for 4 NOV 06: RIGHT BACK AT 'YA

(BLOGGER'S NOTE: You may find this item humorous, serious, or a little of both - but we offer these thoughts from time to time, as we keep a seventh-day Sabbath.)

For some of us, the countdown is on - less than four days to go until the election polls close. And less than four days to go until the political ads go away, so I can focus on that good-looking woman selling Mercury cars again....

Have you ever wondered where all these "attack ads" started? I can trace them back to a lovely garden spot a long time ago -- but no, it's not Callaway Gardens. In fact, this garden didn't charge a "20-dollar car fee" like Callaway does for the Steeplechase.

This garden was called Eden - and one day a serpent showed up and started doing some trash-talking to one of the residents. The serpent suggested the "Man in charge" wasn't telling the truth with some of His instructions. The residents believed that claim - and have been paying "sin taxes" ever since.

That serpent turned out to be a devil -- and he's been causing problems across this planet ever since. You can find one good example of that right here in our area. After all these centuries, we're still unsure whether this devil is Columbus High Blue or Phenix City Central Red.

But the "Man in charge" hasn't taken all this lying down. He's used a variety of people to answer the devil back over the years. They're in buildings on street corners, they're on radio, they're on TV -- and a few daring ones even walk into public schools.

Perhaps you've tired of those religious messages because they're monotonous or they're lengthy. If so, that's OK - because on this weekend before the election, we've created an "attack ad" just for you. It's short. It's to the point. And if you believe the Bible, it's factual. I'm not sure we can say that about all those other ads.

COMING SUNDAY: Our commercials are just getting started....

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