TK,

And since God doesn't show up and define Himself to us, how else can He be defined, except by men? Devinely inspired ones, no doubt. Says who? Oh, other men. So there we have it. The definition of God, by men who swear that it is by God himself, in the form of devine inspiration in men, yet definition by men, nonetheless. I need to rent "The Greatest Story . . ." and watch the talking burning bush.

The unfortunate fact is that this whole shebang is an issue of faith, and faith only. Either you buy into other men - oh, but not men like you and me, they're devinely inspired men - telling you the definition of God, or you take it on your own personal journey in faith, absent empirical evidence. No problem with that. Any other way, and it wouldn't, couldn't, be an act of faith.

I'll just say that Christianity in the U.S. in undergoing a period of especially bad salesmanship on the part of its most visible and vocal "practitioners." I placed quotes around that because we discovered the other day that these most visible, vocal are actually just another cult.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.