I have failed
I have failed my loyal readers. I have taken a sabbatical from blogging. A non- intentional sabbatical. It is easy when your life gets so busy not to slow down and gather your thoughts. That is what my blog actually does for me.
Most people blog to get there thoughts out there through this simple, yet vast communication tool. I am guilty of that as most, yet it helps me bring my thoughts together. Yes, it is true it is manly political, but sadly that is how I think.
What is new with me?
I must say something interesting has happened at work lately. During one of my hatchet man days (see other blogs) I ran into this interesting gentleman who was only $303 dollars not paid and we were shutting off his gas. This man was fascinating. He was had a home made sign hung up in his window that stated "REPENT AMERICA OR DIE."
The curious person I am I had to ask him. He was telling me that America has fallen so far from God that he is punishing us (ie. 9-11). The only people who will survive in the end will be the faithful to God and the only way for America to survive is to repent their sins. He also claimed to be seeing the numbers 7-13 all over the place. He claimed he didn't know if it was a time or a date, but he believed this was going to be the next attack against the United Satan (I mean States) of America.
This man fascinated me. Especially because I do not believe we were a Christian country founded on by Christians. It is true our founding fathers did believe in God and were very moral men. Yet, that time of history, it a common held believe that there was a God and their "faith" helped them govern. If you acknowledge their is a God, that does not make you a Christian. Especially if you do it for political gain, or social gain.
I could talk a long time on why I believe were not a "Christian society" from the beginning but it is Independence Day and I want to spend time with my wife.
As always, your thoughts are appreciated.
Most people blog to get there thoughts out there through this simple, yet vast communication tool. I am guilty of that as most, yet it helps me bring my thoughts together. Yes, it is true it is manly political, but sadly that is how I think.
What is new with me?
I must say something interesting has happened at work lately. During one of my hatchet man days (see other blogs) I ran into this interesting gentleman who was only $303 dollars not paid and we were shutting off his gas. This man was fascinating. He was had a home made sign hung up in his window that stated "REPENT AMERICA OR DIE."
The curious person I am I had to ask him. He was telling me that America has fallen so far from God that he is punishing us (ie. 9-11). The only people who will survive in the end will be the faithful to God and the only way for America to survive is to repent their sins. He also claimed to be seeing the numbers 7-13 all over the place. He claimed he didn't know if it was a time or a date, but he believed this was going to be the next attack against the United Satan (I mean States) of America.
This man fascinated me. Especially because I do not believe we were a Christian country founded on by Christians. It is true our founding fathers did believe in God and were very moral men. Yet, that time of history, it a common held believe that there was a God and their "faith" helped them govern. If you acknowledge their is a God, that does not make you a Christian. Especially if you do it for political gain, or social gain.
I could talk a long time on why I believe were not a "Christian society" from the beginning but it is Independence Day and I want to spend time with my wife.
As always, your thoughts are appreciated.
posted by Uncle Jonny's at 8:48 AM
2 Comments:
The whole "Christian nation" thing bothers me, and seems to bother me more as I get older. I'm so glad that we were not able to have a Fourth of July concert at the church this year. It would be bad enough to sit through, but to be a participant is more than I can take right now.
First of all, how most people use the term flies in the face of everything Jesus taught and practiced. Jesus never used or advocated the use of government to advance the gospel.
Second, most of the founders were deists, agnostics, or belonged to denominations that evangelicals today consider to not even be Christian. Not that they had much choice given that the whole evangelical thing was just getting rolling, and in fact in several colonies, it was illegal to be a Baptist. Some Christian nation.
Third, many of the icons of the "Christian Nation" movement are recent innovations. "In God We Trust" was first added to some of our currency in the early 1900's and didn't become universal until the McCarthy era, which is also when "under God" was added to the pledge. In fact, my Christian school taught me the pledge without it in the late 60's. Claiming these as proof of our "Christian heritage" is the worst sort of historical revisionism.
Anyway, I'll shut up before blogger cuts me off.
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