Secularization is precisely why we, as a nation, are in the situation we find ourselves in 2010.
Do you think the evil of the left simply stems from their political actions?
Do you think the evil of the spiritual world plays no role in ours?
Do you not find it interesting that the decline of our nation began as Christ was taken out of the public square?
Do you not see that it matters not whether it is liberalism or Islam or anything else that seeks to both separate us from God either here or in the here after, all things that seek to tear down Christianity also seek to tear down the most successful nation on Earth, a nation founded and sustained by Christian ideals.
America IS a Christian nation.
When we are no longer a Christian nation we are no longer America, we will cease to exist. There is no such thing as "Secular America" there are just secularist and non Christians that we allow to practice in peace as long as they respect what this nation stands for and how it conducts itself. That is being torn asunder.
You are both a Christian and a Conservative, this should not be an alien concept to you.
Separate the Secular from the Spiritual and you destroy this Nation.
I get and agree with everything you’ve said, Jonesie. What you are saying is not alien to me. You’re looking past the nexus of this conversational thread: Glenn Beck’s “Mormonism.” I’m not disagreeing with anything anyone’s saying about Christianity as a whole. Had my initial posts been read in the macro instead of the micro, we would likely not be having this conversation.
That being said, I don’t believe it’s appropriate nor correct to lambaste someone for their religious beliefs and to question their faith simply based on the sect of Christianity the follow. If we win back this country and return it to the ideals of the Founding Fathers, I would hope that the result is harmony among Christian sects. It seems to me that some Christians are Hell bent, pardon the pun, on proselytizing their form of worship as being superior to another, and that will be the new “rift” in politics in this country. I’m seeing it here on FR; like I’m some sort of devil for agreeing with and listening to Beck’s teachings on the Founding of this Country.
Finally, I understand that missionary work is at the core of Biblical teachings. I openly espouse the greatness of God in the public theater, but people do have a right to believe what they wish. If my neighbor wants to worship a flying spaghetti monster, they’re free to do so, and I’m not going to take the time to try to talk to them about Catholicism. I grew up with LDS and JWs knocking on my door every weekend, and I made myself a promise that I would never become someone to shove my religion down another person’s throat. If they’re curious about the teachings of Christ and the Apostles, I’m here for them. Otherwise, I’ll say a prayer for them that God has mercy on their souls, and that’s the extent of my missionary work. I pray for the lost souls. I don’t try to convert.