18 Feb 06
Originally posted by WulebgrThat's the worst part of it Wooly - some of my best friends are well-meaning Christians who understand the vital importance of community. Other people I know are truly warped and hiding behing Christianity. :'(
Even in America, there are a few true Christians walking in the footsteps of Jesus. It's nice to see them get some press.
18 Feb 06
Originally posted by Bosse de NageFantastic book, particularly the epilogue.
“You’ve got to be organized because the country is moving towards a theocracy,” the Rev. Simpson said.
Anyone read The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)? Grimly convincing portrayal of American theocracy at work. Coming to a future near you?
18 Feb 06
Originally posted by WulebgrQuaint. Always illuminating when non-Christians determine: 1) whether professing Christians are "true" or not; and, 2) the proximity of their lives to the "footsteps of Jesus."
Even in America, there are a few true Christians walking in the footsteps of Jesus. It's nice to see them get some press.
18 Feb 06
Originally posted by FreakyKBHDon't you see how that sounds a bit presumptuous?
Nay. God. Christians simply acknowledge the same.
Nevertheless, for the sake of argument, let's say that we accept the authority of the Christian texts as certified by God. If we also consider the Qur'an in the same terms, we find some contradictions in the self-revealtion of God. How do we decide the relative merits of the competing claims?
I submit that nearly everyone that chooses one over the other has read only the one they favor, and comes from or lives in a culture where the majority population favors the same one. If not for the accident of your birth in the United States,* you might just as well be a Muslim as a Christian.
* I don't know this about you--I'm making an assumption for the sake of argument.