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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
I remember reading that in the Tao.
I also remember reading this;
"Put your sword back in it's place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword."
We are warned of Karma in Christianity too.
Chris, I often fear that my country has fallen in love with the sword (guns). I also fear that, eventually, our society will breakdown and degenerate into a vigilante justice hell like no one has ever seen before.
In fact, there is a movement afoot that actively supports the concept of refusing to acknowledge governmental authority, each individual making their own laws and being "judge, jury and executioner".
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/pu...reign-citizens
And, they are being watched.
They think they are fighting for "freedom". I think they are insane.
Dave |
Everybody knows the "Simpsons", no doubt the best (apart from Frank Zappa) America has to offer. So everybody knows Mr. Flanders, Homer's neighbour. He is a fantastic parody on the fanatic American Christian. Probably there are many many Flanders characters in reality.
Now I think that Christianity is great as far it is for example related to things like the Sermon of the Mountain. But it is so sad that a lot of deeply religious American Christians disrespect the wise words of the carpenter and all those beautiful things in the Holy Scriptures like the Ten Commandments in their daily life.