This is going to be a bit more surreal than usual, so bear with me.
 
        Once upon a time, there was a man named Dave. Now Dave was devilishly handsome, quite intelligent, and quick of wit, and was thus loved by all, even though he tended to write weird and self-indulgent opinion columns. One day, Dave was in the Nicholson Commons Dining Hall, when, lo and behold, he saw delicious cupcakes in the dessert area. Those cupcakes certainly did look delicious, but he was unsure over whether or not he wanted to partake of the cupcakes.
 
        Since Dave was so torn over this decision, (and since the whole dating thing was just not working), he decided to reproduce via mitosis, creating two identical Daves. Now how would his meal plan work? But I digress. One Dave (whom we'll call Dave A for convenience's sake) decided to partake of the cupcakes. He enjoyed them thoroughly, and offered them to Dave B. Dave B refused the cupcakes. They weren't for him.
 
        Okay, now that we have that image, let's look at it. These two Daves are identical in every way, except that one has partaken of the cupcakes, and one has not. Is Dave A somehow better than Dave B because Dave A ate the delicious Marriott cupcakes? The whole idea seems silly, doesn't it? It was Marriott who offered the cupcakes. All Dave A did was accept them.
 
        Sound familiar? Critics of Christianity, both in general, and in this paper over the last few weeks have charged that Christians are simply a group of people who think themselves better than everyone else, so much so that they need to quash any competing idea. And, as college students, freedom of ideas is what we all value, right? Well, unfortunately, those critics have a point. We, as Christians, sometimes do feel superior, when we have absolutely no cause to. Our position as adopted children of the Father is due entirely to grace, not our own actions.
 
        However, to those critics, I will say this. I will try to share my faith with you, so that you can share this wonderful experience with me, and that you will live for eternity with me in the Father's presence. But, if you absolutely insist that you will not accept this gift, neither I nor anyone else can force you to, and will have to respect your right to do so.
 
        We will be respecting your right to choose to go to Hell.
 
        That is why live Christians should want you to know our faith. Not for any self glory, for surely we have been the chief of all sinners. And we know that you have seen hypocrites wear our label, and that has turned you off, and I apologize for that. But without going to the Father through Christ, His Son, neither you, I, nor anyone else has any chance of achieving the purpose that we were created for and attaining Heaven.