1 posted on
04/16/2010 1:21:00 PM PDT by
198ml
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2 posted on
04/16/2010 1:24:02 PM PDT by
brownsfan
(The average American: Uninformed, and unconcerned.)
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YOU BET YOUR BIPPY YOU CAN!
Freegards,
Lex
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Yep. It has.
It is no accident that the richest countries in the world are Christian.
It is no accident that if you need top notch medical care you go to a Christian nation.
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The overriding force behind Socialism/Marxism/Liberalism is to make man the measure of all things...to deny the authority and even the existence of God.
Of course there is a correlation.
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6 posted on
04/16/2010 1:41:57 PM PDT by
Ladycalif
("If you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one." Jesus)
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8 posted on
04/16/2010 1:49:33 PM PDT by
Bitsy
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I wouldn’t call it “paganism”. Pagans actually believe in something.
To: 198ml; lexington minuteman 1775; texmexis best; Ladycalif; newfreep
Economic decline --- LOL
The EU is half the size of the US with very few natural resources and has a GNP 4 trillion larger than the US.
What are you guys doing wrong? Could it be that religion is killing you.
"What is at stake, and at great risk, is Benedict's central project for the 're-Christianization' of Christendom, his desire to have Europe return to its Christian roots," said David Gibson, the author of a biography of Benedict and a religion commentator for Politicsdaily.com. "But if the root itself is seen as rotten, then his influence will be badly compromised."
:) But the Europeans are taking precautions by suggesting this sign should be placed at the appropriate locations.
10 posted on
04/16/2010 1:56:42 PM PDT by
Cardhu
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Well, India is on the upswing and it’s not exactly overflowing with Christians!
11 posted on
04/16/2010 1:58:55 PM PDT by
Blanton
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Stupid misuse of words.
“Paganism” actually means something. In the European context it would be the polytheistic folk religions of Europe before the mass Christianization from 100-1100 A.D. There were many regional variations, from the Greek gods of Homers (often called Classic or Hellenistic Paganism) time, to the Nordic pantheon.
Europe has not become “pagan”. It has become agnostic or atheist.
12 posted on
04/16/2010 2:02:37 PM PDT by
Jack Black
( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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13 posted on
04/16/2010 2:05:42 PM PDT by
Marty62
(marty60)
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“Certainly Europe is much more secular than the United States....”
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Really? Just because Americans go to church more often than Europeans do, doesn’t make the former less secular.
America is much more pro-active in eliminating the Christian God from society.
Examples: separation of church and state, no prayer in school, slow elimination of religious symbols such as crosses in public places, attempt to eliminate public celebration of Christmas and Easter, attempt to remove the word “God” out of the Pledge, promoting Islam over Christianity, etc.
Churches may be attended more in the US than in Europe, but Christianity is definitely under intense assault in the US. What I have noticed is that Christianity is ignored in Europe but assaulted in the States.
15 posted on
04/16/2010 2:09:29 PM PDT by
353FMG
(What can Islam possibly contribute to America other than its destruction?)
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You know, several months ago I saw a show on Calvin calling him the founder of American Democracy. On PBS.
If even PBS sees there is a correlation between the faith of the Protestant Reformation and the Founding of the Unique Nation, America, you can bet there is one.
19 posted on
04/16/2010 2:30:41 PM PDT by
I still care
(I believe in the universality of freedom -George Bush, asked if he regrets going to war.)
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Europe’s ‘Socialism’ has led to it’s economic demise.
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37 posted on
04/17/2010 4:04:00 PM PDT by
ELS
(Vivat Benedictus XVI!)
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It would have been nice if the "author" of this article could keep the name of
Fr. Jonathon Morris straight throughout the article. Half way through he inexplicably changed it to
Morrison!
This is a poor discussion of an interesting premise.
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