[CS-FSLUG] PD: Warning from Focus on The Family. I agree 100%!

[Ed Hurst]

Stephen J. McCracken wrote:

> Actually, if you think about it, in the Bible people usually got off
> track when things were more democratic.  The "majority rules" of
> democracy got Israel in trouble with the Golden Calf, got them banished
> in the wilderness for 40 years when ten of the twelve spies were afraid
> to go into the promised land, got the world flooded in the time of Noah,
> would have gotten Joseph killed rather than sold into slavery, and just
> generally deteriorated society until God sent a prophet to turn things
> around.

Quite true. The Bible assumes a small tribal existence is the best for 
all humanity.

> Since when have we been called to lambaste those opposed to God?
> Whatever happened to "love your enemies" (Matt. 5, Luke 6) and showing
> the love of Christ (who died for us while we were still his enemies).
> As in the other thread about Christians and Muslims reaching out to each
> other, what's wrong about reaching out to others to show the love of
> Christ rather than keeping an antagonistic stance where one doesn't even
> have the chance to share Christ with others?
> 
> Just some thoughts.

And good ones. If we hope to claim our politics are guided by Scripture, 
we must keep a civil tone at the very least.

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Ed Hurst
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