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To: Christian Engineer Mass
Your support of China's policy to require all religions to be state controlled makes "no sense" in this arguement against religion and state being one and the same - as is the case for Islam. Again, unlike Islam - which does openly rule various Muslim countries and seek to rule others - the Catholic Church (in modern history) neither rules nor seeks to rule any real state/country. The Vatican City State consists of barely 100 acres and less than 1,000 people.

You also make an anti-Catholic point on church involvement in Open Borders advocacy and you argue that aside from the Catholic Church it is only a matter of "liberal 'churches' which don’t believe the Bible" where this "mixed allegiance" is "a lot harder to pin down" and "more about psychology." The following excerpt, from the wikipedia article on the "Sanctuary Movement" says otherwise:

The Presbyterian Church:

The Presbyterian Church recommends that “That the General Assembly support congregations and individuals who provide sanctuary to asylum seekers as a way of showing Christian compassion for them and stressing the need for change in our government's plicies and actions; and that other congregations be challenged seriously to take this stance.” 1983.

The American Lutheran Church:

“Resolved, that The American Lutheran Church at its 1984 General Convention…offer support and encouragement to congregations that have chosen to become refugee sanctuaries.” 1984.

The American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A.:

“Therefore, we commend to American Baptist churches the following:…that we respect those churches that, responding to the leading of God's Spirit, are providing sanctuary for refugees fleeing certain suffering and death in central America.” 1984.

Not to mention the Quakers, Jews.... Notice the dates following the above quotes of these longstanding Open Border policies.
100 posted on 07/18/2011 4:28:56 AM PDT by drpix
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To: drpix

“Your support of China’s policy”

Stop right there. If you’re going to take a sledgehammer to a china cup, I can’t discuss anything with you.


114 posted on 07/18/2011 6:34:06 PM PDT by Christian Engineer Mass (25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many conservative Christians my age out there? __ Click my name)
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