Via Sullivan, this would be Kathryn Jean Lopez:
We’re a nation not just where you are free to believe or not to believe; we’re a nation founded for Him — so we could praise Him, so we could do His will.
Historically dubious though this may be, you see the implications.
If we were a nation founded by and for Christians, then certainly we need to remain a nation for Christians. And everyone else - well, you know, sure: you can stay. So long as you keep in mind who’s in charge.
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Tags: Religious conservatism
| clanker 1/27/09 3:13 PM | Oh here we go again. Kickstart another religous thread, will ya'?  |
| twinmom 1/27/09 4:13 PM | At least it's not another gay thread. |
| Jake-9 1/27/09 4:21 PM | QUOTE (twinmom @ Jan 27 2009, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> At least it's not another gay thread. It is now! lol |
| eagle^eye 1/27/09 4:23 PM | Nation founded by Christians....yes. Christian nation now?.....not by a long shot. |
| justplainjoe 1/27/09 4:35 PM | yes doing his will including slaughtering hundreds of thousands of iraqis by mistake which we should never apologize for according to the most humble lanc co christian asssholes. yes the humble christians can never admit to a mistake even tho sqwak from the housetops what sinners they are.LOL yeah they are among the worst sinners i can think of. but that makes them mad when i say it.LOL |
| bigstew 1/28/09 12:24 AM | QUOTE (justplainjoe @ Jan 27 2009, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes doing his will including slaughtering hundreds of thousands of iraqis by mistake which we should never apologize for according to the most humble lanc co christian asssholes. yes the humble christians can never admit to a mistake even tho sqwak from the housetops what sinners they are.LOL yeah they are among the worst sinners i can think of. but that makes them mad when i say it.LOL  |
| Dave M 8/20/09 1:58 PM | Sorry, but the founding fathers were not christians as you know Christianity to be. Most of them were, at best, deists. This means they believe in a "god" who set things in motion and then backed-off, allowing things to take their natural course. The founding fathers did not reverence Jesus nor adhere to anything like modern American evangelical fundamentalism, which I presume you believe to be "the one true faith." Because I believe there is a core of arrogance at the center of your statement, I don't hold out hope that this post will make any impact you you. I do love to be proven wrong, though, and who knows? Maybe you'll surprise me. America is not nor was it ever a Christian nation. Our founders, by your standards, are all in hell and burning for eternity. I am a Christian and in ministry, and I do not appreciate the way that ignorant people like you tarnish the image of the Church. Take the time to do some research, maybe read a book, talk to someone different from you -and do these things before you bother talking in public about a nation "for Him." Jesus said to give to Caesar what is Caesars, and to God what is God's. |
| Bigmaclender2 8/20/09 2:11 PM | QUOTE (Jake-9 @ Jan 27 2009, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It is now! lol ditto QUOTE (Dave M @ Aug 20 2009, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jesus said to give to Caesar what is Caesars, and to God what is God's. Caesar was bisexual. That means that he did men, too. Are you okay with that? |
| Salva Veritate 8/20/09 2:53 PM | QUOTE (Bigmaclender2 @ Aug 20 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ditto Caesar was bisexual. That means that he did men, too. Are you okay with that? I thought he was talking about a Caesar salad? My bad. LOL |
| Bigmaclender2 8/20/09 2:54 PM | QUOTE (Salva Veritate @ Aug 20 2009, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I though he was talking about a Caesar salad? My bad. LOL So then............Caesar be Caesar.................and Waldorf be Waldorf??? |
| Salva Veritate 8/20/09 2:57 PM | QUOTE (Bigmaclender2 @ Aug 20 2009, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So then............Caesar be Caesar.................and Waldorf be Waldorf??? Absolutely! But who in their RIGHT/LEFT mind would put mayo on apples? |
| Bigmaclender2 8/20/09 3:00 PM | QUOTE (Salva Veritate @ Aug 20 2009, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Absolutely! But who in their RIGHT/LEFT mind would put mayo on apples? That's what I said when I moved up here and ordered an Italian Hoagie. They asked me If I wanted mayo and I said, "Ummm, I guess I want neither" and walked away, LMAO ROFL!!!! |
