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To: RFEngineer
With the level of dissent amongst those of Christian faith on this forum (on just about any issue) is any indicator, this new "nation" would be the worst thing for both democracy and christianity.

That's an erroneoneously presumptuous opinion. As if there is no dissent in our secularized nation. As if a secular (i.e., de facto atheist nation) is any better for "democracy".

266 posted on 05/30/2004 1:12:02 AM PDT by tame (Are you willing to do for the truth what leftists are willing to do for a lie?)
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To: tame

"That's an erroneoneously presumptuous opinion. As if there is no dissent in our secularized nation. As if a secular (i.e., de facto atheist nation) is any better for "democracy"."

Of course there is dissent.....that is what secular nations are built upon! The institutions are there partially to arbitrate dissent in a fair manner - to allow individuals certain rights to live as they will. The secular institutions are there to prevent tyranny of the majority - which is something that a christian nation would enshrine!

We forget that tyranny of the majority is what caused our religious forefathers to move to the New World in the first place!

I wonder if this new christian nation would be tolerant of Mormon citizens exercising their religion?

No, a secular nation is the only one that can allow the expression of seperate faiths. There are too many examples to count in the world today that prove that point.

lobby for change in this nation!


271 posted on 05/30/2004 6:21:50 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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