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To: DJ MacWoW; kindred

Let him begin by treating his Patriotism or Pacifism as a part of his religion. Then let him, under the influence of a partisan spirit, come to regard it as the most important part. Then quietly and gradually nurse him on to the stage at which the religion becomes merely part of the “cause”... Once you have made the World an end, and faith a means, you have almost won your man, and it makes very little difference what kind of worldly end he is pursuing. Provided that meetings, pamphlets, policies, movements, causes, and crusades, matter more to him than prayers and sacraments and charity, he is ours — and the more “religious” (on those terms) the more securely ours. I could show you a pretty cageful down here. - Screwtape Letters, CS Lewis

Many Freepers (you included) embody this quote. As far as judging (Christians are called to judge) you can tell a lot by people’s posts here.

And Christ didn’t say to be engaged in fighting evil, either.


79 posted on 11/11/2015 6:55:20 PM PST by reaganaut (ex-Mormon, Now Christian - I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.)
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To: reaganaut
Fortunately you aren't the one that will judge my relationship. I don't come to FR to attend church or get spiritual guidance. It's a political activist site.

You have a lovely evening.

84 posted on 11/11/2015 6:59:37 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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