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Clarion Call to Christians in the Freeper Wars: How to Win the Culture War--Who, then, is Our Enemy?
Crisis Magazine ^
| Peter Kreeft
Posted on 09/10/2001 1:03:43 PM PDT by Brian Kopp DPM
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Main Entry: clarion
Function: adjective
Date: 1841
: brilliantly clear ; also : loud and clear
It seems Christians waste so much time and energy on Free Republic fighting each other (myself included!!!) when the real enemy goes undisturbed, or even terribly amused, at our internecine warfare.
Main Entry: in·ter·ne·cine
Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'ne-"sEn, -'nE-s&n, -'nE-"sIn, -n&-'sEn; in-'t&r-n&-"sEn
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin internecinus, from internecare to destroy, kill, from inter- + necare to kill, from nec-, nex violent death -- more at NOXIOUS
Date: 1663
1 : marked by slaughter : DEADLY; especially : mutually destructive
2 : of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
When will the infighting cease and the real fighting, against our real, common enemy, begin? This internecine warfare on free Republic is killing our united front againt the real enemy, Satan.
How about cutting the apologetics efforts against Catholics 50% and devote that 50% to the real battle, so that we Catholics wasting our time defending the Faith against anti-Catholicism can do likewise.
That would mean a 100% increase in fighting the devil on Free Republic and a 100% decrease in efforts that serve him more than Christ, because it further destroys the unity of the Body of Christ.
To: patent
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To: proud2bRC
bump for a great read.
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posted on
09/10/2001 1:13:52 PM PDT
by
Jened
To: proud2bRC
When I read the opening questions, I said, "The enemy is within ourselves (sin) and Satan. The weapon is the Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit--we need to submit more His leadership." Then I read the article and agreed.
The internecine comment is good too. Christians, please use the freerepublic to discuss how to reach the unchurched, rather than trying to convince some other Christian of your doctrinal point of view.
It's ironic to see this answer to the world's problems in this political forum. Most people see politics as the means to solving the world's problems. It's merely smoke. The fundamental solution to all problems is through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
To: proud2bRC
Our enemies are demons. Fallen angels. Evil spirits. The boogerman.
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posted on
09/10/2001 1:25:19 PM PDT
by
OWK
To: davidosborne, constitutiongirl, saradippity, Aristophanes, Joe 6-pack, "Bare Ruined Choirs"
Some concepts in this article worth "tossing around" with you folks, if you're interested. I think this article has relevance for everyone on all sides of the Freeper Wars.
("Freeper wars" is my own name for the internecine fighting between Christians on Free Republic. There may be a better name for it.)
To: Forgiven_Sinner
I thought we had already pretty well established here on FR that demons and fallen angels are just other terms for Democrats.
After all, God is certainly a Republican, right? An American, too, I bet.
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posted on
09/10/2001 1:28:17 PM PDT
by
Hidy
To: MHGinTN, A CA Guy, workerbee, mo'shea, Petronski, PatiPie, Marie Antoinette, redhead, neocon
Some concepts in this article worth "tossing around" with you folks, if you're interested. I think this article has relevance for everyone on all sides of the Freeper Wars. ("Freeper wars" is my own name for the internecine fighting between Christians on Free Republic. There may be a better name for it.)
To: Forgiven_Sinner
It's ironic to see this answer to the world's problems in this political forum. Most people see politics as the means to solving the world's problems. It's merely smoke. The fundamental solution to all problems is through a relationship with Jesus Christ. I wholeheartedly agree with you. We operate on two planes, the spiritual and the worldly. Spiritual bankruptcy leads to moral bankruptcy and the situation we find ourselves in now. Trying to solve the world's problems through "worldly" solutions, such as politics and laws, is like putting a band-aid on a deeply abcessed wound. Only by healing people's spirits, one by one, can you hope to solve the root problems our society faces.
Although we are in the midst of the Culture of Death (as JPII put it), I'm not so sure that these times are worse than any other times since Jesus walked the earth. Anybody can read the first chapter of Paul's letter to the Romans (written almost 2000 years ago) and see the very same problems in today's society.
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posted on
09/10/2001 1:32:39 PM PDT
by
wimpycat
To: Citizen Tom Paine, Coleus, sockmonkey, JulieRNR21, victim soul, pax_et_bonum, Notwithstanding
Some concepts in this article worth "tossing around" with you folks, if you're interested. I think this article has relevance for everyone on all sides of the Freeper Wars. ("Freeper wars" is my own name for the internecine fighting between Christians on Free Republic. There may be a better name for it.)
To: aposiopetic, Antoninus, Aunt Polgara, formerlib, wideawake
Some concepts in this article worth "tossing around" with you folks, if you're interested. I think this article has relevance for everyone on all sides of the Freeper Wars. ("Freeper wars" is my own name for the internecine fighting between Christians on Free Republic. There may be a better name for it.)
To: Hidy
I thought we had already pretty well established here on FR that demons and fallen angels are just other terms for Democrats. My guess is they are vampires. They suck the blood out of working people and they do hiss, cringe and flee in terror at any display of faith.
To: Hidy
An American, too, I bet. I'm Hungarian.
To: proud2bRC
But as soon as people realize that choosing to become a saint means walking away from Mammon and Babylon and everything that has to do with chasing the almighty buck, they're going to think twice.
Satan's Golden Question, as some Latter-day Saints (Hugh Nibley, in particular) choose to call it, is: "Do you have any money?" After all, we can have anything in this world for money.
To: OWK
The boogerman.I truly hope you are not insulted, OWK, that Kreeft didn't mention atheists too by name (or did I miss that) as NOT being our enemy either. Sorry.
To: proud2bRC
Dang... I was hopin. ;^]
Nahh... In all honesty I know a good many Christians whom I'm happy to call friend. I respect their faith, and their practice of it.
It is only those who think their faith calls them to abuse, malign, and violate others in the name of God who I have a difficult time with.
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posted on
09/10/2001 1:43:47 PM PDT
by
OWK
To: Forgiven_Sinner
It's ironic to see this answer to the world's problems in this political forum. Most people see politics as the means to solving the world's problems. It's merely smoke. That is why zealous christians can only listen to Rush Limbaugh for so long, until they tire of his shtick. Rush (95% of the time) preaches a gospel of salvation by conservative Republican ideology. I'm tired of it. His shtick fails to feed the soul. It is in the end a gospel of salvation by capitalistic materialism.
Materialism, either of the capitalistic or communinistic vein, is destructive of men's souls. Rush can't seem to fathom that.
To: proud2bRC
Rush's salvation by conservative GOP ideology as you term it seeks to create a society in which faith can flourish. If he preached what you want him to, he would have some supporters but not as many as he does.
To: OWK
the fr is haunted...needs an exorcism!!
To: proud2bRC
The sin problem common to all,
including the demons is the rejection of Creator-God by worshipping at THE TEMPLE of 'Ego'.
The great idolatry of surplanting Creator-God with creature worship ie. 'ego'(self-pride-autonomy that rejects Creator-God)
The 'culture' war begins 'in the mirror'........'Snow White'?
Romans Chapter One (1)
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posted on
09/10/2001 1:55:28 PM PDT
by
maestro
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