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Christians have abandoned politics. And millions are DYING because of it.
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| 12/8/14
| Jonathon van Maren
Posted on 12/09/2014 7:17:40 AM PST by wagglebee
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Christians have not been losing in the public square because we do not have the arguments to respond to the New Moral Revolution of the Cultural Left. We have been losing because we have not been making those arguments, or have not been making them articulately enough. Weve often bought the laughable lies that morality simultaneously does not exist, and cannot be legislated. Both of these lies are simply a means of keeping us from fighting for what is right in the public square. In many cases, weve vacated the battlefield. Its time to engage like never beforebecause as we see with abortion, assisted suicide, and euthanasia, lives literally depend on it. Perfectly stated!
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:17:40 AM PST
by
wagglebee
To: Coleus; narses; Salvation
Pro-Life Ping
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:18:09 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: 185JHP; 230FMJ; AKA Elena; APatientMan; Albion Wilde; Aleighanne; Alexander Rubin; ...
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:19:16 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
First, Christians are told loudly, we cant legislate morality. All of our laws are based on The Decalogue.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:22:08 AM PST
by
Slyfox
(To put on the mind of George Washington read ALL of Deuteronomy 28, then read his Farewell Address)
To: wagglebee
Well...a lot of my fellow Christians didn’t want to pull the lever for Romney.
To: wagglebee
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:24:32 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: wagglebee
I still say we lost a lot the day Jerry Falwell died.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:26:06 AM PST
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me)
To: Roman_War_Criminal; Morgana; Responsibility2nd; DJ MacWoW; little jeremiah; Coleus; narses; ...
Well...a lot of my fellow Christians didnt want to pull the lever for Romney. In retrospect, NONE OF US should have voted for Romney.
Romney is the architect of Obama's agenda.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:31:17 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
I agree with the writer’s thesis regarding many Christians buying into the “you can’t legislate morality”, and I’ve also heard many Christians say that getting involved in politics is unGodly and unChristian, that the world is gonna do what the world is gonna do, that “it’s all gonna burn anyway”’ and now, I am also hearing “well, God is working all,of this out according to His will, He is in control” (sort of a Calvinistic fatalism).
To: wagglebee
Yes, but the choice we had was better than what we’ve got.
To: wagglebee
The article assumes that you are dealing with a rational being and that your arguments will sway Liberals/Progressives/Atheists. It has been shown many times that Liberals/Progressives/Atheists are anything but rational.
Discussing anything with Liberals/Progressives/Atheists is like trying to put a cloud in a box.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:35:58 AM PST
by
NTHockey
(Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: wagglebee
Both of these lies are simply a means of keeping us from fighting for what is right in the public square. In many cases, weve vacated the battlefield. I would only add that many, many pastors in churches across America have been almost shaming their congregations into silence.
Following the success of the "Moral Majority" as a cultural and political force, and particularly after the AIDS epidemic, church leaders have chided congregations into silence by agreeing with the Left that all public opposition was hateful and that we should show compassion and love.
I recall hearing over and over how people with AIDS were the modern era lepers ( a completely false analogy). I recall hearing how we should not focus on one sin (homosexuality). I recall hearing how unruly, condemning and lacking in compassion Christians had become in their war against the homosexual tide.
And now, as a result, for the most part the church is mute and homosexual "marriage" is legal in nearly all fifty states. Christians were told to basically just disengage politically and culturally and work to show compassion instead of shining the light on sin. As a result, many people obeyed and pulled up tent stakes and let the darkness begin to overwhelm.
And here we are today. The church is silent, cowering in the corner, fearful of being labeled as un-compassionate, non-Christlike, and judgmental, and millions upon millions of souls will now face eternity apart from their Creator as a result.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:36:52 AM PST
by
Obadiah
To: Roman_War_Criminal; Morgana; Responsibility2nd; DJ MacWoW; little jeremiah; Coleus; narses; ...
Yes, but the choice we had was better than what weve got. No, it wasn't.
There is no difference between Romney and Obama.
I realize that you're new here, but this is a CONSERVATIVE forum, not a GOP fan club.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:37:37 AM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: wagglebee
Yes well said....but far too many social conservatives have themselves to blame for others being “turned off”....
Sometimes we cannot take yes for an answer.........
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:40:47 AM PST
by
rrrod
(at home in Medellin Colombia)
To: miss marmelstein
I still say we lost a lot the day Jerry Falwell died.
Was he on that plane with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper?
To: Slyfox
All of our laws are based on The Decalogue. 1) Really??? 0bamacare is based on The Decalogue? Seems to me it's based on VIOLATING The Decalogue.
2) The Decalogue is a code of MORAL laws. Yes, you CAN legislate morality.
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Yes, but the choice we had was better than what weve got.
You are in agreement with the elite leadership of the Republican Party. Perhaps we will have a chance to vote for Romney again in 2016 or 2020.
To: PistolPaknMama
To: wagglebee
You can’t have a debate with a leftist on campus. All they know are shallow memes and fabricated narratives.
They have to silence you.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:47:53 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: Obadiah
Yes but HIV and AIDS are still around. You can’t escape from natural consequences.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:49:32 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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