To say that God helped OJ Simpson to get acquitted is the most disgusting insult to God I have ever heard! Lent has just begun, and it may not be too late for you to take a vow, put ashes on head go about in deep contrition until Easter.

Frankly, I don't think you've accused me of anything I have not said about myself.

Did I use logic to explain God? - Only in saying that if He is God, then he is above our understanding and above our rules.

Did I preach to you, saying "God is this, God is that"? I have feelings about God as you do, but I don't think I presented mine to you as truths to be heeded.

Did I say that I know God? Well maybe I did. It says somwhere that God created me in His image, created all of us in His image. I like to think of the autonoimy that imples, and contained in it, the ability to relinquish my freedom or to use it creatively, in some small image, as God created.

Anyway, I still see this discussion as more about how we describe God than about how we perceive Him.

Yes, I am saying the same thing over and over again. And yes, I think God honors His word - in covenants and otherwise. But we cannot hold God to our understanding of what H said or our definitions of words that He uses.

I think that we agree on the supremecy of God, and therefore his preogative to do what He wants. We do have our different ways of saying it though.

No, look at how ridicululously strong poetry is. Slogans that mean nothing, but rhyme, swaying juries and voters. Yes, that's how he got OJ acquitted

Only if we define righteousness as whatever God wants. If we give it some man-made definition, we put ourselves above God.

No, because he's a poet. He wins with cute-sounding phrases, having no real meaning, i.e. "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."

Besides, if zodiac is there, I'd have to demasculate him on the first day, blood-staining the golden streets and upsetting the saints with his cries for mercy.

If God is swayed by Johnny Cochran, I'll just stay away, thank you.

Why does He have to be righteous to be supreme? Did He tell you that?

Alchemy may mean that or you may mean that, but God? No, to be God is be free from rules, to obey them only if You want to. That includes rules about who gets into heaven, a place you and I are not likely to see.

If God must follow rules, then he is not very powerful. He seems to have made some rules, which He follows most of the time, but to say that he MUST is to say that the presence you feel is of someone more powerful that God. This is really just playing with words, though, because the presence of God is the presence of the supreme, however we define Him. You, too, are making progress.

Maybe God has a hand and maybe it's a metaphor. The point is that if he is God, then He can act, select, and do anything He wants. It is also quite obvious that He thinks differently and better than we do.

Allow me to pop in and say: Yes, exactly. Please carry on.

Really, Alchemy, look at the probability of all this happening by chance. You set forth a savior in response to something I said. Amanda tells you that is her maiden name. And shortly before all this happened, I pointed out the prayer in your offhand comment about hell. Of course, all this followed your dialog with Amanda concerning your relationship with God. I hate to sound like a pulpit-pounding woman preacher, but take heed, brother, the Hand of God may be strongly on your side.

I told you you should believe Amanda, see she's your savior.

Even if you did nail me on two out of three, the third still stands.

Bonkers perhaps. But would you vote 0 or 1 because is appears mumbo jumbo or because you don't like it?