[Greg Reimer 7376]

You know, the longer some of these threads go,the more ridiculous they get. People are too quick to label each other and try to pigeonhole others into presupposed positions that they don't fit. It goes straight across the board.People are as divided over politics just like they are over religious proclivities. The problem is that regardless of what our personal tendencies are, we all live in the same country, the same states, drive the same freeways to get to our various jobs, support the same beliefs or lack of beliefs in God, and while constructive debate is good because it forces us to evaluate our beliefs and opinions and causes us to consider which beliefs are valid and valuable, and which things maybe should be let go of. I know Eddie personally and enjoy it when he comes to Irwindale for Summit races and also Pomona when we race Stock Eliminator. His Nova is a real neat car, always enjoy seeing it at the track. When we get together, none of the before mentioned things seem to enter into our discussions at all. I'm not saying that we should develop a society where any mention or discussion of religion or politics is banned or controlled, that wouldn't be freedom at all. The thing I have started learning as a retired guy still going through and participating in life, is that people are valuable.As we get older, we start to lose some from our midst as we get older. Whatever we believe or think or hold as an opinion in this life won't much matter then. The best quote I could give at a time in all our lives is this one for which I can't even remember where I heard it, and it applies both to religion and politics, It says," Religion is man's attempt to define God on man's terms. Doctrine is man's attempt to explain what God does and how He has to do it. Scripture is God's revelation to man describing who He is." I want to worship the God of Scripture rather than the god of culture.