[lit-ideas] Re: The de-islamization of Europe

  • From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:56:25 -0800

I would agree that Christians view (or ought to view) themselves as
peaceable.  I can't bring to mind any Christian group that doesn't.  Maybe
Phil can.  Being peaceable does not conflict with being willing to defend
self, family and nation.  We are peaceable, but we will defend ourselves
against those who are not.

 

Lawrence

 

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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The de-islamization of Europe

 

History does show that, yes.  All those burnings at the stake.   All 

those wars of religion.  But it doesn't necessarily follow that all 

those Christians wouldn't have insisted that they and their religion are 

fundamentally peaceable (even though driven to violence in their 

particular circumstances).   After all, people rarely do what they 

say.   And even less rarely, see that they don't.

Ursula

 

Lawrence Helm wrote:

 

> No, not at all.  Some Christians take certain passages to impose 

> pacifism.  The bulk of Christians throughout history do not. 

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