Posted on 12/05/2017 1:50:41 PM PST by drewh
The Deep State will come after FR commenters.
Therefore, FU Deep State, signed TheNext.
Christianity has been practiced for over 2000 years in often horrible environments. Oddly enough it seems to do well in times and areas where repression is the rule. So, I don’t buy the idea that Christianity or even all forms of secular personal freedom need rely on a narrow political environment to flourish.
By politics I mean electoral, governmental politics. Christians should avoid it like the plague.
Remember how the leaders of the French Revolution, who sent thousands to the guillotine to purge France of a leader they despised, themselves ultimately went to the guillotine.
that Scalia case always bothered me. the tabloids say they know exactly what happened...
You keep holding on to those old fairytales, but REAL history tells us all those muslim countries USED to be Christian.
Furthermore, one of the first crises of the Ancient Church was what to do with “believers” who recanted under persecution, then survived the ordeal. The Bible was never very clear about whether a Bishop who recanted his faith is entitled to reclaim his office once he’s safe again.
The whole tradition of praying to saints started out as reverence for the earthly remains of faithful martyrs. So it’s not like either side is going to abandon their position, easily.
Personally, I’d rather address the problem of being allowed to live as a professing Christian by making sure the political climate is conducive to Christian practices, than disdaining a little forethought, and suffering the unnecessary consequences of allowing pagans to make all the policy decisions for me.
Sort of a chicken and egg conundrum. Is a benevolent political environment a precursor for Christianity or is it the other way around? I think that Christianity sets the tone. Or said another way, politics is down stream of religion and culture. And economics. With apologies to Andrew Breitbart.
As for “fairy tales” I didn’t get what you were alluding to.
Politics is a scam and we’re suckers for playing.
They would if they could they just can't get away with it......yet.
I hit the talk radio pay dirt by finding Republic Broadcasting Network, Genesis Communications Network, CRN Digital Radio Radio America and Red State Talk Radio. So many informative shows and conservative radio. There is probably more rsdio sites and shows I haven’t found yet.
I hit the talk radio pay dirt by finding Republic Broadcasting Network, Genesis Communications Network, CRN Digital Radio, Radio America and Red State Talk Radio. So many informative shows and conservative radio. There is probably more radio sites and shows I haven’t found yet.
There is also Dark Matter Radio if you are into Art Bell type shows and John B. Wells has a show Midnight to Caravan.
Tinker to Evers to Chance
Their dirty deeds and reckless behavior will be their undoing.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.