"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.
In NJ where I live, Muslims, Hindus, and Christians live together in a very small space. My Christian faith is right, I know I'm right, and I try my best to convince all of them that I'm right. I am in the majority. Does that mean I should use taxpayer-funded schools (which those Muslims and Hindus also paid for) to preach my Christian beliefs to others? I completely understand your logic, which says firmly YES! I want to say yes too. However, what if the situation changes and some new Neo-Protestantism schism sweeps the nation? What if higher birth rates among immigrants means that Hindus or Muslims have the majority in some distant future? Then by the same logic, they, as the majority, are free to preach every day in school to my children, using my tax dollars to pay for it. That would be completely unacceptable to me, and--I suspect--you as well. So, in the end, we compromise--we all agree to keep religion out of classrooms, even though we are in a position of power now, to protect against if we lose power in the future.
Does this compromise make me a bad Christian? What do you think? Thanks for your comments, you're truly helping me organize/refine my political thoughts.