Originally Posted by levite

Judges, 12th chapter. Also, a kickass mid-Season Two episode of "West Wing."

Originally Posted by levite

That said, I obviously do not tell people who ask that I am a Christian, because I'm not. I usually proudly tell them that I'm Jewish. For the most part, that tends to be an end of it, unless the people who ask are missionaries.

I lived in Santa Cruz, CA for seven years, and at least at that time, it was a hotbed of Christian missionaries-- probably because of all the pagans, Wiccans, atheists, and other folks who draw missionaries like fresh meat draws dogs. I was very poor at that time (being a struggling actor), and so my cheap entertainment was to debate missionaries. Usually they were kind enough to come round to my house, providing hours of fun without the cost of Cable TV, but sometimes I actually went looking for them on the street, if it was a slow afternoon. I had a splendid time showing missionaries that they really ought to read up on their theology, history, and biblical criticism before taking to going round and inviting people to change their beliefs. I believe at least once, I actually got Jehovah's Witnesses to question their beliefs, by explaining to them (with various supporting evidence that I kept handy) that the word Jehovah is a total misnomer, and the result of an ignorant mistake.

Good times, good times....