Giving Up On God (Sort Of): How the Dobson evangelical wing hinders the GOP from winning

I'll definitely agree with the former; the later I am highly skeptical of.

Don't take it from me. It's a hard saying.

Romans 13
1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.
7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

You are welcome to speak your mind but you could put any number of words into that sentence and make it more offensive, but this isn’t a fact except in your own head.

Forgive me, I’m a bit behind on reviewing responses and this one I missed completely. I’m confused as to why you posted to me to begin with because if you read my previous post, you will see that I was not trying to shove christian beliefs at anyone. My main premise is that ‘even if a person does not consider himself a christian, the Bible is still the instruction manual for a successful life. So I’m confused at why you directed this post to me.

This was primarily fortunate sun's doing but the discussion thread was unfortunate.

Yes the Bible is a good source of info, but, no even this shared view isn't a requirement for being active and thoughtful participant in these parts.

Anymore, I am just fine with folks attempting to Evangelize because if your faith is so poor that evangelicalism can cause doubt, then perhaps that is something you need to hear.

I am dead set against coercion though, and coercive plans and coercive schemes. Coercion all about making people lie, to please you. I does nothing to spread faith and lots to create evil.

So if you are a Christian, be a Christian. Share how your faith informs your statements but don't expect folks to agree with you on that basis alone. They will press for facts and support.

Truly I don’t know what the hell you are talking about so post to someone else that upsets you and your world

Well, who knows. It seems to make sense to me. As for you upsetting my world. Hardly. My advice to you was to be yourself, that is what it meant.

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