1 Thanks for the linkage. And for your thoughtful contribution. It is a deep question to ask. And one for which terms may actually have some meaning.

2 Well, technically, that's not the case, Rusty. It is one who ACCEPTS that atonement for himself (yeah, yeah - herself, too). Even the demons know WHO Jesus is and what he did, according to scripture. For instance, in Matthew 8:28-31 it is clear the demons understood who they were up against: 28When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. 29 And they cried out, saying, "What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?" 30 Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them. 31 The demons began to entreat Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine." (This is also recorded in Mark 5 & Luke 8.) Then, in ACTS 9:15, Jesus's authority is again recognized by an "evil spirit" who was being confronted by a mystic exorcist who was unfaithfully using Jesus's name to attempt to cast it out of the man, since he witnessed Paul doing it. 15And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?" There are even satanic worshipers who will recognize who Jesus is. You still have to choose sides - just like any war. But who's counting?

3 Thanks for the linkage, Rusty. I am finding the comments most interesting as well, both here and on my own post.

4 I think it's a little (LOT) more than that Rusty. What concerns me right now is what this country is doing when it comes to the Christian way of celebrating Christmas - and the worst thing is, these people are winning. That's scary and if this trend continues, it may come down to never having mangers in the town hall or Christmas trees up or any "Christian" way of celebrating Christmas anywhere in this country. Why is this happening? Whats going to happen in the future? If anyone doesn't see this as a problem they better open their eyes real soon. Cindy

5 Iain Hook's killing a planned Targeted Assassination to send a warning to Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan. by Dr. Jack Shepard According to an article published in the Guardian, May 7, 2003 written by Chris Mc Geal from Jerusalem, "No one believed the Israeli story that the sniper thought Iain was holding a gun, said one UN official close to the investigation. this solder was a trained commando. he had sights that magnified at least three times and he was only 20 meters (65ft) away. Why was the Targeted assassination of a top British UN Official by the Israeli defense force Covered up by Prime Minister Tony Blair? The message that goes out to every Israeli solder is that it is OK to kill the UN staffers working in Palestine. Until the murderer of Iain Hook is convicted of his crime there never can be peace between the Israeli and Palestinian people. Tony Blair, knew all the facts that an Israeli Sniper was ordered to trap and later in the day assassinate Iain Hook, a former paratrooper from Felixstowe who was employed by the crown Agents and paid for by the British department for International development to head the UN project to reconstruct the Jenin Refugee camp as a warning to the secretary General Kofi Annan. Tony Blair was well aware of the facts that many other UN staff members both International and Palestinian alike have been verbally abused, stripped, beaten, shot and killed by the Israeli soldiers, including attacks on UN ambulances, Medical Personal, UNWRA schools, Health Clinics and Offices have been hit by bombs, rockets, tank shells and gunfire by Israeli soldiers endangering the lives of UN staff and prime Minister Tony Blair continues to cover up these facts and even remains silent to his knowledge of the intelligence reports convening the planning and later assassinations of fellow British UN Staffer who was trapped for hours in his UN Office Compound before he was shot in the back on Nov. 22, 2002. Blair continues to cover-up the targeted assassination of Iain Hook and his lack of criticism of the policies of the Ariel Sharon Government; shows his complicity. Dr. Jack Shepard is a past American Service officer and Middle East Specialist. Dr. Shepard has had articles published in both military and civilian Newspapers over the past 34 years. www.shepardusgov.com