Calling all Christians...

[rodent]

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[SpicyItalian739]

Well said

 

[LibertyEagle]

I agree.

 

[max]

Pastor Hucksterbee is a fraud

 

[thehittgirl]

Wonderful post

I have tried to get through to many Christians. They just won't listen.

 

[SpicyItalian739]

The state is trying to hijack Christianity in the same way that Islam was hijacked in the Middle East. These men are distorting the words of Jesus on camera! No good Christian should fall for this.

 

[crhoades]

FWIW, had people from my church attend the Nashville Rally the other weekend. I have someone from there with a sign in the yard. Pastor will be voting for Paul in the primaries. Overall, I would say that my church leans RP. Got a few Fred supporters but I'm working on them.

I was able to teach a series of Sunday School lectures on Abraham Kuyper's Lectures on Calvinism. One of the lectures is on politics and I was able to teach on Just War Theory.

Christians should wholesale move quickly away from neoconservativism but I regret that dispensational views of Israel will not afford them the opportunity.

I was also at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte a couple of weeks ago for a class and handed out slim jims to other students who asked me about Ron Paul because I was wearing an Iowa Straw Poll shirt and a liberty bracelet.

 

[MO4RonPaul]

Hi, (first post) I am a Christian and I am voting for Ron Paul. OP that was very well stated!

 

[jb4ronpaul]

I'm doing pretty well with Catholics. got 2 families at my church interested in rp. Pope is against the war but we need to communicate how freedom = true social justice.

 

[rodent]

I have tried to get through to many Christians. They just won't listen.

Maybe we can work on a better flier for Christians.

Frankly, if I were Christian, I would be downright offended that I'd need the government to validate my religion. It's as if God's word isn't enough. IMO, if you accept Christ, you accept that his word and his teachings stand alone, untouched.

I don't believe Islamo-fascism will undermine the church. I believe big-government will undermine the church. The church is important in our society because it gives people a connecting point on which to build strong communities. At what point do Christians stop and draw a line and disconnect themselves from the government?

For example, churches have "tax exempt" status. So the government has a right to control what you say and how you should organize politically, even if you're acting in the interests of Christ's message? That makes no sense. This has to stop and this is insanity.

I repeat: Big government is more of a threat to Christ's message than a worshiper of Allah. The Christian way of life will die within the century unless we prevent big government from forcing itself through the walls of the church NOW.

 

[M.Bellmore]

What we need is a strong candidate comparison chart we can leave in the church atriums. I talked to a leader at my church (I am new) and he seemed afraid on leaving one candidates literature, but if we could build a candidate comparison chart on one side, and explain a few of the key issues on the other (Just War theory, etc) it could go a long way.

 

[Wyurm]

It would be nice if more christians posted Ron Paul videos on www.godtube.com. Just a thought.

 

[ConstitutionGal]

but I regret that dispensational views of Israel will not afford them the opportunity

Herein lies the problem with most modern-day Christians. They have been taught over and over that the U.S. MUST support Israel or face God's wrath for not doing so. Sadly, a great many do not actually know what's in their Bibles, only what they have been told from the pulpit and, frankly, too many ministers are afraid to actually preach the gospel anymore for fear of losing their 501(c) tax-exempt status. Once again, government control and taxation win out over what's best for the Nation.

 

[crhoades]

Maybe we can work on a better flier for Christians.

Frankly, if I were Christian, I would be downright offended that I'd need the government to validate my religion. It's as if God's word isn't enough. IMO, if you accept Christ, you accept that his word and his teachings stand alone, untouched.

I don't believe Islamo-fascism will undermine the church. I believe big-government will undermine the church. The church is important in our society because it gives people a connecting point on which to build strong communities. At what point do Christians stop and draw a line and disconnect themselves from the government?

For example, churches have "tax exempt" status. So the government has a right to control what you say and how you should organize politically, even if you're acting in the interests of Christ's message? That makes no sense. This has to stop and this is insanity.

I repeat: Big government is more of a threat to Christ's message than a worshiper of Allah. The Christian way of life will die within the century unless we prevent big government from forcing itself through the walls of the church NOW.

The early Christians were fed to the lions not because they worshipped Jesus because the Romans were polytheists. They were killed because they wouldn't claim Caesar as Lord. They would only claim Jesus as Lord. IOW, they wouldn't go along with state worship. And now, we go happily along with saying that Bush is Lord and all is well...

 

[ckhagen]

I totally agree (evangelical Christian, btw). As soon as I get some cash for slim-jims, some friends and myself will be plastering all the car windows in the lot on a Sunday morning.

I find it a shame that, as Christians, we seem to get it in our head that the country should be governed as such, since we're a majority... we seem to forget that majorities shift and the tables can one day be turned on us.

 

[scbissler]

Overall, I would say that my church leans RP.
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What church do you belong to? That's pretty amazing.

 

[rodent]

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[crhoades]

What church do you belong to? That's pretty amazing.

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) denomination
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Nashville

 

[ckhagen]

btw, most of the smartest Christians I know are hardcore RP fans. It's the flippant Christians who have to be told what to think, that I worry about.

 

[crhoades]

Plus, if you think about it, it was those Christians who withstood the tyranny of the state that enabled Europe to pass down the Christian tradition to Americans today. Sure, there were times when Christianity was perverted for the state; however, Christianity has a long history of heretics and people like Martin Luther who worked to spread the message of Christ in the face of totalitarian control.

Christians today are not willing to take the stand to defend their beliefs against the state, and instead fear the IRS. The whole thing makes even an atheist cringe and feel disgust on the inside.

Dude...I'm right with you on all your posts...sounds like you've been reading books from my library. If you're ever in Nashville, stop by for a beer and let's talk!