Posted on 12/11/2009 8:50:14 PM PST by Phileleutherus Franciscus
A few have; most have not.
The problem is what does one do with Christianity vis-à-vis the larger culture when the majority of the culture is no longer Christian (young clueless American-Idol-ized pagans), but the Christian worldview still has the largest plurality of followers, and is ensconced in the cultural memory? (Tho' the Marxists through govt. education, the multiculturalists, the Moose-limbs, and others are doing their level best to undermine it?)
Convert one's neighbors of course: but that will take some time as teens and tweens are usually more interested in promiscuity than in self-control.
And then you have "gay rights" , abortion, etc.
The standard tome of the left is "don't force your morality on me" but they are begging the question of why they should be allowed to force their immorality on us.
For many of the issues, there is no "neutral ground" or "splitting the difference."
Cheers!
This is a damn shame.
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most in my years reading FR has been the diversity of opinions that are contained within the conservative-republican arena.
What I’ve seen also, however, is the definition of “conservative” become narrowed and exclusive. Conservatives used to champion individual freedom, fiscal responsibility and small government. What happened? Why do we have to pass some sort of religious litmus test now?
“I have no problem with the science underlying this at all.”
No, you have a problem with all the evil people applying the science without considering Genesis.
How can you, with a straight face claim that scientists would ignore data that is presented to them with actual research and data to back it up?
The only reason I can think of is that your entire argument rests on that assumption.
You think that since the entire work of “creation science” is based on the literal Genesis, that real scientists must be able to discard research and data as easily as “creation science” does.
“creation science” by itself has produced no significant scientific findings thus far to alter the scientific body of knowledge.
Matched by the inability or unwillingness of some of the more agressive atheists to distinguish between Christianity and illiteracy.
Why judge *either* site by the outliers -- unless the outliers have a role in making policy disproportionate to their numbers?
Cheers!
As the rind around the brain grows, a point is reached where belief, faith and trust ceases. The rind prevents piety or humility from entering or leaving.
Cheers!
(swoons)
Cheers!
Do the words "Hadley CRU" ring a bell?
Cheers!
But its longer than he has lasted on any other forum!
......You have evolved...... .
Cool. Now thou hast opened the door.
How many here that deny bioevolution accept Christian evolution? Regardless of their church affiliation or present beliefs, they are the result of the evolution of Christian thought and dogma
Conservative has always meant pro God along with the other things that you mention, they go hand in hand, don't try and pretend that it is new, it is just the opposite, the fifth column, anti-social conservative, "conservative" is the new phenomena.
Don't play word games, bert.
"evolution" of theology is not the result of random changes among an ensemble leading to preferential selection of subsets of that ensemble by superior adaptation to natural conditions.
If anything along *that* spectrum, it would be (like automotive design or computer science) more akin to intelligent design. The Edsel and Microsoft's operating systems excepted; and notwithstanding GE's "genetical algorithms" used in efficiency optmization ("get your *own* dirt" applies).
Cheers! Cheers!
Good point... my boys have grown up considerably too! My whiskers are grey also. I can’t find it in my heart to be a Favre basher so he can stay, I guess.
All the best.
Just my very tiny .02.
I am an old earth creationist - very old! I also study the Vedas and adhere to the creation as described therein.
That said, I have much more in common with young earth creationists than evos because the main point is that God is the creator - whether He did it this way or that, within this timeframe or another, have nothing to do with how we live our lives (hopefully in accordance with His will!).
If the earth and all creaures are merely accidental and meaningless, then one’s worldview is entirely different. Basically there are two world views:
1. Everything is created by God for a purpose, and it is our duty to find His purpose and plan and live in accordance with His purpose.
2. Everything is just a meaningless accident with no God in control, and therefore everyone can craete their own “truth” and “purpose”. Which leads to the hell on earth that is quickly accelerating.
There!
Always the victim, never the bride
They generally have good reason to be.
LOL. "You would be cranky too if you believed you were descended from ..."
This kind of fanaticism was used by Hitler against the Jews and just about every other race and culture, by the Italians against the African Continent, and by the Japanese against the Chinese.
I think a zot in Hitler's domain differed in several regards from a zot in JimRob's domain.
Pro-God with "God" equaling higher power of your choice, or pro-God with specific guidelines?
Pro God meaning that conservatives in America have always been pro religion and social conservatives, now we are getting more and more liberals trying to undercut the natural core of conservatism, by embracing conservatives on economics while trying to destroy social conservatism.
Knowing a persons position on faith will in most cases tell you which party the person votes for.
Most of you probably don’t know that, that poster was banned last night.
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