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Of the always respectable Salon.com<\/a> and the Left\u2019s hatred and disgust with the Christian Gospel, we have a spirited defense for a comedian who jumps into the circling masses and dribbles her own mental urine onto the bonfire of their vanities. \u00a0Again, remember the Left hates religion in general, but its wrath and desire to exterminate is first aimed at the Christian Faith. \u00a0Which shouldn\u2019t be surprising. \u00a0I think it was Jesus who said that we would be hated for His Name\u2019s sake. \u00a0My only puzzlement is why so many in the Christian Faith think there is some common ground there, or that by taking the Left\u2019s approach to the world as much as possible, suddenly there will be hand holding and songs of peace and love between the two. \u00a0Strange. \u00a0I guess that\u2019s what happens when Christians realize they have lost a temporal battle in the material world. \u00a0Some dig in. \u00a0Some trudge on. \u00a0Others go for the compromise. \u00a0For that last group, my advice is don\u2019t hold your breath, and don\u2019t compromise too much, since I doubt anything less than full eradication will please the Left, if even that would.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"