According to police, two men wearing masks invaded Allen Cooper’s home and began robbing him at gunpoint. Cooper gave one of the masked men some cash but, unsatisfied, they ordered him to call back two people who left the house prior to the robbery. Cooper contacted Rhea McCary and James Robertson, who returned, but sensed something was wrong. When they arrived, Cooper bolted out the door yelling, “They’ve go guns!” The attackers began shooting, striking McCary in the arm, but McCary returned fire, killing one of the suspects. The second suspect fled and was still at large at press time.
The State Columbia, S.C., 08/17/06

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According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2005, 16,885 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one almost every half-hour. These deaths constituted approximately 39 percent of the 43,443 total traffic fatalities.–MADD

I wonder if those that are more than ready to remove firearms from the hands of Americans for the sake of our safety would also be willing to remove alcohol for the same reasons. The above numbers are well above the numbers of people killed by accidental gun shot each year, and even lower if you were to restrict the data to the same age group.

Also available from the MADD website, among teens, alcohol was a factor in:

• 36 percent of murders
• 45 percent of rapes
• 44 percent of robberies
• 37 percent of assaults

Consider the following problems “caused” by alcohol…
Fatal:

• Disease
• Traffic Accidents
• Violence (Hmm…)
• Fetal Death

Non-Fatal:

• Loss Of Productivity
• Fetal Injury
• Cost Of Treatment & Recovery
• Organ Transplant
• Litigation

Perhaps we should talk about tobacco related deaths and expenses? The point is that alcohol, tobacco and firearms are not what kill people, but rather it is those that do not use them responsibly that kill people. Furthermore, if America is no longer able to handle firearms responsibly, then surely America has never been able to handle alcohol responsibly. One last thing, firearms are used in defensive situation an estimated 2+ million times per year. When was the last time alcohol was used to save someone’s life?

There are two things driving the fight against firearms. First, individuals and governments that believe freedom should start with government rather than the individual. Second, those that are ignorant of the actual facts involved, and are driven by an emotional response to the spin that is spoon fed to them via the liberal media.

The inspiration of Scripture is the supernatural operation of the Holy Spirit who, through the different personalities and literary styles of the chosen human authors, invested the very words of the original books of Holy Scripture, alone and in their entirety, as the very Word of God without error in all that they teach (including history and science) and is thereby the infallible rule and final authority for the faith and practice of all believers.–Dr. Norman Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume I

Note: When Dr. Geisler says the Bible is without error in regard to history and science, he is not suggesting that we use the Bible as a history or science book per say, but rather that what the Bible mentions in regard to these subjects is without error.

The Bible in our hands is the infallible and inerrant Word of God insofar as it has been copied accurately. And it has been copied so accurately as to assure us that nothing in the essential message has been lost.–Dr. Norman Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume I

So long as your mind entertains any misgivings as to the certainty of the word of God, its authority will be weak and dubious, or rather will have no authority at all. [Further,] nor is it sufficient to believe that God is true, and cannot lie or deceive, unless you feel firmly persuaded that every word which proceeds from him is sacred, inviolable truth.–John Calvin in Geisler

Common Errors Of Those Seeking Errors In The Bible:–Dr. Norman Geisler, Systematic Theology, Volume I

1. Assuming That the Unexplained Is Not Explainable
2. Presuming the Bible Guilty Until Proven Innocent
3. Confusing Our Fallible Interpretations With God’s Infallible Revelation
4. Failing to Understand the Context of the Passage
5. Neglecting to Interpret Difficult Passages in the Light of Clear Ones
6. Basing a Teaching on an Obscure Passage
7. Forgetting That the Bible Is a Human Book With Human Characteristics
8. Assuming That a Partial Report Is a False Report
9. Demanding That New Testament Citations of the Old Testament Always Be Exact Quotations
10. Assuming That Divergent Accounts Are False Ones
11. Presuming That the Bible Approves of All It Records
12. Forgetting That the Bible Uses Non-Technical, Everyday Language
13. Assuming That Round Numbers Are False
14. Neglecting to Note That the Bible Uses Different Literary Devices
15. Forgetting That Only the Original Text, Not Every Copy of Scripture, Is Without Error
16. Confusing General Statements With Universal Ones
17. Forgetting That Later Revelation Supersedes Previous Revelation
18. The Allegation That Grammatical Irregularities Are Errors

If we are perplexed by any apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, “The author of this book is mistaken”; but either the manuscript is faulty, or the translation is wrong, or you have not understood.–Augustine in Geisler

Police say a burglar was terrified to find that his intended victim was armed. “The suspect rang the victim’s doorbell several times, and when he received no answer, he kicked in the front door and went inside,” said Sgt. Greg Minster of the Lancaster, Calif., Sheriff’s Station. The resident, armed with a handgun, took aim at the suspect and ordered him to leave. The intruder dashed from the house, screaming for his accomplice who was waiting in a car. “[The suspect] appeared to be worried that he was being pursued,” said Minster. Police blocked off streets and apprehended both men.
Antelope Valley Press Palmdale, Calif., 07/22/06

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