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To: Mark Felton

I am a Protestant Christian. My extended family are Spanish Catholics who are completely tolerant to me now but generations ago would have been trying to torture or kill me for my beliefs. And they would have done it with the same vehemence that you show in your posts, "We are right and God is on our side!" My postmodern leanings are a extension, probably too far but better safe than sorry, of my desire to distance myself from my ancestors' actions.


43 posted on 01/01/2005 11:22:25 AM PST by ddantas
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To: ddantas
My extended family are Spanish Catholics who are completely tolerant to me now but generations ago would have been trying to torture or kill me for my beliefs.

Really?

75 posted on 01/01/2005 4:34:43 PM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: ddantas
"And they would have done it with the same vehemence that you show in your posts, "We are right and God is on our side!" My postmodern leanings are a extension, probably too far but better safe than sorry, of my desire to distance myself from my ancestors' actions."

Protestant Christians need never ever apologize or feel intimidated by the actions of Medieval Catholics. That is in part why Protestants exist, they PROTEST the Catholic depraved behaviours of the past.

My vehemence is in defense of other peoples right to liberty and freedom of religion.

How dare you suggest you would not give your life to defend those principles.

How dare you compromise your "faith" and be anything less than fully passionate for Christ.

Jesus said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first great Commandment." -- Mathew 22:37-38

Too many people claim to be Christian but do not follow that simple Commandment.

If you think other religions can lead you to salvation then you are no Christian. You are a fool for the deceiver.

There is no compromising for Christ. He is the Way.

It is because we are Christian that "peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here." -- Patrick Henry

The US Constitution was written by men who practically make George W Bush look like a Godless heathen.

You do not sound like a believer. You dare question the validity and passion of your own faith because of the depravity of catholics in the past?

You are under the spell of the secular, anti-christian deceivers.

91 posted on 01/02/2005 8:43:14 PM PST by Mark Felton (We are free because we are Christian. There is no other reason.)
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