Democracy IS important. This writer is trying to separate Christianity and democracy, which is rather foolish.
The troubling part is, of course, that he is right, in a way. Nations have this habit of favoring practicality over morality, and so a useful tyrant is often better treated than an impractical fellow democracy.
But until now I had never read anyone saying it this bluntly ! In a cynical way, Mr Lind truly is refreshing.
Yea, right, all of a sudden russian commie dictators are "religious", gimme a break!
Yea, America should help rasPutin to put back the commie empire, we didn't have enough of this "ally"???
Millions of dead, oppressed and enemy for decades wasn't enough?
Get your commie crap outta here you disinformants. KGB still at work? STFU
Sorry YepYep if my post sounded like response to you, just wanted to amplify what you said, and it was aimed at commie plants here like JB6, Destro, Eluminate etc.
Merry Christmas to all eastern rite obervants!
Chrystos Razhdayetsya!
Why?
They have only very recently been joined.