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The Solence of Christman and the Scream of the Tsunami: soul speak in a suicidal culture
"Just Thinking" ^ | 01-01-2005 | Ravi Zacharias

Posted on 02/23/2005 3:20:29 PM PST by em2vn

How, then, did we get to the point where such power is wielded by those who, in the name of freedom, deny us the right to preserve our historic traditions? A foreign friend once asked me what the American Civil Liberties Union stood for. I sarcastically said, “None of the above.” But the more I pondered that response the more I realized how true it is. It is certainly not American because it denies both the worldview that framed America’s founding documents and denies a vast majority of Americans the right to enjoy their festivals the way they always have been enjoyed. It is not civil because it redefines civility by making us think that tolerance only works one-way. It certainly does not understand liberty because liberty is not the bequest of naturalism. Naturalism begets a nature “red in tooth and claw” and makes determinism inevitable. That is not liberty. Liberty is the gift of the One who made us with intrinsic worth and taught us to respect life and property. And as for “union”, they spend millions of dollars to spread disunity. So much for their name and mission!


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: buttiglione; christian; christmas; courtesy; holiday; ravizacharias
I believe you will enjoy every word of the rather long article.
1 posted on 02/23/2005 3:20:35 PM PST by em2vn
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To: em2vn
The Solence of Christman

What you say!

2 posted on 02/23/2005 3:22:32 PM PST by freebilly (I am The Thread Killer! DO NOT REPLY!)
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To: em2vn

Well spoken, Ravi.

Thanks for the post.


3 posted on 02/23/2005 3:23:33 PM PST by This Just In ((In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king))
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To: em2vn

Would you believe "Silence of Christmas"?
Very sorry for such a glaring error.


4 posted on 02/23/2005 3:23:51 PM PST by em2vn
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To: freebilly
I think that's supposed to be the title of a Bibleman video--

Bibleman Versus the Demons of Solence....

5 posted on 02/23/2005 3:25:17 PM PST by freebilly (I am The Thread Killer! DO NOT REPLY!)
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To: em2vn
Is the day coming when someone will be uncomfortable with “Good Morning” as a greeting because the word “good” is a derivative of God and they would not want to offend an atheist?

I wouldn't bet against it....

6 posted on 02/23/2005 3:29:35 PM PST by freebilly (I am The Thread Killer! DO NOT REPLY!)
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To: Jay777; cybersaint

PING


7 posted on 02/23/2005 3:58:43 PM PST by loboinok (Gun Control is hitting what you aim at!)
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To: em2vn

Thanks for the post. It's been a long time since I've read anything from Ravi Zacharias.


8 posted on 02/23/2005 4:31:26 PM PST by Klatuu
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To: RepCath; Liz; IronJack; Grampa Dave; MeekOneGOP; Iris7; wkdaysoff; ApesForEvolution; EdReform; ...
Ping!
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The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back

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9 posted on 02/23/2005 7:03:29 PM PST by Jay777 (My personal blog: www.stoptheaclu.blogspot.com)
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