VERSION|0.5.1|SUBJECT|Brian Draper, Associate lecturer at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity |CONTENT|[b]Rating[/b] 5 out of 5 (Extraordinarily platitudinous)

[url=http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap130406.html][img=images/2013/04/pic130406.jpg popup=false float=right][/url]Brian here, in Southampton, an associate lecturer at the [url=http://www.licc.org.uk/about-licc]London Institute for Contemporary Christianity[/url] where we envision and equip Christians and their churches for whole-life missionary discipleship in the world, seek to serve them with biblical frameworks, practical resources, training and models so that they flourish as followers of Jesus and grow as whole-life disciplemaking communities. Hi.

I want to talk to you this morning about the [url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/mp-wants-probe-into-heart-unit-decision.20723536]children's heart unit[/url] at Leeds General Infirmary.

No of course I don't. I want to talk to you about [i]faith[/i]. My aim is to demonstrate how rational and reasonable [i]faith[/i] in the Invisible Magic Friend is. In the way that we people of [i]faith[/i] are renowned for, I will do this in a convincing manner that is so subtle that you will hardly even notice the progress of my argument.

It all begins with [i]faith[/i] in surgeons and doctors. Modern medicine has a long and proven track record in curing illnesses. The surgeons that we entrust our own life and our children's life to, have spent years studying biology, chemistry and medicine. They have practised using the tools of their trade. Their performance is monitored and regulated. We therefore have [i]faith[/i] in their skills. You will see from this that [i]faith[/i] is a good thing. It is by having [i]faith[/i] that we are able to see disease cured.

Similarly, we entrust our children to the teachers at our local schools. They too have been trained and have years of experience behind them. They have colleagues to help and support them when they have difficulties. Again, they are monitored and regulated to ensure a certain amount of professionalism and consistency. We have [i]faith[/i] in teachers. Once again, we can see how important [i]faith[/i] is. Without [i]faith[/i] out children cannot be educated.

Some foolish, arrogant, atheists dismiss [i]faith[/i] as blind, but as you can see, these people are foolish and arrogant for [i]faith[/i] is not blind.

Therefore the Invisible Magic Friend exists.

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