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To: Quix; kezekiel; 1forallandall41

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Praise the Lord for this! I know enough about Asian Christians (I grew up there) that I know there is no tolerance for the post-modern multi-culti nonsense, abortion, and liberal "Chriatians" and they are very, very morally upright (in fact it makes Jerry Falwell's sermons look lame - full of hell-fire-and-brimstone).

BUT having said this, let me also add that some of the most hardline anti-Americans among Asians in the East are also your brothers and sisters in Christ - imagine a socially conservative social gospel activist who probably opposes everything under the sun Bush does except his gay "marriage" or abortion stands. (The Chinese-speaking brother in Christ next door could well be the biggest Kerry supporter you will ever meet, for instance) That's why I think Aikman is mistaken - over there if you dare to suggest the Western politically conservative stands are right, they automatically brand you as apostates, or "rebelling against God". And let me say that the signs don't look too good for the Asian churches - it looks like we are soon entering a tidal wave of modernism/liberalism very soon (already Taiwan's Presbyterian church, Presbyterian Church of Taiwan (PCT) is deeply modernist and apostate). Bible studies are very often done inthoroughly, much of the church scene and Bible lessons resembles "New evangelicalism" in America, and political activism that resembles social gospel in the early 20th century West is exploding (Asian Christians generally become quite muddled when talking about social gospels). The external world for Asian Christians also become increasing hostile - gay rights lobby are following the footsteps of their counterparts of the West. Divorce, abortion - please note that the general society aren't that morally pure. And the most money-driven societies on earth are all based in East Asia.

Finally, if you can read Chinese, I recommend this Canada-based Chinese-speaking Christian media. It gives you an outline of the Christians in Asia:

http://www.truth-monthly.com


8 posted on 08/29/2004 2:39:51 PM PDT by NZerFromHK (Controversially right-wing by NZ standards: unashamedly pro-conservative-America)
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To: NZerFromHK

Good points.

Certainly the Presbyterian church you mention in Taiwan is as . . . . contaminated with social gospel stuff at the cost of authentic Chritianity as a lot of the similarly contaminated churches in the USA.

The dark is getting darker. The light will get lighter.


15 posted on 08/29/2004 5:23:41 PM PDT by Quix (PRAYER WARRIORS, DO YOUR STUFF! LIVES AND NATIONS DEPEND ON IT)
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