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Let's make a quick summary of the situation.

> Abraham had two sons - one became the father of Israel, the other became the father of Islam (epso-facto-like)

> 1,000 years after Christ, Mohammed preaches a new salvation by the same god and sets a series of rules, returning a mindset of salvation-by-action, the same mindset Israel carried and surprassed with the arrival of Christ's "Way," but now with world domination in mind.
>> Both faiths of Christianity and Islam teach of their faith eventually ruling over the world peaceably, while radicalists in both parties (Islamic extremists now, obviously, a bit larger number than a couple of hard-core baptist rednecks from Oregon).

> America was a shining example of Christian triumph - a country of religious freedom (from the state-driven churches of it's mother country) and, in time, a place to equally accept religions from all nations, whether in agreement or tolerance.

> The Arab world is a shining (and really only) example of Islamist survival - a collective of religious unitarianism based on the principles of Mohammed (however you wish to spell his name) and his revelation from Allah, dedicated to the systematic infill of governmental power around the world and eventual acquisition of control.

A - Christianity, in its base, un-"enlightened" form (as many progressive Christians might refer to it), is the sunshine policy of world acquisition (refer to South Korean politics on Google if you like). Through a successive presentation of God's love and his desire to be with us, Christianity is dedicated to bringing the faith (repeat, faith) of Christianity across the world. It, in and of itself, is not dedicated to ruling the world until the supernatural return of its deity, namely, God - Jehovah (not Allah).

B - Islam, while in majore is dedicated to peace, seeks a more determined method of world acquisition. While this isn't to be compared with radicalism, it does involve more stringent measures of religious law once muslims in power can make it so. Technically, it's the peaceful way of controlling the world.
>> The issue with this is that faith should never be determined by a binding authority other than the Deity himself, should he choose to proliferate faith from his followers that way. To choose a faith based on a love for a spouse or an affinity for how well a pastor's robes look is a poor road to walk toward eternity.


America was the shining example of Christianity, and is now growing decidedly desperate to devoid itself of the God that created it (from the mouths of the very men who began the nation, never mind you). Leaders (and loud-mouths) in this nation are changing the social climate to a free-for-all of decadence and debauchery, based on short-term goals and near-sighted issues. While 'owies' should be treated short-term, ignoring the roots of social illnesses will cause civic gangrene.

It's politically incorrect to be morally good, because it bases itself on a system that makes someone feel bad when they do something wrong. (Duh, it's wrong.)

Yes, there are right and wrong. No you can't pretend otherwise.
>>Yes there are consequences for doing wrong.
>>Yes there are consequences for doing right.

Namely, Christianity, after thousands of years, is once again on a path downhill. A faith of love and 'sunshine' is on the chopping block of nations growing fatter on the decadence of self-adoration.

Who wants to be reminded how dirty you are? Obviously, you kick the clean guy out of the room so you can't tell the difference between yourself and everyone else. Then no-one is clean, no-one is dirty. No-one can be special because you're too lazy to be special, or self-content enough not to be.

Those in our legislatures and in our loudspeakers decry the value of morality in hopes our nation will lose so much definition, we won't hurt anyone's feelings.

Being afraid of feelings is not disease, it's pathetic. It's an addiction to the here-and-now, afraid of working through painful times because no-one can easily see the prosperity on the other side. America's prosperity today is the result ONLY of the hard work and sacrifice of our forefathers, from the Revolution to the Great War, both in peace and in conflict, home and abroad.

Whatever issues we get caught up in in today's political climate, it's important we remember the bigger issues our children will face, and it won't be as simple as global warming (meteorologically) or physical immigration (though these are important issues) - it's remembering that in the end, we all die, and we all go somewhere.

When people die, they don't thank Darwin, they ask for God. The question is: which God do you believe in? Do you want to believe in a God of love or a God of war? A god of cosmic mistakes (Big-Bang Theory) or a God of self-enlightenment (Buddha). A god of Karma (Hindu) or a god of ... well, no god at all (Atheism)?

When a major faith begins digging its way from its den and dedicatedly begins trying to force its faith on you through coercion or quiet revolution, should we really worry so much about who's going to be kicked off American Idol next?

I'm a Christian, and while my faith is a faith of love, I have every intention of fighting for its survival. Right now, nations around the world, and faiths around the world, are looking for ways to end my faith, because my faith is one of the intention of the heart, not simply action of the hand. It requires people truly believe, not simply act.

When Christ came, he said that it's not just what you do, (though doing is important), but what you believe. According to the previous faith (Judaism), you simply had to act. Now, you had to believe and fulfill yourself by your heart. Not sleeping with another man's wife wasn't enough anymore, not thinking about sleeping with another man's wife became issue.

It called everyone to their own personal account - and that terrifies non-Christians bent on satisfying their lusts for debauchery on all forms.

This sounds like a religious blog, and in part, it is. But keep this in mind: all politics are based on faith. Politicians are the most religiously devout of anyone you will ever meet - whether their god is Jehovah or themselves.

So choose your faith. Understand that as world religion goes beyond the separation of church and state and once again returns war to the level of the crusades (whether to conquer or to survive), your very life will depend on whom you choose - both in this life and after.

Johnathan Cross
Marietta