we'd rather not do. When it comes to Germany disliking America, then screw them. But when it comes to getting the lost somewhere where they will hear the gospel preached, then whatever it takes.

I know I said I would say no more on the matter. Maybe someday I will learn to take my own advice.