JayHaw Phrenzie on November 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM

Right there with you.

Sigh. It’s times like this I wish I still lived in NYC.

Hening on November 20, 2007 at 3:27 PM

How about Franklin Graham?

John 1:1-3 seems pretty clear as to the Christ and His relationship to the Father.

He is the Word (John 1:1, John 1:14)
He is with God (John 1:1, John 1:2)
He is God (John 1:1)

In Genesis we see mention of God, Spirit of God, and a reference of God and “Us”. (Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:22)

The first chapter of John would seem to back that up. Christ is therefore more than just the Son of God, He is God. A part of the Godhead, and through Him all creation has its being (John 1:3).

Belief in Jesus means you believe that Jesus IS GOD. God in three persons.

God the Creator (Father)
God the Redeemer (Son)
God the Overseer (Holy Spirit)

All equally God. And, for the record, Jesus referred to himself as ‘Son of Man’. But his actions showed him to believe himself to be God whether or not he actually stated it.

Thanks for the post Bryan.

So,I am a heretic.

I dream of the day when the full might of western military power falls upon Islam. It is coming.

JayHaw Phrenzie on November 20, 2007 at 1:30 PM

Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinejad calls President Bush and tells him, “George, I had a wonderful dream last night. I could see America, the whole beautiful country, and on each house I saw a banner.”

“What did it say on the banners?” Bush asks. Mahmud replies, “UNITED STATES OF IRAN”
Bush says, “You know, Mahmud, I am really happy you called, because believe it or not, last night I had a similar dream. I could see all of Tehran, and it was more beautiful than ever, and on each house flew an enormous banner.”

“What did it say on the banners?” Mahmud asks.

Bush replies, “I don’t know. I can’t read Hebrew.”

Let’s get some more Southern Baptist Evangelicals on that list to represent Biblical perspective.

Prediction #1: The documentary won’t show any images of Mohammed, and will refer to him as “prophet” each and every time his name is invoked. If you’re not a Muslim, Mohammed is not a prophet to you, but that doesn’t stop the dhimmi press from referring to him as such.

In fairness, they’ll likely refer to Jesus as “our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ”, right? Guys? Hey, stop laughing!

CBS…will craft the documentary so that it conforms to Islamic sensitivities.
Bryan on November 20, 2007 at 12:35 PM

The editors will keep their ears sharply attuned to make sure that no word spoken could possibly generate the sound of sword sliding from scabbard.

Of course Islam will be portrayed as the kind and gentle religion of furry bunnies

Maybe of the type seen in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Of course Islam will be portrayed as the kind and gentle religion of furry bunnies and cheerful, non-suicide-bombing children.

Don’t believe rabbits are halal. However, I think a locust is. Would that do?

InstantNemesis on November 20, 2007 at 1:32 PM

Again, selective quoting.

God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.

This is why LDS and Jehovah’s Witnesses NEVER recite the Nicene creed. They don’t believe that Jesus was actually God, while most mainstream Christian sects (including almost all Protestant denominations and Catholics) do.

The point is, Christians have been arguing with each other, excommunicating each other, declaring each other heretics, and even torturing and burning each other alive over the issue for about 1,700 years.

Which brings me back to my original point, why go there?

Hope so.

Then again, Bryan’s predictions are pretty lame. Sort of like predicting the Cowboys will beat the Jets. They kind of fall into the ‘duh’ category. Of course Islam will be portrayed as the kind and gentle religion of furry bunnies and cheerful, non-suicide-bombing children.

I just wonder if they’ll be subtle about it … or if they’ll actually use cute little Muslim children holding bunny rabbits and singing Hannakuh tunes?

Debbie Schlussel on November 20, 2007 at 1:07 PM

Dang, you’re right. I blame my cold, but good catch.

BKennedy on November 20, 2007 at 1:32 PM

It is. It’s one of the first Photoshops I did for my old blog, and it still fits the perp’s crimes.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,

peski on November 20, 2007 at 1:16 PM

You just reiterated my point. There is clear distinction between God and Christ. It clearly states Jesus is the Son of God. Isn’t’ Jesus seated at the right hand of the Father in Creed you quoted. Why the distinction?

To make this about the post though: It will be interesting to see how they portray the different faiths. My money is on Christians = bad; Catholics = Bad; Jews = evil; Hindi and Bhuddism = non confrontational; Muslim = Fighting the good fight for world domination.

Maxx on November 20, 2007 at 1:18 PM

I think the first part of your prediction will be dead on, but the rest of your prediction ventures too close to Richard Dawkins’ territory. I think it will present all the religions as basically the same, and all doing their own part to promote peace and a healthy world.