don't know

who's singing Amazing Grace (yes, if I'd pay attention, I'd know these things), but he's got a great voice, nice band, too. Some of these things are so moving. I don't like, "Onward Christian Soldiers" so much no matter how familiar I am with it.

Geeze, some Muslims think this service is vulgar and an agony to pious people. Think they exagerate some? A woman with a head scarf gave a reading. I don't know if she's Muslim, but would she be at risk to be see there then? I don't quite understand why anybody thinks they have the right and duty to kill those who differ. Christians have been, and can be the same, I know. I don't think it's the religion so much as human nature. Everybody knows how to use beliefs and ideas to operate, some abuse that ability.

That's what bothers me about turning the government into an extention of the Church. The Christian activists already haven't been honest about things. And religion, like law, is interpreted. And interpreted differntly.

Look at the pologimasts who claim their religious practices are being interfeared with. They don't live in ancient Jewish times, they aren't ancient Jewish kings and leaders. Christians follow New Testament laws - what Jesus says goes. He mentions the 10 commandments, so those apply. He said render unto Cesar, so follow the laws of the land, pay your taxes. Follow Jesus, not Abraham and David. He never said to run the government or the world. Run your own lives as believers.

I don't think God ever said to have lots of wives anywhere, ever. Maybe we should all be like Noah and build arks and collect pairs of animals or something. Just in case.

And I think it was Paul who talked about marriage. Didn't Jesus attend a wedding and perform a miracle? Nobody has to be either single or married. I think all Paul said about it was to get married if you have to, but it's better not to. From what I understand, Paul was expecting Jesus' return any minute and thought it was unnecessary to marry and probably a waste of time, but he didn't exactly object to marriage.