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January 11, 2010

IF YOU CAN FIND A BETTER DEAL, TAKE IT!

Ann Coulter weighs in on the latest battle of the titans.

Someone mentioned Christianity on television recently and liberals reacted with their usual howls of rage and blinking incomprehension.

On a Fox News panel discussing Tiger Woods, Brit Hume said, perfectly accurately:

"The extent to which he can recover, it seems to me, depends on his faith. He is said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. So, my message to Tiger would be, 'Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."

Hume's words, being 100 percent factually correct, sent liberals into a tizzy of sputtering rage, once again illustrating liberals' copious ignorance of Christianity. (Also illustrating the words of the Bible: "How is it you do not understand me when I speak? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my words." John 8:43.)

In The Washington Post, Tom Shales demanded that Hume apologize, saying he had "dissed about half a billion Buddhists on the planet."

Is Buddhism about forgiveness? Because, if so, Buddhists had better start demanding corrections from every book, magazine article and blog posting ever written on the subject, which claims Buddhists don't believe in God, but try to become their own gods.

I can't imagine that anyone thinks Tiger's problem was that he didn't sufficiently think of himself as a god, especially after that final putt in the Arnold Palmer Invitational last year.

In light of Shales' warning Hume about "what people are saying" about him, I hope Hume's a Christian, but that's not apparent from his inarguable description of Christianity. Of course, given the reaction to his remarks, apparently one has to be a regular New Testament scholar to have so much as a passing familiarity with the basic concept of Christianity.

On MSNBC, David Shuster invoked the "separation of church and television" (a phrase that also doesn't appear in the Constitution), bitterly complaining that Hume had brought up Christianity "out-of-the-blue" on "a political talk show."

Why on earth would Hume mention religion while discussing a public figure who had fallen from grace and was in need of redemption and forgiveness? Boy, talk about coming out of left field!

What religion -- what topic -- induces this sort of babbling idiocy? (If liberals really want to keep people from hearing about God, they should give Him his own show on MSNBC.)

Most perplexing was columnist Dan Savage's indignant accusation that Hume was claiming that Christianity "offers the best deal -- it gives you the get-out-of-adultery-free card that other religions just can't."

In fact, that's exactly what Christianity does. It's the best deal in the universe. (I know it seems strange that a self-described atheist and "radical sex advice columnist faggot" like Savage would miss the central point of Christianity, but there it is.)

God sent his only son to get the crap beaten out of him, die for our sins and rise from the dead. If you believe that, you're in. Your sins are washed away from you -- sins even worse than adultery! -- because of the cross.

"He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross." Colossians 2:14.

Surely you remember the cross, liberals -- the symbol banned by ACLU lawsuits from public property throughout the land?

Christianity is simultaneously the easiest religion in the world and the hardest religion in the world.

In the no-frills, economy-class version, you don't need a church, a teacher, candles, incense, special food or clothing; you don't need to pass a test or prove yourself in any way. All you'll need is a Bible (in order to grasp the amazing deal you're getting) and probably a water baptism, though even that's disputed.

You can be washing the dishes or walking your dog or just sitting there minding your business hating Susan Sarandon and accept that God sent his only son to die for your sins and rise from the dead ... and you're in!

"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9.

If you do that, every rotten, sinful thing you've ever done is gone from you. You're every bit as much a Christian as the pope or Billy Graham.

No fine print, no "your mileage may vary," no blackout dates. God ought to do a TV spot: "I'm God Almighty, and if you can find a better deal than the one I'm offering, take it."

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21 comments:

Hoping the Blind Will See said...

I don't know if they lack comprehension, or if it's by design. Personally I believe the latter. But by dismissing Christianity, and through the process of removing God from our schools, and minimizing His importance in our lives through their indoctinating social agenda Libs have now reached the point where they think they can provide "rights" to us - health care is a 'right", not a privilege; you have a "right" to a roof over your head; etc, etc. People no longer know or care that our Constitution expressly states that our rights come from God. Now they believe they "have" the right, or the government will "give" them the right. What a mess. It's like a snarled ball of twine; it'll take some time to undo.

Amusing Bunni said...

Excellent Post, Nickie, and so true!
That's what I love about it too, all you need is faith, belief, and a Bible, and God will help and guide you.
Certain "man made" leaders in some "sects" aren't as they portray themselves, and they have hurt good people. So, It's nice to dump them, stay with your Bible and be just as blessed and Saved, if not more so!

PS: Thanks for your kind words and encouragement over at ADHD! Such nice encouragement from my friends is a BIG help and makes me stronger.

eyes wide open said...

John 3:19&20
19 “This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. 20 “For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

el chupacabra said...

I don't care if Ann did used to be a man- I think she's hawt!

Woodsterman (Odie) said...

Separation of church and television ? MSNBC is made up of a bunch of wackos looking for an audience. Who cares what they say, that is unless you're are the MSM?

Nickie, Congratulations on passing the 1000 followers mark! You da man!

Anonymous said...

Hoping, hard times encourage faith and religion. We may be in for a long stretch of hard times. Let's see how far Obama-worship gets you.

Anonymous said...

Bunni, I agree. And be sure to lean on your faith during this challenging time. Your army of blog friends are standing with you.

Anonymous said...

Eyes, thanks for the visit. When Reagan spoke of the shining city on a hill, it wasn't difficult for Christians to identify the source of the light.

Anonymous said...

Chup, she can join our guys-only poker night anytime.

WomanHonorThyself said...

shhh dont mention isssssssssssslam though!!..Have a great day!:)

Anonymous said...

Odie, how about separation of idiots and voting?

Thanks for the congrats, and thanks to you for being one of the first to sign on as a follower.

Anonymous said...

Woman...HUSH! That word must never be spoken.

Rhod said...

I recall - and I can't credit this - that J-School student populations have the lowest average SAT scores, followed by Education students, which pretty much guarantees that they'll produce barely literate, unlearned dolts and, therefore, liberals.

The concentration of these bleating morons in the MSM, which is a whirlpool of all the credulity and stupidiy in the world, is very high. Shuster hardly deserves a mention because he'll always find a lower tunnel of hackery to crawl into.

If Hume had recommended that Woods get "counseling", or "therapy", he'd have no critics at all. That's perfectly value-free, and therefore compatible with most liberal thinking.

Opus #6 said...

It is hard to have faith. And that is what makes faith all the more special.

Anonymous said...

Rhod... Hume could have recommended Buddhism to a Christian with little or no media reaction.

Anonymous said...

Ope, you can't talk about that here. I adhere to a separation of church and blog.

sig94 said...

"If liberals really want to keep people from hearing about God, they should give Him his own show on MSNBC."

Priceless.

How about giving the message to twelve, oopsy - one offed himself after betraying his Master, eleven trusted disciples who all abandon him shortly after His arrest?

Atheists do not believe in God and are incapable of understanding the power of the gospel.

1Cor 1:18
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Kid said...

When I see the words "liberals" and "Sputtering Rage" in the same sentence, it makes my legs all tingly. Up and down and back up again.

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Anonymous said...

Siggy... Wonderful comment.

Humor and scripture... an irresistable combo.

Anonymous said...

Kid, take the cell phone off vibrate.