Posted on 09/12/2006 11:25:57 PM PDT by goldstategop
An interesting commentary on that comparison was made by Alexis de Tocqueville nearly two hundred years ago:
Mahommed professed to derive from Heaven, and he has inserted in the Koran, not only a body of religious doctrines, but political maxims, civil and criminal laws, and theories of science. The gospel, on the contrary, only speaks of the general relations of men to God and to each other – beyond which it inculcates and imposes no point of faith. This alone, besides a thousand other reasons, would suffice to prove that the former of these religions will never long predominate in a cultivated and democratic age, whilst the latter is destined to retain its sway at these as at all other periods.One question would be whether "Radical Christianity" referred to is truly sticking to the gospel or not. It's important to note that de Tocqueville continued thus:
But in continuation of this branch of the subject, I find that in order for religions to maintain their authority, humanly speaking, in democratic ages, they must not only confine themselves strictly within the circle of spiritual matters: their power also depends very much on the nature of the belief they inculcate, on the external forms they assume, and on the obligations they impose.
I don'y see dems killing antone. They are merely trying to get someone to do it fo them.
To Rosie "Fat ugly mean-spirited dyke" O'Doofus, 'radical Christianity' is any type of Christianity which insists that:
1)Jesus is Lord,
2) He is the only begotten Son of G_d, the firstborn of heaven, who died on a cross for the sins of all mankind to save the souls of as many as would believe on His name and be saved, and
3) it is an unnatural lust, and a sin for her to 'lie down' with another woman, just as it is an abomination for a man to 'know' another man.
sorry rosie, but it's the truth - soft-pedaling or changing G_d's word - even for someone so important as you (/sarcasm) - is not an option the Heavenly Father gave us.
A.A.C.
"The Final Crusade has commenced; the Lord of Hosts is leading the way. Look! See! The Lord is a Warrior! The Lord is mighty in battle! He gives strength unto His people, He guards His own with His right hand! The Angel of the Lord encamps around about the ones who fear Him, and delivers them!"
Good to see you my FRiend.
Its not just ancient history; according to the loony left, it was not the jihadists who did it! I heard Charlie Sheen on an internet broadcast say that the Twin Towers were brought down by demolition. More and more of these fools are believing that in spite of irrefutable evidence to the contrary. So why wouldn't you hate the true perps (Bush administration, according to these lunatics) and align yourself with those who are fighting against them (the Muslims jihadists)? Understand the blind leap of irrational faith in The Conspiracy the moonbat lefties have taken and you fully understand Bush derangement at all of its despicable levels.
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