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>The things you've been taught about Christianity have been taught by an enemy who uses bits of truth in false ways to teach confusion and mislead, making God seem distasteful and wicked. He is lying about all of it to mislead people, to keep them from the truth that God is the most amazing, most astounding of anything in the universe.

Rick, I got to agree with Charles here. It is one thing to believe what you believe and be willing to explain it to those who ask. But to hammer on and on at people from a position that only you know what is going on, that we are all evil-doers and ignorant, is going to drive everyone away from you, at least many on this forum who, as I have seen over the years, are very learned and many of whom have obviously delved deeply into the "big" questions of life, the universe and everything (42 is the answer you're looking for, btw). I think you would do far better to turn down the pedantic knob and listen as well as speak on these matters.