Before I was born, my parents lived in the San Fransisco area, and enjoying certain freedoms (nice jobs, good friends, etc). Upon my arrival, they moved away, as a rash of crimes had made SF a place where they didn't want me to be raised.
Today, I'm beginning to feel the same way. I enjoy certain liberties here right now. However, unless the next administration makes major changes in the interest of freedom, I do not feel that America will be the place I want my children to be raised.
Easy, from a Christian point of view. As Jesus says, "They hated me, what makes you think they won't hate you?" We expect it. The world, non-christians, are _supposed_ to do this to Christians. If people start respecting and liking us, then we think, "Eh? Something must be wrong here." We're taught to love, especially when things don't go our way.
Christians are also able to adapt, since we don't have a strict set of rules. We have 1 rule: love. That makes it really easy to change and adapt. We don't have a huge list of rules that we need to follow (when to pray, what to wear, etc).
I am a fundamentalist christian. These guys on the news are nothing more than religious nuts. Christian fundamentals do not say that we should go around condemning others. In fact, the Bible tells us not to here
and here.
The so called "fundamentalists" condemn everyone around them, I think, just so that no one else sees their own sin. I use the old Catholic monarchy along with the current goings on to point out that when Christians lead, nothing good comes out of it.
Real christians don't judge. They have only two laws to follow: love God, and love man. Last time I looked, that didn't include condemning everyone around them.
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Before I was born, my parents lived in the San Fransisco area, and enjoying certain freedoms (nice jobs, good friends, etc). Upon my arrival, they moved away, as a rash of crimes had made SF a place where they didn't want me to be raised.
Today, I'm beginning to feel the same way. I enjoy certain liberties here right now. However, unless the next administration makes major changes in the interest of freedom, I do not feel that America will be the place I want my children to be raised.
Easy, from a Christian point of view. As Jesus says, "They hated me, what makes you think they won't hate you?" We expect it. The world, non-christians, are _supposed_ to do this to Christians. If people start respecting and liking us, then we think, "Eh? Something must be wrong here." We're taught to love, especially when things don't go our way.
Christians are also able to adapt, since we don't have a strict set of rules. We have 1 rule: love. That makes it really easy to change and adapt. We don't have a huge list of rules that we need to follow (when to pray, what to wear, etc).
I am a fundamentalist christian. These guys on the news are nothing more than religious nuts. Christian fundamentals do not say that we should go around condemning others. In fact, the Bible tells us not to here and here.
The so called "fundamentalists" condemn everyone around them, I think, just so that no one else sees their own sin. I use the old Catholic monarchy along with the current goings on to point out that when Christians lead, nothing good comes out of it.
Real christians don't judge. They have only two laws to follow: love God, and love man. Last time I looked, that didn't include condemning everyone around them.