It’s no secret that I like to mix it up in the political and religious arenas arguing for my point of view. Like football may be to you, debating is the irresistible sport that I also happen to have a love/hate relationship with. I want to challenge myself. I want to learn new things. I want to get out there and do my team proud. I feel bad when they lose. I love it when they win. I love it even more when I make the winning touchdown. I boo the refs (who are sometimes self-appointed in my sport) when they make a bad call. I guess you could say that like a lot of sports fans, I get so into my team that I think it needs to prevail in order to feel good about myself. What is my team? I think it’s Truth. Its mascot is Bobblehead Jesus.

Whoa there. I think some of you may be thinking, “You can’t think you’ve got the truth. That’s not fair to other points of view!”

I can only shrug my shoulders and say that everybody thinks they’re telling the truth. Even people who think it’s right to not admit they think they’re telling the truth for fear of offending somebody.

So why not just be honest about it and be up front about that fact? That’s the route I’ve chosen to go.

Problem is… I also want people to like me.