Hi Don ... Talk about waving a red flag in front of a raging bull! I find your analysis thought providing and accurate.

As you know, I was raised in a very fundamentalist environment, Pentacostal.

As you implied, there are christians and there are christians and then there are christians.

One does not need to study much history to learn that every warring culture has always declared that "GOD" is on their side, be they christian or non-christian. On it's face, it's obvious to me that no one faith, country, faction, or President has the corner on the market so they can declare that "GOD" is on their side.

So, who's rules are you 'gonna follow? Which "GOD" are you going to follow? Is my "GOD" better than yours? Are you "right" and am I "wrong?" Will the fish bite at seven in the morning?

Obviously neither you, 'nor I, 'nor "guest pdq" know those answers.

But what I find IS important, interesting, educational, exciting, illuminating, is the free exchange of thoughts and ideas, absence the rancor.

Adding rancor to this thread only reminds me of my two GrandMothers and two GrandFathers, that were ALL convinced that they were the single voice of god and could speak it all!

CHEERS and thanks for the postings. Bob(deckman)Nelson