Why

The recent school shootings have brought out the usual bottom feeders and their pet theories about why the tragedy happened. Just pick anything from the list of usual suspects. Doesn't really matter what you choose. We all know this tragedy wouldn't have happened if there were school prayer, copies of the Ten Commandments on public buildings. Or we can blame it on video games, gays, and whatever else you can think of. All we need to do is invoke the right magical spell and the problem will be solved.

I don't know. When I was growing up a tragedy such as this would have been unthinkable. Children were taught respect by their parents and we took the time to discipline our children. As a society we were much more civilized than we are now. Yet before I start sounding like the others, let me say there are no magic formulas. Control is an illusion. We live in a fallen world and  to say it nicely, excrement occurs.

Bad things will happen again, not because God is in a bad mood, or because some store clerk wished us "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". It will happen because of the sin that lives in all of us.

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Tis the season for conspiracy theories. The Atheists are meeting to plan their anti-Christmas strategy while the LBGT community is holding a convention in San Francisco to map out their strategy to destroy family values. Well not really, but if you listen to conservatives long enough you'd probably believe that is what they think.

I don't know. I cannot find any scriptural command to celebrate Christmas anyway. "One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every one alike" Rom 14:5  Besides, historically December 25 was celebrated as a winter solstice celebration, not Jesus's birthday, who was most probably not born in winter.

Frankly I don't care, wish me Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever. Its your good wishes that matter, not what cultural group you represent. Christians are to be known by their love, not their willingness to fight atheists. Maybe that is what people in our society have against believers. Maybe if we would stop fighting so-called "culture wars" and show the true love that comes from God we wouldn't have so many enemies

Of course the Religious Right would just say I am part of the alleged "Christian persecution". May Jesus is too. He had a few choice words to say about the religious people of his day. I have an idea. Perhaps Bill Reiley, Pat Robertson, and the like could be rendered to Iran and places where Christians really are being persecuted. Tell me how well your complaints go over there.