In today's world, it's not easy being a Christian. We're being attacked on all fronts. The atheists are trying to brainwash our children with their pseudo science mumbo jumbo about evolution, string theory and "proof" that Earth is over 4.5 Billion years old. We're also battling Islamo Fascists, Psychotic Scientologists and Grim-Faced Hindus, not to mention the Despicable Baptists.

Christmas time (from December 1 to December 31) usually provides a much needed break from all our worries. We bask in the goodness of Christmas sales and doorcrashers, Christmas trees and mistletoe, not to be confused with cameltoe. Christians are so generous that we even allow non believers to purchase Christmas presents at a discounted price. When is the last time you saw a Jew provide a discount without expecting something in return? Only Jesus, who handed out fish and bread to the poor, was so generous and quite frankly, there's some debate as to whether he actually was Jewish but since it's Christmas time I'll let the Jews claim this good deed.

However, to add to our mounting problems, we are now facing another battle; passages found in The Bible. Every true Christian believes that every passage in the Bible must be interpreted literally and this is precisely why many of us are concerned about passages that can only be interpreted as anti Christian, Communist propaganda.

While Christian leaders such as George W. Bush are defending Christianity against an assortment of enemies, we are forced to expose ourselves to shocking passages such as this one:

Matthew 19:24

"Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

At first glance, one may think that this quote was taken out of context but sadly the rest of the chapter that this passage was taken from is even worse. It's shocking to think that Jesus actually thought that way. Perhaps he didn't know that one day we would face a plethora of enemies.

It's clear that obtaining power and wealth is the key to world domination. Those who control the world decide which religion will reign supreme and just like Tony Montana said, "In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women."

This passage goes against what Christians believe in. We are waging these wars to protect the words of our Lord and to ensure that our passage to heaven remains unobstructed. Without wealth we simply can not compete with the evil doers.

It would be easy to rewrite The Bible and strike out that entire chapter but alas, we are Christians and we refuse to rewrite history. However, when we quote this particular passage in Bible class, we then proceed to wink to the group.

We aren't sure what Jesus really meant when he said that but we will continue to struggle with the meaning of this passage until we can figure out exactly what he was trying to tell us.