What Is A Lie?

I am becoming increasingly disturbed at the media and their vicious attacks against U.S. president George W. Bush. A now common bumper sticker summarizes the extent of their arrogance "Bush lied… thousands died…".

According to Webster’s dictionary, to lie is "to make an untrue statement with intent to deceive, to create a false or misleading impression" 1. Hence the accusation is that president Bush deceived the United States into thinking there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq when he knew there were not.

The assault continues, accusing president Bush of uncaringly sending U.S. soldiers to their deaths, suggesting that he bears full responsibility for those deaths rather than the terrorists who strap bombs onto their own babies.

I remember the start of the war when president Bush announced his intentions to the public. Yes, he said that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but he also told us why he believed that, and the evidence he presented was extensive. Yes, his conclusions may have been wrong, but that does not make them dishonest.

There is a lie here, but it did not come from the mouth of the president. It has spread across the country like a swarm of killer bees. If you say something often enough, people start to believe it no matter how little merit it has. It is a demonic thing that came from hell itself, and it is powerful enough to take down our nation if we don’t do something about it.

You don’t have to like president Bush. You don’t have to agree with him. You don’t have to support him. But don’t accuse him of lying about something he didn’t, BECAUSE THAT IS THE REAL LIE.


James :)

Is God real?

The problem with western culture is that for many people, god isn’t a real entity. They attend church regularly, and act very religious pretending god is real. Yet in their mind their god is just an imagined being. Their religion is simply acting, a role playing game that they participate in and believe that everyone else is participating in the same way, because they think pretending god is real makes them a better person, and that that is the purpose of being part of a religion.

For these people, all religions are the same. Everyone makes up their own god to be whoever they want him to be. Yes the religions all have their different rituals, but that is just because that is what people who like that religion want it to be. god is not absolute. god is whatever they want him to be. If there is something about god they don’t like, it is a simple thing for them to change what they are pretending, to make god more like what they want.

The problem is, God isn’t a pretend being made up with role playing. He is a real person, with real likes and dislikes. We don’t get to choose what a real person is like. He is who He is, and we have to accept Him the way He actually is, not the way we wish He was. When God says do this, or don’t do that, we don’t get to re-define Him and take what we don’t want out of His character. We can’t call Him by a name other than His own (He isn't called allah, mohammed, buddah) and expect Him to be ok with that. We can’t look for Him at someone else’s house (He doesn't live at a muslim or hindu shrine) and expect to find Him there. We can’t not do what He tells us we must do to be saved, and expect Him to save us anyway.

Is your God real, or are you just pretending?


James :)