Bible Bashing

I didn't get into much Bible bashing as a missionary. Honestly, I was always more interested in exploring the scriptures of the restoration than identifying verses in the New and Old Testament I could use in an argument over doctrine. I also thought it was terribly unfair that any scriptural argument I got into was done in the other person's native tongue while I was struggling to speak a second language. Finally, I never saw a use for it. I realized rather quickly if we were in a fight, I wasn't changing any minds no matter how well-reasoned my argument might be.*

*This seems especially true in matters of politics today as party affiliation has become more and more a central part of people's identity. 

Bible Bashing

As a missionary, I never participated in much Bible bashing. For one thing, I never saw it doing anything except create hard feelings. And for another thing, I wasn't any good at it.

(Starting this week at deseretnews.com, they'll be running my single panel gags. That being the case, there was no way they weren't going to begin with my all-time favorite.)