Board:   [DoveNet] Religious Discussion/Debate/Evangelism
Subject: Re: Spirituality
From:    Dennisk
Date:    Tue Jun 30, 2020 23:29

@VIA: DUNGEON
-=> Vk3jed wrote to Moondog <=-

 -=> On 06-29-20 09:35, Moondog wrote to Vk3jed <=-

 Mo> In a case where peoplewill follow the church before the state, it was
 Mo> essential to establish a system where the church became a branch of the
 Mo> state.  The divine right of kings was such a system, where kings became
 Mo> leaders of men because it was God's will.

 Vk> Yeah, that's another way of explaining it, highlighting that the Church
 Vk> really was an instrument of political power.

The Church is dead because it is no longer a leader, but a follower.
Mainstream churches more or less adapt to the changing culturalmore of
society.  At most, they will resist a little.  When the Church is essentially
following Liberalism, then Church becomesnothing of any real meaning.


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