My Christian blog commenters are actual Christians.

Please note I do not put “Christian” in quotes as I so often do with others.

My commenters are very unusual Christians. In the first place, they know the facts. I always learn a tremendous amount from them. My flat statements are also questions. They give me answers.

The purpose of Bob’s Blog is to make ME think, too.

Secondly my Christian bloggers do not fit the stereotype, which so many “Christians” do, that a Bible literalist or a hard-core Catholic is somebody who goes to pieces when they are contradicted. I have found that stereotype all too often fits.

Thirdly, unlike “Christians,” inside the quotes, my bloggers are very forgiving. Look at HS’s latest reply to me. She makes it very clear that she thinks I am being a numbskull, and she warns me that the gloves have been off for quite a while inside this blog and they will stay off. She even makes it clear that what I say often hurts her.

But she also states flatly that this is the way it should be.

As I have said repeatedly, the Catholics, Bible literalists, Calvinists and other hard-core religious people I have worked with all my political career believed firmly that the others were going to hell. Except for the hard-rock atheists, who thought everyone else was silly.

And they SAID so.

To each other.

Then we all went back to fight the fight side by side.

I am very proud of my little band here.

As for those who can’t get in here and duke it out with me, they can’t stand the heat so they should stay out of this kitchen.

Not only is it very hot here, we’ve got big old iron frying pans to hit each other with.