\n(continuing from yesterday’s post<\/a>):<\/p>\n Perhaps what ignited the ongoing debate about God between Jones and Smith was a call-in show that had appeared. A preacher would take live calls from people who were in trouble and would ask help from Jesus. The show was so popular it was prime-time. I’m not sure what it was called; I may look into it.<\/p>\n \nSupposedly my family had cable, but I don’t think we got that show. I never saw it, anyway. However, Jones and Smith both watched it religiously, and it greatly impacted their discussions about God. Following is a typical “transcript” of the conversation. I’ve assumed, for its sake, that the show was called CJWRJ, meaning “Calling Jesus With Reverend John.”\n<\/p>\n SMITH: Jones, did you see CJWRJ on Wednesday?<\/p>\n JONES: Yeah…it was great.<\/p>\n SMITH: I can’t believe when the guy said, “Save me, Jesus, because I took too many bennies,” and then he seemed to recover when he should’ve ODed.<\/p>\n JONES: I believe it: it’s all real. Because God is real.<\/p>\n SMITH: So can God save you from dying in real life?<\/p>\n JONES: Yes, definitely, because God can do anything. God always helps people who believe.<\/p>\n SMITH: But it would be so easy for the calls to be faked.<\/p>\n JONES: But they’re not — they’re real.<\/p>\n Smith and Jones revisited the situation constantly, discussing the recent episode of CJWRJ. Smith wanted to believe, but he couldn’t. In that way, he was hopelessly honest.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor continues about Jones, Smith, and God. (continuing from yesterday’s post): Perhaps what ignited the ongoing debate about God between Jones and Smith was a call-in show that had appeared. A …<\/p>\n