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mankind's single greatest problem is his distance from god.

mankind's greatest problem for centuries was and is rating human lives lower than religion.

that sentiment has no practicable basis in Christian reality where one is admonished towards "greater love has none than this, that a man lay down his life for his brother."

at the same time, a quote from one of our founders, gouverner morris: "the most important of all lessons is the denunciation or ruin to any state that rejects the precepts of religion."

and john adams: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."

noah Webster: "[T]he Christian religion, in its purity, is the basis, or rather the source of all genuine freedom in government. . . . and I am persuaded that no civil government of a republican form can exist and be durable in which the principles of that religion have not a controlling influence."

George Washington: " Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society."

Benjamin franklin: "Whereas true religion and good morals are the only solid foundations of public liberty and happiness . . . it is hereby earnestly recommended to the several States to take the most effectual measures for the encouragement thereof."

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and that stranger is mistaken.

while im here, this might factor into some part of the overall conversation. I just picked up a book by rene de visme Williamson called "faith as foundation: a Christian reorientation of church/state relations in America" and on the book cover a review of the book wrote: "he points out that the Christians and deists who participated in the [constitutional] convention held in common three politically important religious convictions:

"1. god rules the world and guides people and their governments with his providence.

"2. morality is rooted in religion and cannot long survive without it.

"3. political stability and strength depend on morality, and nowhere most so than a constitutional republic."

Interesting. What might be some of the ways you'd like to reorient life/policy in America?

by way of an answer let me leave you with this:

mankind's single greatest problem is his distance from god.

so with the delicate requirement of respecting if not maximizing liberty, and speaking generally, things that move us towards god are good, and things that move us away are not.

if you want to have more conversation on the topic, id be happy to, feel invited to send me a private message.

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Unless you're an abortion doctor. Then you're burnt toast.

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a quote by martin luther that is both relevant to this niche of the conversation, as well as in response to all the comrades who like to point out, mistakenly, that timothy McVeigh and other mass killers are Christian:

"we conclude, therefore that a Christian live not in himself, but in Christ and in his neighbor. otherwise he is not a Christian. he lives in Christ through faith, in his neighbor through love. by faith he is caught up beyond himself into god. by love he descends beneath himself into his neighbor."

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a quote by martin luther that is both relevant to this niche of the conversation, as well as in response to all the comrades who like to point out, mistakenly, that timothy McVeigh and other mass killers are Christian:

"we conclude, therefore that a Christian live not in himself, but in Christ and in his neighbor. otherwise he is not a Christian. he lives in Christ through faith, in his neighbor through love. by faith he is caught up beyond himself into god. by love he descends beneath himself into his neighbor."

Dr. Martinus is a really bad choice as an expert witness for brotherly love if you bother to read his books (and not a "best of ...)


1525:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wider_die_Mordischen_und_Reubischen_Rotten_der_Bawren

1529:
Heerpredigt wider die Türken

1538:
Wider die Sabbather

1543:
Wider die Jüden und ihre Lügen
and
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vom_Schem_Hamphoras

1546:
Vermahnung wider die Juden

Apart from all those his sermons contain numerous requests to murder catholics, anabaptists, witches, disabled persons.

One might feel tempted to count all these and compare them with some Ayatollahs.

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People like her just can't get enough of beating on the minority in their country.

Which is why she is such a big cheerleader for Trump in the US.

She never refers to the original inhabitants of Singapore as Malayans, always instead as Muslims, which is apparently the more derogatory term in Chinese-run Singapore.

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Planned Parenthood attack. There is also this, this, this, or this.

Hell, just go through it yourself.

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So once again Greta, your hateful shit is not only absurdly stupid but completely wrong. People are violent. The ability to look at another human being and beat them to a bloody pulp, or even destroy them entirely with a gun or a knife, is not dependent upon religion but on the depth of your hatred for them.

If I were a Muslim I would certainly fear you as being capable of this, given your obsessive hatred of them.

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I was raised up in the Christian faith. I heard alot of good things. Love, peace, kindness, forgivness and helping others. I still conitnue to use those values in my life to this day. I was taught not to jusge others and help those less fortunate. I know many Christians who do practice these things. Many of them are my friends. I have friends from many religious backgrounds and no religion at all. Love is the answer in the end. That is what it is all about to me. Be kind to others.