Protestantism

» pink101 - Our Ability To Think

In response to Jesus is God posted by BrianTubbs:
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I think your comments in this post are very expressive of the fact that we have come to a place in our society where religion is taking a larger share of our attention than it has for longer than any of us can remember.
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Is that good or bad?
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The questions with which we are dealing in these threads are important to our culture far more so than they are important to any particular denomination of religion. I think we are dealing with the overall question whether America will be a totally dedicated Christian nation or not--ultimately, if we will allow religion to control the directions in which our society will go next. It is a crucial point in reality.
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So, I--personally--believe it is important that we come to a position regarding the authenticity of biblical scripture in so far as its being the Revealed Word of the God of All That Is or if it is merely the founding script of the religion we call Christianity. This issue is--in and of itself--the critical point that isolates and finds us in the line of history. Will we move forward further believing that the Bible is the authentic guide for civilization or will we for once and for all time reject it as such?
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To me, that is the question regarding where humanity will go as these days unfold.
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But, it is curious to note who has pushed the issue to its present crescendo. Like Sampson, they will bring the temple down on their own demise. It always works out that way.
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I heard some comments on television yesterday explaining how important religious conviction has come to be in the ones we choose as candidates for the office of president. The Catholic Church has made the point that it has authority in the life of each of its memebers. Our Constitution is side lined in favor of religious doctrine. And, the point was made that it is acceptable that Romney carry his religious beliefs into the White House. If that is the case, America is up Sh*t's Creek without a paddle.
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We MUST teach religion in our public schools. It has to be exposed for what it is before it takes our ability to think away from us.
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-- posted by pink101