Isn't this a FAKE AR-15?

[BrianS]

Yep. I'm fully aware of the belief, as it's my own. His church is about an hour and 15 minutes from me. I'm somewhat tempted to drive up there one weekend and hear what he has to say.

Invite him to an M4C shoot in your area.

[SteyrAUG]

I think we do the same thing all the time in life... We believe something to be true, tangible or intangible, and we act on that belief, and we often ponder why people don't see it the same way as we do based upon whatever evidense we accepted in that formation of belief...

But as with most things of this nature, one can take it or leave it... No gun to the head. His words of criticism should mean nothing to one who rejects the whole premise...

Rmpl

There is a difference.

While my beliefs and his differ, I do not criticize or ridicule him for his beliefs. I don't pontificate about how he is just another weak willed idiot who lacks even the most basic understanding of science and reality and has resolved himself to live in a fantasy world of demons, faries and gods.

I can fully accept that he prefers a faith based belief system with zero physical evidence to support it. I don't declare him to be anything as a result of his chosen beliefs, they simply differ from mine and the criteria I require to accept something as true.

And there are countless Christians (and members of other religions) who adopt exactly the same position with respect to their beliefs. They don't condemn or criticize anyone who happens to doubt them. But the good pastor does not seem to hold that mindset and that is my only criticism of him.

[Rmplstlskn]

Actually Christos is GREEK, not Roman, and means "anointed one". It is commonly given to the Messiah.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christos_(given_name)

Yep, I was incorrect... Thanks, it's all greek to me, these ancient languages...

Rmpl