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Here’s a poll conducted by Newsweek, which is associated with this same article on this thread (above) —

91% of American adults believe in God
87% of American adults identify with a specific religion
82% of poll respondents identify themselves as Christian
5% of poll respondents identify themselves as non-Christian (such as Judaism or Islam)
48% of the public rejects the scientific theory of evolution
34% of college graduates say they accept the Biblical account of creation as fact
73% of Evangelical Protestants say they believe that God create humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years
39% of non-Evangelical Protestants and
41% of Catholics agree with that view
10% of Americans identify themselves as having “no religion”
6% said they don’t believe in a God at all
3% of the public self-identifies as atheist

Now, with that information, as indicated in the poll, something is terribly wrong in America between the stated positions and opinions of the public versus the antagonistic and suppressing tactics of the “culture” towards Christianity. There is an agressive and sustained attack upon Christianity going on and has been for over 50 years, in this country.

Just from that article alone we see two men. One man represents (at least in his “profession of belief”) anywhere from 82-91% of the public while the other man represents a mere 3% of that same population of the United States.

And yet — they are given a “platform of equivalence” — as if the one is just as good as the other. And so, this (so-called) “objective” publication, which gives us this interview, ends up elevating the 3% extreme minority position (of atheist) to an highly exalted and elevated position — by simply “pretending” to be “objective.

If they really wanted to be objective, they would find out why atheists are in the deplorable position of being a mere 3% of the population and why they cannot sustain greaters numbers than that. But, for Newsweek to do *that*, they would have to get people to understand that what Romans 1 says — is true...

Romans 1:16-23

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,

23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

And if Newsweek got too close to that story — about how all recognize and know that there is a God — they *also* might get too close to the following story.

Romans 1:24-32

24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,

25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.

27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;

32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

And to get too close to this “story” would certainly be an embarassment to a liberal magazine, to many Democrats (for sure) and to the homosexual agenda that many of those same people support.

They certainly would not like to be identified as being in verse 32, being those —

[ ... ] who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

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Star Traveler