think that causes all this mess we see in the American church today because it never gets resolved unless enough terrible things happen to act as the catalysts for change, unfortunately. It's why Peter Popoff still has a ministry. I think it's insulting to God too, because God to be God cannot be afraid of our intellect. He doesn't need to hide away from intelligence and exhort us to put our brains on hold in order to believe in Him. Number 2 is the reason that periodically in staff meetings at the Christian high school I taught at a student would be brought up as a "problem" if he or she read, thought and asked questions too much. All I could ever think was that was a pitiful discussion to be taking place in a room full of educators. The thing about IFB alt. history that sticks out like a sore thumb is the way in which there are no arguments or appeals to fact(s). There are only propositions. Occasionally, someone will "prooftext" history in support of a claim, but even that can be rare. The first question I had when I read the title was "how are we coming to these definitions, how are we demonstrating them to be true,and by what metric?" I.e., I did not accept the premise while checking my brain at the door. But even if I assumed the premise, I am supposed to just accept these three ideas as established cause? I always get