As a Christian I abhore this type of senseless violence. There are better ways to fight. It is true some people go to the extreme when they feel threatened and/or oppressed.(Ex: look what happened with violence over prohibition of alcohol in the early 20th century etc. No wonder a few religious fanatics turn to violence.) But remember the majority of Christians do not resort to this violence. In todays society religions are losing the battle of their constatutionally protected religious freedoms. Political Correctness, Individualism and commercialism have taken hold of this country and no one even Christians can now run from it.
"Gibson was claiming seculars were perpetuating a war when his own examples showed Christians doing all the threatening behavior and she pointed out that he had said several times how nice the seculars seemed to be when he interviewed them."
You both fail to understand that to ALL Christians their very way of life has been severly threatened first by seculars views on political correctness. Creationism was taken out of schools, prayer banned, religious emblems and identity stripped, now even Christians cannot wish anyone "merry Christmas" without fear of losing their jobs. They cant disagree with certain poeples lifestyles without being stereotyped and called a "homophobe", "racist", or "hateful". To secular society this doesn't seem all that important, however to the Christian, they view the U.S.A as being first a Christian Nation. A Nation of peoples where anyone who believes in God or chooses not to may live peacefully, because it is their God Given right to do so. Christian Doomsayers believe that with todays trend that this nation is going in, the very Declaration, constitution, Bill of rights will become void and irrelevent in the near future. I wouldn't go that far but I would say that the framers of the "Declaration of Independence" suggest the Government is in power by the power invested from the "people". Now the "people" have power over the government from the "Creator". Take the "Creator" out of the equation the people have no rights over the Government (the USA never would have been created). Thus no true freedoms (the Rights) would exist.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. -- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor"-Dec. of Ind.
As for the anti-creationism in the classroom, as a student I find it offensive that not all sides of the issues raised. Its an institute of learning, there should be no censorship of ideas.
I believe in a creator. It makes logical sense to me. A favorite author of mine is Hugh Ross, PH.D. One good book to read is "the Creator and the Cosmos". Research on how astronomy and science today is in agreement with Genesis Creation account from the Bible. www.reasons.org is an excellent science webpage.
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As a Christian I abhore this type of senseless violence. There are better ways to fight. It is true some people go to the extreme when they feel threatened and/or oppressed.(Ex: look what happened with violence over prohibition of alcohol in the early 20th century etc. No wonder a few religious fanatics turn to violence.) But remember the majority of Christians do not resort to this violence. In todays society religions are losing the battle of their constatutionally protected religious freedoms. Political Correctness, Individualism and commercialism have taken hold of this country and no one even Christians can now run from it. "Gibson was claiming seculars were perpetuating a war when his own examples showed Christians doing all the threatening behavior and she pointed out that he had said several times how nice the seculars seemed to be when he interviewed them." You both fail to understand that to ALL Christians their very way of life has been severly threatened first by seculars views on political correctness. Creationism was taken out of schools, prayer banned, religious emblems and identity stripped, now even Christians cannot wish anyone "merry Christmas" without fear of losing their jobs. They cant disagree with certain poeples lifestyles without being stereotyped and called a "homophobe", "racist", or "hateful". To secular society this doesn't seem all that important, however to the Christian, they view the U.S.A as being first a Christian Nation. A Nation of peoples where anyone who believes in God or chooses not to may live peacefully, because it is their God Given right to do so. Christian Doomsayers believe that with todays trend that this nation is going in, the very Declaration, constitution, Bill of rights will become void and irrelevent in the near future. I wouldn't go that far but I would say that the framers of the "Declaration of Independence" suggest the Government is in power by the power invested from the "people". Now the "people" have power over the government from the "Creator". Take the "Creator" out of the equation the people have no rights over the Government (the USA never would have been created). Thus no true freedoms (the Rights) would exist. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. -- That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --...And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor"-Dec. of Ind. As for the anti-creationism in the classroom, as a student I find it offensive that not all sides of the issues raised. Its an institute of learning, there should be no censorship of ideas. I believe in a creator. It makes logical sense to me. A favorite author of mine is Hugh Ross, PH.D. One good book to read is "the Creator and the Cosmos". Research on how astronomy and science today is in agreement with Genesis Creation account from the Bible. www.reasons.org is an excellent science webpage.