Viewpoint

Viewpoint - Point of view: a mental position from which things are viewed.

A recent story of a North Carolina church that plans on burning Bibles on Halloween caught my eye the other day and it's not limiting the fuel source to the Bible either. Books by such authors as Billy Graham, Robert Schuller, Mother Teresa, and The Pope are to be included. Let's not forget all music including Christian. Since Gospel music was excluded from the burn list, I assume that's OK with these folks. This church feels that Bibles of translations other than the King James are Bibles of Satan, and the pastor and his church are having a bonfire. You can read it right from their web site at...

http://amazinggracebaptistchurchkjv.com/Download99.html
The same event announcement with editorial comment added: http://blog.seattlepi.com/bookpatrol/archives/182095.asp?from=blog_last3

This NC church has different beliefs than most churches I'm aware of, but I've heard of some very different church service goings on that I'm sure to the worshipers seems just right too. On the other hand, if you read the second link above, you get the idea that not everybody agrees with this church about burning Bibles.

It all comes down to viewpoint. How else would you explain the 38,000 factions of the Christian's, and the Jewish, Buddhist, Islam, and Hindu religions... just to name a few? I didn't mention atheists, but they have their own viewpoint too. Not only religion, but national and international politics are based on point of view.

So as you think of your viewpoint today, here is someone who has a different point of view than most of us. Turn on your sound and get a tissue...