A Letter

I received a respectful letter this week from a reader explaining his views on the content of my site. But, as a polite man I felt obligated to respond back to him; so here is the letter that I sent to Mr. Rodrigo:

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Thank you for sharing this with me, Rodrigo; I get a lot of letters and Comments about my views but most aren't as kind as yours, so I commend you for your clemency.

Now I would like to clarify a few things with you if you don't mind.

The explanation for my distain of Michael Moore is he doesn't report the truth, he manufactures it. It has been proven that his film "Fahrenheit 9/11" contained 59 lies that are cannot be dismissed. Here is a website to reference it:
http://www.davekopel.com/Terror/Fiftysix-Deceits-in-Fahrenheit-911.htm

I don't think that any man is a good man who deceives the public like that. And, I did see "Bowling for Columbine" and I didn't like it because some presented material was false and his way of presenting his findings were irresponsible. I made that poster after I saw "Fahrenheit" out of my anger for him. In America, we have freedom of speech and I was exercising my right to that freedom, fought fiercely for by my forefathers.

As for the U.S. killing others just because they think differently, I would like for you to cite me a single example of that. I do not know what you are referring to. What do you mean, "…like countries in Latin America…"? I don't understand the accusation. As long as people are not practicing anything immoral, then it should be ok to be different and think differently from one another. Would you not agree?

Also, one thing that you should know, is that right now the U.S. is divided between left and right, and that might just be our downfall. Ipray that this is not so but, unfortunately, it's possible. But to say the U.S. Government is evil is just wrong. I know we're not perfect and we make mistakes, but they're not intentional, and compared to other countries, we are angels.

My views on homosexuality (gay) is that the practiced acts of it is a sin and should not be permitted by any society. I have relatives and close friends who are homosexuals, and I don't hate them, nor do I disown them. I embrace their love and friendship but also acknowledge that God condemns the sinful act of homosexuality and I have let that truth be known. All of us are sinners; we are commanded to "hate sin but love and pray for the sinner." I hope you don't think that I think we should kill gay people because that's far
from the truth. I hate the act, but I firmly believe that love should be displayed towards the individual. It’s my heartfelt desire that people who recognize my weaknesses will be as charitable. They won’t endorse everything I think, say or do, but they’ll still accept that I’m a person with a soul that Jesus died on the cross to save.

Now, as for us all being the same, I would have to agree- to a point. I would say that we are all the same in the sense that we are all sinners. But what we do during our life changes our equality. We should treat each other with the same respect and love; but if you murder, then you are not showing either and thus you are not equal to me. I too believe that there is a God, and that this God is manifested in the triune godhead: God is Jesus, Father and Holy Ghost. There are references going all the way back to the Old Testament that supports this. If you disagree, that's ok, but I refuse to be "politically correct" with my faith under the name of "tolerance". I can be tolerant without endorsing beliefs that conflict with mine and that’s an important distinction. I respect others’ rights to their own beliefs and will show respect to that right, but I won't believe what they do and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. My reason for believing in Jesus Christ as the Messiah is because I have both seen Him work in my life and that of others; I have been blessed by Him, and because there is more evidence supporting Him as being God than any other believed deity. In the Old Testament there were 306 prophecies that He fulfilled about 1000 years after they were written. His death by crucifixion was prophesized 800 years before that was even used as a means of execution! I find it hard to believe that prophecies written 1000 years before the event by that came to be can be discounted. I'm not making anyone believe like me, nor would I kill for them to. I
just believe what I do and am willing to die for it.

And finally why I think we live in a "flawed society" is just due to the immorality and stupidity of many in my country. I don't like a lot of my political leaders, and a lot less some of the people here. I don't hate them, nor do I not love them. Jesus said to love your enemy, but that doesn't mean I can't complain about them or expose their mistakes.

Again, I would like to thank you for your opinion and I hope my letter will better explain my position. If you want to discuss further any matters with me, I welcome it. Yours was a well-written and articulate letter. Thanks for taking the time to respond.