Posted on 09/18/2001 12:07:59 AM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:47:02 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The nation's faiths have united around messages of resolve and prudence, but if America goes to war, clergy and churchgoers may diverge as they have in past conflicts, historians said yesterday.
"There have been arguments among the churches in every one of America's wars," said the Rev. Douglas Strong, a church historian at Wesley Theological Seminary in the District.
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YES 84 (93.3%)
NO 6 (6.7%)
Muslims will as soon as they can destroy artifacts of Christianity in Israel, just as they did those Buddhist statues several months ago.
They are really obvious about what they do, and they really try do what they say they are going to do.
The numb-nuts liberals and US government are the only parties here who are still in doubt about this being a Holy War.
Or, maybe they are on the side of the satanist-muslims.
This makes no sense in my experience. We are commanded to be good soldiers and to execute justice.
liberal mainline Protestant leaders
Oh. Now I see, the author was confusing liberal protestants with Christians. (note: If they don't follow the Bible then they aren't Christian. Therefore any organization that condones homosexuality or abortion for example, is not a Christian organization)
God Save America (Please)
Traditional "peace churches" were and are just that. Liberal mainline types are political pacifists (aka "revolutionary defeatists" as some (non-religious) leftists described themselves during WWII).
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