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Forget about we people you can not fix and go back to school and do something about the ones you can fix.

I can't fix anyone. Each person has the responsibility to fix himself. And a person can only fix himself if he is willing to take the time and effort to do so. If he is not willing to do so, he will remain broken. That (remaining broken) is his choice.

I didn't ridicule anyone. I simply pointed out errors which caused more errors. One cannot fix oneself if one doesn't know what it is that needs to be fixed. With that information, then one can fix oneself if one has the will, the humility and the courage to do so.

I truly don't understand why some get defensive when it is obvious that advice and help are being offered.

Also, Star, in response to your post about God-given rights: I appreciate the reminder. I would offer that, as a Christian, I believe more in the God, Jesus Christ, who asks us to be children of love and forgiveness, to be responsible for our own decisions relying on God's love rather than His just anger. While we have much to learn from the Old Testament, I believe the New Covenant of Our Lord Jesus Christ fulfills tha promise of the Old. Wouldn't you agree that we Christians believe in a Culture of Life? Those following evil believe in a Culture of Death. Life brings hope. We are a people of hope.

You are correct. I am sorry. I just don't want people to feel like they are not smart enough to post. I want people to feel free to say what they are thinking. I don't want them to be afraid because of ridicule about grammar. (ridicule on fact and the like is different to me).

My bad. I am glad you spook up.

My belief on inalienable rights goes like this:

Evil (or liberal demorats) are trying to remove God from public view (no manger scenes, no prayer in school, no God in the pledge of allegiance, no ten commandments in a Court House and the like). If evil can remove God from public view, evil will be able to remove inalienable rights one day. What are inalienable rights? They are God given rights. Not man given, not Government given, I said they are God given rights. When God has been removed from public view, how easy will it be to remove inalienable rights? Who will remember that these are God given rights and no man or Government has the authority to take them away?

That is the way I see it.

"I can't fix anyone"
Exactly

"And a person can only fix himself if he is willing to take the time and effort to do so."

Many of us have many things to "fix" in our lives - why don't you let US figure out which ones get the priority - time and effort disappear quickly.

"I simply pointed out errors which caused more errors."

And quite frequently, folks like yourself, are unable to see the forest (big picture) because you can't look past each tree (punctuation)

You said -- "Wouldn't you agree that we Christians believe in a Culture of Life? Those following evil believe in a Culture of Death. Life brings hope. We are a people of hope."

Well, certainly, Jesus Christ offers real hope in Salvation. That's individual. As far as hope for the world, the book of Revelation tells the story to that. There is going to be disaster, famine, war, pestilence, earthquakes -- and all the judgments of God (which He has saved up from the beginning of Creation). This time (as the Bible says) is going to be more severe than at any other time in world history. So, take whatever you know of the worst that the world has brought about in the past -- and this coming time is going to be much worse.

There's not much hope for the world -- while there is much hope for the individual who places his faith and trust in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the Cross.

But then, Jesus Christ is coming back again -- to set up His Kingdom on earth. There's real hope in that for the world, but that is after the disasters of the Tribulation time, which are yet to come. It's coming soon, from what I can see, though.

Jesus Christ will set up His world-wide Kingdom on earth, ruling from Jerusalem and (as the Bible says) ruling with a rod of iron (upon all the nations of the world). That is hope for the world -- in addition to the hope that people have individually -- in the Salvation that is in Jesus Christ.

Regards,
Star Traveler