John 12:32

"And I, if I be lifted up,will draw all unto me." (KJV)

"And I, when I am lifted up, will draw all people to myself." (TNIV)

There's that world ALL again. Does all mean all? Once again, we have the crisis of literalism. If we choose to interpret certain scriptures literally, namely, the ones that seem to claim that not everyone is saved, then we are forced to once again believe that Jesus didn't really mean ALL when He says ALL. That he only meant some, his special dudes.

I'm sorry to those of you who favor either election (meaning, God has pre-destined a certain number of people to be saved, and the rest were sunk from the start; or those who believe in the free will doctrine, which in the end puts US in charge of the Universe and not God. If I get to CHOOSE to follow Christ, then God in Christ is NOT my savior -- I am. To me that doesn't make any sense at all either.

I choose to believe in MY version of selective literalism -- namely the one that makes God infinitely merciful, infinitely powerful, infinitely loving. But that'sjust me. You are entitled to another interpretation of the data.

Politics Brings Out the Worst in Us

Especially the kids...

A Perfect Attack Ad

High praise to Republicans for making a skillful negative ad that highlights democrat involvement in the recent financial meltdown. Thus far, Democrats have been lying day and night about how it was the past eight years of "Bush deregulation," without pointing to one Bush deregulation that was casual. It's just a blanket lie, and the media isn't calling them on it.

This ad brings out a bit of the truth on this. Now BOTH parties are guilty of what led to the current crisis, but not Republicans from the Bush era. The republicans who made the significant regulatory changes were of the Clinton era primarily, and had nothing to do with Bush.

Now, personally, I don't think deregulation really had much to do with what happened, but if one does, one ought not lie about who did the deregulating just so they can hurt Republicans and get elected. Once again the Democrats place political power over patriotism.

It wasn't Bush. Bush called for MORE regulation in this area not less.

Anyway, here's the ad. Enjoy:

Another Excellent Campaign Ad

A nice spoof of the reasoning behind many political ads these days:

Diddy Blog # 24 Sarah Palin Scares Me

Best debate commentary ever :)

Here we go, I really enjoyed this.

The VP Debate

Well, BOTH did fine, which means a win for Palin, since Democrats have been salivating, in their mean-spirited and nasty way, for Biden to destroy her and watch her screw up. She also got the line of the night, when she said 'Say it ain't so, Joe!"

Basically she redeemed herself, at least in my eyes, after that screw-up with Couric.

What this shows is that McCain made a HUGE mistake, not in picking her, but cloistering her and handing her over to the Bush people to coach her. He gave her to the people responsible for producing the most ineffective communicator who has ever sat in the White House.

Finally they let Sarah BE Sarah, and ya know what? She did fine.

Bob Barr on the Bailout

A new message from Barr on the bailout, well worth considering.

Why vote for more of the same with Obamacaine when you can vote for Hope and Change with the Libertarian Party?

Obama Youth?

Behold the Obama youth as they sing a Worshipful Praise Song for Dear Leader:


When we give up belief in a higher power, invariably we end up worshiping men. To me, this is scarier than Jesus Camp, because Jesus isn't running for anything.

Can We Trust the Polar Bear?

I thought this was cute...