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Mantus -- in general, a nice post, but you misunderstand the idea of 'logical possibility'. It's different than what we might call 'natural possibility'. It's a matter of natural possibility that I cannot fly unaided. As a matter of fact, no human can fly unaided. But it's a matter of logical possibilty that I cannot draw a square circle. No matter what the powers of humans were, they would not be able to draw a round square.
You're also mistaken about the point that the question is logically fallacious. Certainly you're right that only an argument can be logically fallacious, but that doesn't mean that all questions are valid questions. As I argued above, the object 'a rock so big God cannot lift it' falls into the same category as a square circle; something logically impossible.
Finally, a brief point that might be worth taking into account. We've been arguing that God cannot create a rock so big he cannot lift it (because that's nonsensical). But I don't think any of us wants to say that God cannot create a rock that he won't lift.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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