But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. 2 Thess 2:13

A few years back there was a tragic story in the headlines about a couple in Canada who starved their diabetic son to death.

An inexcusable crime to be sure.

A tragedy.

And absolute confirmation that Canadians are despicably evil.

Right?

I mean, this took place in Calgary.

Calgary is in Canada.

Therefore, Canadians are evil criminals.

There is a flaw in this logic, of course.

I’m writing this in case somebody gets the idea to write a similar post condemning Christianity.

“Nobody would be that stupid, John!”

Maybe not. But just in case…

Just in case one of the bloggers I follow alerts me to an activity on a blog I no longer read…

Just in case

The line from the story is:

“The day the Alexandru died, the family went to church and said that the boy had died, but that God had resurrected him.”

And it’s possible that some nit-wit, bigoted, moronic blogger might say:

“Christian Parents, please I beg of you, don’t take the bible at its Word.”