[BaseballMan]

I am not particularly arguing with you, only to say that you see the world (creation, culture, etc.) through the eyes of "Yes, the god of the bible says...." However, others do not view the bible as "the good book," just as you probably do not view the koran as "the good book," just as a jewish person does not view the new testament as "the good book." Our beliefs, perceptions create the "eye" through which we see the world. Tolerance does NOT mean limp wash rag conviction; in my opinion it means the willingness to let all ideas be debated in the marketplace of ideas and images, with freedom of conscience for all to believe or not believe. If a net is being dragged through the earth for angelic sorting, so be it... but let the angels do the sort.

I am in agreement with what you are saying for the most part. I do view "the good book" as the Holy Scriptures of the Bible. It has proven true. I don't know where you get I think tolerance means "limp wash rag conviction", but what I have stated is similar to what your opinion holds. Let it be preached and debated in the streets and city halls and television sets. Put it against the beliefs of other religions and the world. There is a DVD you can buy called "Faith Under Fire" in which Lee Strobel does this very thing. He puts christians who have studied to show themselves approved against the experts of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, New Age, and other worldviews. I suggest you check it out.

As for the net, there are those who will believe and those who will not. I don't know who will or won't, but the least I can do is present the information, so that in the end, they cannot say, I have not heard for no one has told me.