I agree totally and I am ashamed I allowed my self to get suck into this facade!
I apologized for the Lord loves all of his children and will bless all of us if we honor his commandments and do his will to the best of our knowledge.
Be of Good Cheer!
Well, when it comes to setting cultural priorities, who are we going to follow...your bark, McGruff? Or Jesus and Paul? Here's Jesus:
"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him." (Luke 12:4-5)
So does Jesus say, "fear the socialists?" "Fear the enemies preparing to attack?" (No)
Does He say to exercise fear of the One who has authority to cast somebody into hell? (Yes)
So, indeed, our "fear" is on behalf of those who are placing their eternal spiritual lives at risk.
Sad
'Tis "sad" you'd probably apply the apostle Paul's parting message to the Ephesian church as also "sad": Paul warned them with this high-priority alert:
"I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears." (Acts 20:29-31)
Tell me something, McGruff: If you did something tearfully night and day for three years, do you think it's rather important? So what? We're just to conclude, "Oh, the man who contributed a good chunk to the New Testament -- what does he know about cultural priorities?"
Childish bickering about my god is better than your god...
Well, I'll take Paul's and Jesus' already-revealed priorities to your guesswork. Or is your anti-socialist "god"--whatever he or "it" may be--now claiming "superauthority" over other gods and has sent you as some missionary to "bicker" with us that your cultural priorities top that of other gods?