You said — “Garph.. you have sucked me into another round.”
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Look, if you don’t want to go around and around, that’s fine.
Just understand that I’m not coming at a lot of these things from a political viewpoint. I’m here, on this forum, mostly talking from a “worldview” that is *primarily* from a Biblical viewpoint and from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And that is very likely going to end up coming out differently that some from a political angle.
I can understand the political angle and analyze it as well, but that’s not my main viewpoint.
Of course, not every last thing I ever talk about is going to be strictly from that viewpoint, either. I do talk about computers and traveling and other stuff. I’m sure that those other things are not *explicitly* talked about in the Bible. However, pretty much *everything* is *implicitly* talked about in the Bible, in the ways we “use and interact” with all these things that we do.
So, please feel free to drop the whole discussion if you wish. I mean, I’m not going to come up with a “new worldview” because of this particular discussion... :-)
mmmm.. Free Republic is primarily a political forum, not a religious one. Where do you stand on Higher Criticism? (The Documentary Hypothesis)
Why do you say that this viewpoint you are coming from is Biblical, it seems more Liberal Talking points to me.. many other folks in this thread have felt the same. Be careful about living faith as an affectation.
Some scholars argue that there are several disparate viewpoints represented in the Bible. The clash of these viewpoints is what makes the document so powerful and instructive. The document is a path to faith in God and living in a holy fashion, but not as much about successful Governance or Military strategy. These things operate on different levels. Our faith guides us in the decisions we make and the things we value. But, when faith itself becomes the lens then we can get lost in both our faith and our acts.
The basic rejection of God by many Democrats becomes a false faith like Communism that distorts reality keeping them from doing the very good they wish they could accomplish.