"In the same way, Obama is quick to ask where would we be if he hadn’t bailed out the banks (TARP ... and, yes, I know that happened on Bush’s watch, but with tremendous pressure from Obama and the Dems) and hadn’t stimulated the economy with $787,000,000,000."
A 1700 year history fantasy rewrite, (which you did not fill in), and a Obama tie in.
I think I will pass on a your insights.
“I think I will pass on a your insights.”
That is your right, thank God, in this still free country.
It is also your right to decide not to ponder on history and the plain meaning of God’s word.
Politically, you and I are probably very close. But you have reached your position, at least in regard to Islam and what should be done by the threat is poses to a) the Christian Church and b) Western Civilization (these are separate questions), by quite a different path.
Oh, and I haven’t done a “1700 year history fantasy rewrite.” So, please, do not put such words into my mouth. I merely pointed out that if the popes had not presumed to be political leaders and generals and had merely remained the preachers and teachers of God’s word that they should have remained by calling and training, history would have turned out differently and, perhaps, much better. My only rationale for that suggestion is that doing God’s will has the benefit of going in the path of God. And He has a pretty good track record. But then, I am only a theologian, what do I know of history?