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1 posted on 11/21/2009 8:18:05 AM PST by Ravnagora
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Having suffered countless disasters and progressive disintegration during the modern era, how may Christian civilization be effectively revived?

An excellent question. Maybe the place to start is by analyzing the "countless disasters" and finding the seeds of the "progressive disintegration." Christianity didn't die. It was murdered. By whom? Why? And how do we raise an army to stop it?

2 posted on 11/21/2009 8:28:07 AM PST by IronJack (=)
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“My faith does not allow it, and I do not want to mistreat, threaten, or discriminate against anyone. At the same time I am obliged to confess my faith, to bring up my children and to contribute to my society in accordance with what has been passed on to me—even if this means suffering legal punishment at the hands of the state.”

That is a fine credo by which to live and practice one's faith. Christ said that a time would come in which believers would suffer for their God, just as He suffered for them.

... the earthly and temporal powers of the state can and should be recognized as imperative only to the degree that they are used to support good and limit evil. ... a Christian may obey state laws only if such obedience does not demand apostasy or sin.

Expanding on the original thesis, this provides the framework for a solid Christian stance in the poastmodern world. We will not be the enemies of the state. But the state may very well be OUR enemy.

3 posted on 11/21/2009 8:33:18 AM PST by IronJack (=)
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Postmodernists wouldn’t try deconstructing Islam, they’re afraid to.


5 posted on 11/21/2009 4:06:13 PM PST by JoeMac ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!'' Popeye The SailorMan)
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6 posted on 11/21/2009 6:42:51 PM PST by Ravnagora
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