Funny, just today Pastor was speaking about John Carlson and his “reject prom” in terms of Isaiah 25, which our faith teaches means that God has room for everyone.

7 On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;

8 he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
Pastor Carlson started the “reject prom” because he thought that they were too exclusive to be Christian. That God is inclusive, not exclusive.

Sadly the Jihadis seem to be just as exclusive as the meanest clique in High School. The difference is that the Jihadis don’t mock those who don’t toe the line…they _kill_ them.

Besides, everyone knows that it’s the Presbyterians that have to be watched for Crusader tendencies. I mean, have you ever been to one of _their_ potluck diners? Nary a casserole made with Cream of Mushroom Soup to be found at a Presbyterian potluck. Nothing to compare to a good Lutheran Potluck with plenty of Hotdish.

People often forget about the whole ‘freedom of speech’ thing when other ‘horrible’ things happen. Sometimes they are horrible (re: VT massacre, 9/11), sometimes not so bad (re: religion).

In either case, we need to remember our core values, not succumb to whatever ‘fear’ that’s making you nervous at the moment.

Ahhh, the religion of peace is at it again with their kind acts upon women: Female students at Tehran Polytechnic University, where students protested against Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a visit last December crying ‘dictator go away…

And yet this same imam no doubt demands the full protection of the First Amendment for his loathsome belief system. However, he insists that author and human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali must die for rejecting such barbarism. Imam Fouad……