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| Religious Right to Religious Left: you guys are CRAZY PIE IN THE SKY. by Zseni 01/28/2007, 10:56am PST | ||||
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| Oh my god.
Take the Religious Left's approach to poverty. To their great credit, these writers are dead serious about feeding the hungry and clothing the naked. Unfortunately, however, they perceive this obligation as primarily and properly the work of government.... True charity, like true faith, must be voluntary if it is to be efficacious. The Religious Left's embrace of environmentalism is likewise theologically troublesome. Conserving the earth's natural majesty is, of course, a worthy calling. ... More subtly, environmentalism tends to misrepresent man's place within the cosmos, placing him closer to the beasts than the angels. Made in the image and likeness of God, human beings are privileged among the animals; we belong not merely to the circle of life, but at the pinnacle of creation. With respect to war and peace, the Religious Left does not fare much better. Again, their intentions are admirable; the peacemakers shall be blessed, after all, and called the children of God. But Christianity has never equated peacemaking with pacifism, for the simple reason that, in this fallen world, the love of neighbor may require using force on that neighbor's behalf. ... It relieves these writers of real-world responsibility and gives rise to fanciful illusions of global police and international non-violent forces. |
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Religious Right to Religious Left: you guys are CRAZY PIE IN THE SKY. by 01/28/2007, 10:56am PST  Is a centre-leftist anything like a left-of-centrist? NT by 01/28/2007, 11:50am PST zeni , how about adding something instead of just copying from obscure articles? NT by 01/28/2007, 3:17pm PST You are not welcome on my forum. NT by 01/29/2007, 12:18am PST Re: Religious Right to Religious Left: you guys are CRAZY PIE IN THE SKY. by 01/29/2007, 6:04pm PST Off-topic for FoK by 01/29/2007, 6:13pm PST |
