I recently read a pamphlet, which was put out by radical conservative Protestants in Virgina, that claimed anyone who claims "God is Great!" will go to Hell. Their reasoning was that anyone who says that must be Muslim, and all Muslims will go to Hell.
I fear we are witnessing unthinking intolerance, and perhaps allowing others to re-define the words we use. I am old enough to remember when everyone wanted to be gay, because it meant being happy, not homosexual. I am also irritated by folks who proclaim that all accidents are preventable, when the dictionary clearly defines accidents as unpredictable events.
My point: words have meaning and carry meaning, and we should not engage in ideological debates in which words are redefined merely to push the view of the proponent. Yes, by definition, God is Great. Signed by a person who believes in a single diety.
2007-11-18
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