Board:   [DoveNet] Religious Discussion/Debate/Evangelism
Subject: Re: Spirituality
From:    Moondog
Date:    Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:08

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  Re: Re: Spirituality
  By: Dennisk to Vk3jed on Tue Jun 30 2020 10:29 pm

 > -=> Vk3jed wrote to Moondog <=-
 >
 >  -=> On 06-29-20 09:35, Moondog wrote to Vk3jed <=-
 >
 >  Mo> In a case where people will 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 deadbecause it is no longer a leader, but a follower.
 > Mainstream churches more or less adapt to the changing cultural more of
 >society.  At most, they will resist a little.  When the Church is essentiall
 > following Liberalism, then Church becomes nothing of any real meaning.
 >
 >
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Seems like there will always be one vocal froup that likes 70% of what they
hear, and the 30% they don't like at that moment will be petitioned to be chan
ged to suit their lifestyle or not offend their sensibilities.

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