This was the most difficult Il Soapbox to create out of all of them to this point. Believe it or not, I started this about two years before I finished it.

There were several reasons for this. One reason was the Star Wars effect. There are still enough people in the world who are Star Wars fans to the point that Jedi is their religion. If they catch wind of all these comparisons between God and Darth Vader... well, let's just say I didn't want responsibility for somehow creating a new cult.

However, the bigger problem was that I had worked myself into a corner. I had posed to myself a question that I found I couldn't answer. Why should I trust something that has been so misused by others?

I mean, this is the Bible for crying out loud! I've been studying this thing since I knew how to read! I've based my life around my faith in God, with the Bible as a steady guide, and then I find a reason to question it that could destroy that to dust. Needless to say, it was unsettling.

So, I let it go for awhile, occasionally asking God about it, but never really getting any closure, until the example of the world leader's speech came to mind, and it hit me... just because any piece of literature or information can be used improperly doesn't make the original any less valid. Just because someone has a map upside-down while they're finding directions doesn't mean the map is faulty.

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