tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post112480783444225016..comments2023-10-29T00:27:50.643-07:00Comments on 2012: The Progressive BaptistRyan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1125434668568711022005-08-30T13:44:00.000-07:002005-08-30T13:44:00.000-07:00Well they are Constantine like. In fact hasn't it...Well they are Constantine like. In fact hasn't it been Constantine like since Constantine? Hasn't every war been supported by virtually every church?<BR/><BR/>Nothing has changed, friends. If we don't believe in war we're still a small minority-- a small minority in the Church. It's always been like that!!!<BR/><BR/>And the opportunities are just as fertile as they have been for 2000 years-- infinite possibilities for good.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1124896958872308302005-08-24T08:22:00.000-07:002005-08-24T08:22:00.000-07:00Jon, I so agree with you that fundamentalists tend...Jon, I so agree with you that fundamentalists tend to think of an oppressive form of Christianity as the way of Jesus. That the state should legislate Christendom domestically and all around the world... no matter what the cost of lives.<BR/><BR/>This actually sounds a bit like Constantinian Rome to me. Hmm. My friend Chris says we are entering another "dark age"-medival period. Hmm.<BR/><BR/>The way of Jesus was much more subversive and bottom-up versus top-down in an oppressive sense.<BR/><BR/><EM>The Son of Man came to serve, not to be served.</EM>Ryan Lee Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1124860246653836252005-08-23T22:10:00.000-07:002005-08-23T22:10:00.000-07:00I simply can't get over the typical Fundamentalist...I simply can't get over the typical Fundamentalist equation of Christianity with the state. It makes no sense to me and never will. <BR/><BR/>Caesar is Caesar is Caesar, and the Kingdom is not of the world. Where the hell does this belief come from? I think the way I phrased the question gives the answer!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772474227432165970noreply@blogger.com