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And yes, I know this isn't a real journal entry but whatever.

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]]> ~matcauthon12 http://matcauthon12.deviantart.com/journal/20830929/ http://matcauthon12.deviantart.com/journal/20830929/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:15:01 PDT -Alexis de Tocqueville

This week, I went on a two day trip to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Upstate New York. I had a really fun time (I even met a lady that sounded like 'Goldmember' from Austin Powers) and enjoyed it a lot. However, one thing really disturbed me. I was hiking with my family and we hiked to the top of the mountain. It was beautiful and we were sitting on this bench that was next to a big rock. On the side of the rock, someone had written this (among other things): "Why is it that smart people are forced to live in a country where you have to believe in fairy tales to get anywhere? If a politician has different views, he cannot say them outloud because of an outdated book. Is this really what our founding fathers wanted?"

Now I have a lot of problems with this. First of all, the fact that this person is referring to the Bible as a 'fairy tale.' As I've said before, the New Testament has the most original copies, and 99.5% of these copies agree completely with each other. To put it in context, Homer's 'Iliad' has a 13 or 14% text agreement, and it is not even complete. Also, the Bible contains many historical facts (real places, people, kings, battles, etc.) and the person of Jesus is mentioned in countless manuscripts (one of the best examples being the writings of the Jewish historian Josephus). In fact, Jesus' "supposed" miracles are also mentioned (however, they are often attributed to witchcraft or called 'unexplained'.

My second problem is what this anonymous person said about politicians and their religious views. Nowadays, politicians are flamed more for having religious views than if they are atheist or agnostic. For instance, look at Sarah Palin. She is a Christian (if a bit misguided) and she has been called a religious zealot countless times by countless people across the country. America has been slowly losing her faith and she must have a resurgence or she will lose it almost completely.

To hit the final point about the Founding Fathers, I believe that this is what they wanted. A religious, free America. That is why God is mentioned so much in the Declaration of Independance. To me, that is just common sense, it is so blindingly obvious.

So, to sum up what I've wanted to say...
To all you practicing Christians, get out there and spread the Good News in whatever way you can. Whether it is through writing, music, media, movement, whatever. Just do your best, even if you don't think you know enough to talk to others about your faith. Remember, that is what the Holy Spirit is for.

Also to my fellow Christians, don't annoy people you are trying to convert. Brow-beating them with a Bible won't get any of us anywhere. Just tell them the Gospel, plain and simple. It is up to them to hear it and receive or refuse it. Let the Holy Spirit do His work.

To anyone reading this who is not Christian. Please hear us out. We are not all Bible-thumping morons (although I guess that's what most people want to think) and I for one would love to discuss theology with anyone at anytime. Philosophy, theology, I love to talk about it so please come up and talk about it with me. I'll do my best to explain my views, and I would really like to hear what you have to say.

Please excuse me for any spelling/grammar mistakes I've made in my writing, it's pretty late and I'm tired from marching band

To everyone, everywhere: Peace, and may God bless you

-Max Henry

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Anyways, here's an excerpt from "The Lord's Men."


"I have always believed I am special...I should have died the night I was born...Since that day, I've been this close to death countless times...Choking, drowning, suffocating, falling, burning...But never dying...I guess the first sign of what I was came when I was little...Six other kids trapped me under a small dome...They had been playing with it, and decided to see how long I could go without air in the dome...They were all bigger than me, and all six sat on top of the dome, holding me down...I don't like tight spaces.

I saw white and my mind went blank...I went into a berserker rage...My blood was on fire...Though there wasn't room in the dome for me to sit straight, I stood up and hurled the dome away from me...The other kids lay five feet away, where I had thrown them...Two were unconscious, the other four lay moaning nearby...Nobody asked me if I was alright...The children didn't know how I had gotten out, and the parents didn't realize anything was amiss...But by then I had started to see...

My calling...His calling...To become one of His..."

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Max
Professional traceur (i wish)

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Max

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screaming defiance with the last breath,
to spit in Sightblinder's eye on the last Day"

-From the Wheel of Time

Christ needs warriors.......Begin the Rebellion!

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