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To: CzarNicky
. . . "trust the invisible man who lives in the sky," . . .

Straw man. Or, in this case, straw god.

Deriding a religious belief suitable for a child of 6 proves nothing with respect to mature Christian faith.

The whole point of Christianity is that God is no longer invisible. He humbled himself to become man and suffered and died for our salvation - mine, and yours too. That is the concrete answer.

40 posted on 02/21/2008 6:47:25 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: AnAmericanMother
Straw man. Or, in this case, straw god.

No not a straw man or god. It cuts directly to the heart of what you believe.

Deriding a religious belief suitable for a child of 6 proves nothing with respect to mature Christian faith.

Failing to take stock in what you believe in is what is suitable for a child of six. If I were to go around saying I have an invisible friend who I talk to and he grants me wishes like some cosmic genie I'd be thrown in the loony bin. What you refer to a being a child I refer to as boiling down to the components parts. That people do not like that indicates a problem on their part not mine.

The whole point of Christianity is that God is no longer invisible. He humbled himself to become man and suffered and died for our salvation - mine, and yours too. That is the concrete answer.

That is not an answer that is a carrot dangled to attract converts. Perhaps you should change the bait.

43 posted on 02/21/2008 9:37:17 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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