DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Aug. 22, 2008

Praising The Lord ... In A Ford

CBS Evening News: Florida Drive-In Church Mixes Salvation With Convenience

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    It's not unusual for church-goers to drive to Sunday service. But one congregation in Florida never gets out of their cars at all. Steve Hartman explains.

  • It's just like any other church - but outdoor. Photo

    It's just like any other church - but outdoor.  (CBS)

(CBS)  You drive in like you would at any other church - and listen to the program like you would at any other drive-in.

"Good Morning and welcome to the drive-in Christian Church," says Pastor Larry G. Deich.

That's right, a drive-in church, CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports. Give Pastor Deich a halleluiah.

About 50 years ago, the church took over the old Neptune Drive-in in Daytona Beach, Florida, and ever since it's been offering a double feature of salvation … and convenience.

"It's the message of God," Deich said. "We just deliver it a different way."

"And it works for us," said Mary Hoss. She and her husband, Bill, used to go to a conventional church. "Since I've been retired, I've decided to take the easy way and sit in the car."

Folks here like being able to dress however they want and bring whoever they want.

Hartman observed: There's more dogs there than people, practically.

But the main reason people give for coming here instead of a church building is that it isn't a church building.

"The great outdoors that the Lord has made for us - and to sit here and hear his word, outside!" said churchgoer Norma Jean Harrison.

That's pretty much the church's credo.

"We say we worship outdoors by the seashore like Jesus did," Deich said.

"But the disciples weren't packed in a minivan," Hartman said.

"No, they weren't," Deich said. "But they were probably standing next to donkeys and camels and, you know, the transportation of the day."

Still, transportation today is much more isolating. What about community and fellowship? Well, worshiper's in mirror may be closer than they appear.

Before and after every service they gather in the old concession stand for donuts or coffee or just to put a name and face with a make and model.

The whole place really is convenient.

"Isn't there a risk, when all is said and done, that it's so convenient - God won't count it?" Hartman asked.

"No, God doesn't work that way," Deich said.

In fact, pastor Deich believes that God is AAA okay with the drive-in church.

"I know she does," Deich laughed.

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by beboldin09 August 22, 2008 10:32 PM EDT
This is a really cool idea....

Question is, how long will it take before the

A.nti
C.hristian
L.ucifer
U.nion

complains about it.
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by beboldin09 August 22, 2008 10:51 PM EDT
People today are so fcking gullable it makes me sick...
posted by starsnbars12

That''s nice, would you like to publicly display anymore of your hateful bigotry tonight or are you done?

You intolerant evil humanists will destroy this country and everything it stands for.

FREEDOM OF RELIGION is in OUR CONSTITUTION jerk.

If you want STALIN, take a time machine back and go get him!
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by beboldin09 August 22, 2008 10:53 PM EDT
starsnbars12-your intolerant hatred of America and our Constitutional rights is traitorous by every definition of the word.
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by beboldin09 August 22, 2008 10:54 PM EDT
What do you believe in starsnbars12?
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by jt92202 August 22, 2008 10:54 PM EDT
This is Hilarious!!! LMAO!!! Didn''t really read the story, I just couldn''t get over the concept!!!
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by beboldin09 August 22, 2008 10:56 PM EDT
jt92202 - We''re not a Marxist Stalin-like country.

In the USA we have freedom of religion.

Get over your psychotic bigotry. Loser.
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by libsluv2spit August 22, 2008 11:16 PM EDT
Isn''''t it amazing how EVERY time that science proves there is NO god that these religious buttheads succumb to the altered idiocy of the churches that they call their faith?


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Posted by starsnbars12 at 08:07 PM : Aug 22, 2008
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science cannot prove sh*t..what they can provide is a ''theory''..THAT IS WHY in about every so years they ''update'' thier theory i.e. cancer was caused by this instead of that..that this does that and not this..

if everything they say is absolute..then there is no need for anymore research..or tests..or advancement in science..
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by libsluv2spit August 22, 2008 11:19 PM EDT
Look at societies who have no separation of church and state in the middle east...kind of violent over there isn''''t it?

Religion is the root of ALL evil in the world!!!


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greed for power is the root of all evil..those greedy men than runs religion is causing all of this..religion in its basic true form is for the benefit of man (if there is such a thing)..but that is just to correct you on your assumption.
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by libsluv2spit August 22, 2008 11:20 PM EDT
How many combat tours do you have in defense of our flag. I''''ve got 3 ***...and 10 years military service to boot. Now whose the traitor jesus freak?


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your military service is hearby noted..but it does not make you correct.
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by pinkneygreen August 23, 2008 12:53 AM EDT
"god knows what could have been accomplished in this World if religion had never existed"... In general I don''t have a problem with any religion until it gets involved in politics.
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:10 AM EDT
I am a Christian but my opinion is very different from those you attribute to Christians. I do not believe my faith is the one true faith. I believe it reflects an aspect of such a faith. Here''s why:

I am a fundamentalist. What this means, in the truest sense of the word, is that I seek the fundamentals, or foundations, of my faith. I attempt to remove the historical and cultural accumulation, whether that be associations, bias, ceremony, or ''prerequisites'', and try instead to focus on what the founder of my religion taught. In doing so, I have managed to affiliate myself with most major religions:

Christian (I believe in Christ)
Islam (We submit ourselves to God''s will and plan and humble ourselves before him)
Judaism (we are the Chosen people and children of God)
Buddhism (life is suffering and pain caused by longing for things that don''t exist when all that does exist is GOD and our relationships with Him)
Hinduism (the human mind cannot comprehend the awesomeness of God)
Wicca (we are connected to the beauty of nature around us)
Shinto (every life and living thing has a soul because it is God''s creation)
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:11 AM EDT
I am a Christian but my opinion is very different from those you attribute to Christians. I do not believe my faith is the one true faith. I believe it reflects an aspect of such a faith. Here''s why:

I am a fundamentalist. What this means, in the truest sense of the word, is that I seek the fundamentals, or foundations, of my faith. I attempt to remove the historical and cultural accumulation, whether that be associations, bias, ceremony, or ''prerequisites'', and try instead to focus on what the founder of my religion taught. In doing so, I have managed to affiliate myself with most major religions:

Christian (I believe in Christ)
Islam (We submit ourselves to God''s will and plan and humble ourselves before him)
Judaism (we are the Chosen people and children of God)
Buddhism (life is suffering and pain caused by longing for things that don''t exist when all that does exist is GOD and our relationships with Him)
Hinduism (the human mind cannot comprehend the awesomeness of God)
Wicca (we are connected to the beauty of nature around us)
Shinto (every life and living thing has a soul because it is God''s creation)
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:16 AM EDT
As to the idea that religion and science cannot cope, I believe that is false. The word "science" derives from the Latin word "scientas" which means "knowledge". Without knowledge, there can be no faith, and without faith, there can be no knowledge. Religion and science are inherently tied together. They cannot be reconciled because they have never been separated.

It is only we who have decided they were. Yes, the church has a history of persecuting those who disagree with them. Was that right? Absolutely not! And the science world has long maintained that religion has no place in a modern society.

Most will agree that there is a correlation between intellectuals and atheism. But I stand against that. Here I am, an intellectual, and yet possessing a strong religious belief. I will not kill you or even disrespect you for disagreeing with you. In fact, most of my friends are atheists. The stereotype of the Atheist is no worse than the stereotype of the Christian. One cannot simply assume all members of a religious group believe the exact same thing. I am against war and against violence, and I do not condone "religious wars".
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:19 AM EDT
Starsnbars12, in answer to your question "Is it not arrogant and self-centred to think that your faith is the "true" one and all the others are false?" Yes! It is arrogant and self-centered to think that your faith is the true one and all others are false. And yet I am a Christian, agreeing with an atheist! OMG! Hear the world shatter and fall apart.

You are not alone in thinking there are problems with religion today. There are MAJOR problems. Again, Christian agreeing with atheist. Yup, it is true, there is a correlation between the devout and large piles of dead bodies. Is it right? No! Organized religion has deviated in many ways from the original beliefs.
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:23 AM EDT
Pinkneygreen "I don''t have a problem with any religion until it gets involved in politics."

Separation of church and state means (in my opinion) that America is not to be a Godless nation, but that the nation is not to take one specific set of religion beliefs and preach it saying "This the way to live, you must follow this church" or say it is the only or right religion or to operate a State-sponsored church. We have freedom of religion, but there is no way government is going to be secular and devoid of God. We are not to be intolerant, but to be tolerant, because we have God.

We allow freedom of religion because we are an accepting country and let everyone worship as they please; so long as they do not actually and maliciously harm another. We do not endorse one specific religion but we do not abandon God either. There is a fine line of balance.

Separation of church and state is exactly this. We do not promote one religion as the only, best or superior, but at the same time we are not without faith-our pledge of allegiance says under God, and our money says In God We Trust. But which God? God of Christian Muslim Jew Hindu or even the ungod of Atheist? I believe there is only one God, and that not necessarily only one religion must be right. I believe firmly in freedom of religion but that is because America is supposed to be a land of freedom and toleration, and acceptance. Not a land where one group is superior but one where all are accepted and God is not forgotten.
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:30 AM EDT
George2221, in America we have the freedom of religion. In theory, this means that anyone can believe whatever they want, including atheism, without fear of government crackdowns, persecution from his neighbor, or discrimination from any institute. In reality, this is often not the case.

Especially in America, it tends to be the Atheists vs. Christians, Science vs. Religion/Church, etc. But can we ever accept each other, instead of condemning each other; work with each other, instead of against each other? Just because you disagree with me, does not mean I hate you or want to slander you, or think you are damned to hell. Don''t label me, and please do not stereotype me.
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by trealistorm August 23, 2008 1:35 AM EDT
"Nominate your god to be the one of the true gods."

"My" god? What I believe is not "my" god. It is the god of every faith known to man. I am more open-minded than you think, grasshopper!
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 2:29 AM EDT
"Praising The Lord ... In A Ford"

Sunday worship services to be accompanied with a complimentary round of pork rinds.

I seriously doubt the stability of many floridans.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 2:30 AM EDT
"Nominate your god to be the one of the true gods."

"My" god? What I believe is not "my" god. It is the god of every faith known to man. I am more open-minded than you think, grasshopper!

Posted by trealistorm at 10:35 PM

Actually, believing that "your god" is the "only god" and all other "gods" are false is very closed minded. But think what you will - whatever makes you feel better. Anyone that needs to rely on supernatural fantasy beings obviously has ego issues to begin with. It doesn''t mean you''re humble, it just means you''re pathetic.
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by ajaxtheleast August 23, 2008 2:46 AM EDT
PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE TROJANS !!!
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by truthislife1 August 23, 2008 3:31 AM EDT
I am a Christian but my opinion is very different from those you attribute to Christians. I do not believe my faith is the one true faith. I believe it reflects an aspect of such a faith.

Posted by trealistorm

You obviously do not believe in your faith at all. Only Jesus said He was the Way, the Truth and the Life. You are not saved or you are very misinformed. If you were a true Christian you would ruffle a few feathers.
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by soundreason August 23, 2008 3:46 AM EDT
Response to IRLiberal: Anyone who feels the need to bash those who beleive in God is whats truly pathetic and close-minded. Is a lack of belief in God justified? It requires just as much faith to believe that God Doesnt exist as it does to believe that God does exist...however Atheism is simply lazier because it requires no real commitment, study, or thought on your part.




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by soundreason August 23, 2008 3:47 AM EDT
Response to IRLiberal: Anyone who feels the need to bash those who beleive in God is whats truly pathetic and close-minded. Is a lack of belief in God justified? It requires just as much faith to believe that God Doesnt exist as it does to believe that God does exist...however Atheism is simply lazier because it requires no real commitment, study, or thought on your part.




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by soundreason August 23, 2008 3:48 AM EDT
Response to IRLiberal: Anyone who feels the need to bash those who beleive in God is whats truly pathetic and close-minded. Is a lack of belief in God justified? It requires just as much faith to believe that God Doesnt exist as it does to believe that God does exist...however Atheism is simply lazier because it requires no real commitment, study, or thought on your part.




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by soundreason August 23, 2008 3:49 AM EDT
Response to IRLiberal: Anyone who feels the need to bash those who beleive in God is whats truly pathetic and close-minded. Is a lack of belief in God justified? It requires just as much faith to believe that God Doesnt exist as it does to believe that God does exist...however Atheism is simply lazier because it requires no real commitment, study, or thought on your part.




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by irliberal August 23, 2008 3:52 AM EDT
10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don''t even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 3:53 AM EDT
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."
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by pirmin3 August 23, 2008 3:54 AM EDT
Them be some bone lazy folks.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 3:56 AM EDT
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.
Top Ten Signs You Are A Fundamentalist Christian
1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.
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by truthislife1 August 23, 2008 4:01 AM EDT
If you were a true Christian you would ruffle a few feathers.
Posted by truthislife1 at 12:31 AM : Aug 23, 2008

Yes, if you were a true christian, your heart would be filled with hatred and intolerance. You cannot possibly be a christian!

Posted by Voltaire777 at 12:43 AM : Aug 23, 2008

The cool thing about this post is that it ruffled a few feathers already. EVERYBODY cannot be right or correct or true in their belief system, that includes me. So. . . when it comes to Jesus, the truth can be found. Some people think God hates ***, murderers, cheats and liars. Even cooler is that many of these people were in the early Christian church. Because they searched for truth and received Jesus, God was big enough to cleanse them, wash them, and forgive all their sin. Even after people become Christians, there will be many sin struggles. Plus Christians will love more if they realize what really happened to them. The reason people feel so judged when they get close to Christians is that the light comes on and the people in sin realize their is a difference and get angry and say "turn off the light". Yes, there are many hypocrites in the church. But let''s remember, hypocrisy is a world problem, not a church problem.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:10 AM EDT
Let us take the bible literally. 6 thousand years ago, people rode around on dinosaurs. Those people made thousands more people through incest. Then God got rid of the dinosaurs for some reason. Then a couple thousand years later, God told Noah to build a boat to save humankind and animals from the flood for a new beginning. He made the boat so big it fit two of every animal on Earth. The animals that were in the Western Hemisphere had to swim all the way to the Middle East to be saved from drowning. Hey! That is what the bible says! Do not question it! Ok, then after swimming across the ocean, the animals spent 40 days and nights on the ark, then managed to swim back to the other continents and repopulate. Noah''s family repopulated the earth in a few thousand years with people of all different races through some more incest.

Moral of the story: Incest is good, and animals that can swim across vast oceans need a boat to save them from floods. Science is blasphemy. Schools should be replaced by churches, Christians should kill everyone not like them, and most importantly of all, the bible should replace the constitution.

Did I leave anything out?
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:13 AM EDT
Posted by truthislife1 at 01:01 AM

Ya all have to forgive me.... I''m feeling a little insecure because truthislife1''s holy light is making me feel self-conscious and uncomfortable. I need to go watch a few episodes of "Roseanne" to regain my liberal mindset.

*grin*
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:17 AM EDT
Praise the lord and pass the ammunition!

Hmm...

I don''t know why I said that it just seemed really appropriate.
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by truthislife1 August 23, 2008 4:27 AM EDT
To:IRLiberal

The only thing you left out is your in-correct knowledge of the Bible. Incest was not instituted until later on in the Old Testament. Plus I don''t know where you got the idea that Christians should kill others not like them. Have your hate towards God for not making His Word more clear to you.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:34 AM EDT
To:IRLiberal

The only thing you left out is your in-correct knowledge of the Bible. Incest was not instituted until later on in the Old Testament. Plus I don''''t know where you got the idea that Christians should kill others not like them. Have your hate towards God for not making His Word more clear to you.

Posted by truthislife1 at 01:27 AM

Where do I get the idea that Christians want to kill anyone not like them? Lets see... the Crusades? The Inquisition? The Iraq War? (we know it wasn''t because of terrorists or 9/11, though I suppose it could have been because of oil) The vast majority of wars through history have been over religion. You think Christians are any different? I certainly don''t. Whether they kill someone with a knife in battle or strangle them slowly through legislation I view them as much the same thing.

Oh, I don''t hate anyone really. The only thing I don''t like is when other people think their religion applies to me and try to make laws and regulations based on their religious belief. To me, that violates Church and State separation.

You can believe in the tooth fairy, bigfoot, aliens from mars, stonehenge, crucifixes, old books or whatever else you want to. The moment you seek to control my personal life with your personal belief, you have crossed the line.
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by soundreason August 23, 2008 4:42 AM EDT
...and some people need to make fun of others and attempt to discredit the beliefs of others (to help give themselves validity to their own belief) by spraying about how they think they have it all figured out. And more-so, those who don''t see it the same way are labeled as ignorant, naive, and troublesome...that is the epitome of a closed mind. The saddest part of this is that it is people like IRLiberal who talk loudest and make themselves sound smart but are not, but then gain the ear of others who are impressionable. Unfortunately, it is the loudmouths like this who always speak up. Read a book on apologetics to help balance out your Biology 101 credentials.
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by questionhead August 23, 2008 4:43 AM EDT
Wow! there''s a lot of heat tonight! Ok, well I''ve found some things to look up and study in my bible concerning the comments from pastor Deich and your comments too. But I have a question for IRLiberal. I''m not judging your comments nor do I think badly of you because of what you comment; you just make me really wonder if you''ve ever studied the bible. I have another question for whoever might know the answer. Exactly where is the "separation of church and state" info first printed? I couldn''t find it in the Bill of Rights, the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence; did I overlook it or did this come to pass later in our history?
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:47 AM EDT
For questionhead: I was roman catholic until age 25 or so, then I became agnostic (not atheistic).

The phrase separation of church and state is generally traced to a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to the Danbury Baptists, in which he referred to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as creating a "wall of separation" between church and state. The phrase was then quoted by the United States Supreme Court first in 1878, and then in a series of cases starting in 1947. This led to increased popular and political discussion of the concept.

For soundreason, who said: "by spraying about how they think they have it all figured out"

What? I don''t have anything figured out. I don''t know why we''re here, how we got here, even if there IS a reason. I don''t know if there are any gods or deities. All I know is that your religion is absurd. That''s the only thing I''m certain of. But that''s ok, practice it til you keel over, just don''t seek to affect me with it.
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by soundreason August 23, 2008 4:50 AM EDT
IRLiberal is just another case of someone who is trying to get a rise out of people rather than promoting the facts. Clearly he/she does not have all the facts and is putting so much spin on history that we dont even need to validate his/her arguments with responses any longer. Sometimes people like this make me a little angry, but this one is just making me laugh...out of pity.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:51 AM EDT
Posted by SoundReason at 01:50 AM

Glad I could make you laugh. That''s my purpose, to spread joy and happiness! 8-)
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:53 AM EDT
Wait a minute. You laugh at people out of pity? Gosh. That doesn''t sound very Christian does it?

That''s all right though I promise you I won''t be insulted by it. 8-)
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by truthislife1 August 23, 2008 4:55 AM EDT
The moment you seek to control my personal life with your personal belief, you have crossed the line.

From IRLIberal

In love, this is not just my personal belief. God''s truth is not only personal, God''s love will cross the line in your life and see right through all the anger and hate that troubles you. You have a chance to have a better life.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 4:59 AM EDT
In love, this is not just my personal belief. God''''s truth is not only personal, God''''s love will cross the line in your life and see right through all the anger and hate that troubles you. You have a chance to have a better life.

Posted by truthislife1 at 01:55 AM

Thanks so much. While I wait for divine revelation to correct my horribly outcast and pitiable state, could you please stop integrating your religion into our government? Removing religious references from our money would be a great start. Thanks, I''d really appreciate it!
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by questionhead August 23, 2008 5:17 AM EDT
To IRLiberal--Thanks for the info on church and state; I''m sure I can get all I need from what you''ve shared. LOL! We have some things in common. I too was a cradle roman catholic til mom quit forcing me to go. I never really gave up on God though, but I do see your point very clearly. I felt the same way for years; and unfortunately, I have to agree that we christians, over the years, have represented God in very poor ways, causing people to feel just as you do about Him. I''ve seen and heard worse, up close and personal. But I did take some time periodically to find out about God Himself, in the KJV bible. I knew the questions about translation but I wanted to know about God for myself, not what people told or showed me, you know? I found that God is not like man. I found Him to be very good to me, but sorry I''m not trying to press any buttons. You''re probably gonna blast me for saying so but...I''m praying for you...I''m done for the night but I''ll check back in later.
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by truthislife1 August 23, 2008 5:19 AM EDT
To IRLiberal:

Of course, we are done. Thank you for your time.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 5:22 AM EDT
Posted by questionhead at 02:17 AM

Yea, I''m not about to replace one religion with another. If there is/are divine being(s) they''ll just have to accept me as a skeptic - or not. If not, then they are capricious, and we''re all doomed anyway. I prefer to look on the bright side, that if there is a god or gods, that they''ll understand us and accept that blind faith based on 2000 year old dogma (or older) isn''t quite enough for a rational person to rely upon. Either way, it''s all good to me.

Hon, you can do whatever you like, so long as you don''t try to legislate your religion.

If praying for me makes you feel better, then by all means, knock yourself out!

Hope you have a good sleep. 8-)
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 5:23 AM EDT
Of course, we are done. Thank you for your time.

Posted by truthislife1 at 02:19 AM

I''m glad to be of service.
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by questionhead August 23, 2008 5:28 AM EDT
To IRLiberal--It will. ;-) Good Nightzzzzzz
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by truthislife1 August 23, 2008 6:17 AM EDT
One cool thing about the faith that the Lord gives us is that He will give us every reason to believe in Him, for example, the heavens, science, the moons orbit, the human eye, and the list goes on forever. Nothing will happen in ones heart until one takes that step of faith to receive His son. Our faith is not blind, all is made by someone much smarter than us. Our sin made this world the way it is. God will not break down the door of ones heart. He will knock and wait patiently for one to open it.
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by irliberal August 23, 2008 7:23 AM EDT
One cool thing about the faith that Zeus gives us is that He will give us every reason to believe in Him, for example, the heavens, science, the moons orbit, the human eye, and the list goes on forever. Nothing will happen in ones heart until one takes that step of faith to receive His son, Apollo. Our faith is not blind, all is made by someone much smarter than us. Our sin made this world the way it is. Zeus will not break down the door of ones heart. He will knock and wait patiently for one to open it.

(sarcasm, of course, but you see how it''s precisely as valid this way as the previous poster''s version, i.e., meaningless)
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