JY, once again you are incorrect and I am correct in stating that you are posting your junk again. The primary objective of a Christian AFTER his salvation is to spread the light of God's word. Didn't Christ command us not to hide our light from the world and to be separated from the world unto the gospel? You do not understand that and that is your problem. After the assurance that you have entrance into heaven, you've given your life to God.

Why do you keep posting about the requirements for passage into heaven? You cannot fully comprehend this until you are saved: staying in the pagan ranks of the RCC is not beneficial for a Christian and is not Christ-like. Even if you do "dispense with the unscriptural RCC doctrines". The object of the Christian after conversion is to please God and serve him, right? Is staying in a idolatrous church doing that?

Jim, to answer your question, soccer is a sport with a lot of tension in it. It is the only sport that attracts the world and, as you said, raging violence as proclaimed above. But if you actually get to watching it, it's not a bad sport at all. It's actually one of the most fun games to watch.

However, I have to admire this man's courage and his boldness in his statement that he would fight to the death for his beloved state. That's what touched me most of all.

He was an American. No one can deny that. And though I know, not think, know he did wrong in supporting a side that instituted slavery, I believe his case was more noble than that.

As you said, GG, I do believe he freed his slaves after the war and tried to bring back a nation that was almost ruined by wrong ideas of racism. Wrong side, right idea.