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Why vote for a Christian?
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A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostWhat makes a real Christian, as opposed to the pretend Christian, and how does one tell the real from the pretend?
Does the Pretend Christian realize that he is not the real McCoy?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostWhat makes a real Christian, as opposed to the pretend Christian, and how does one tell the real from the pretend?
Does the Pretend Christian realize that he is not the real McCoy?
Many claim Carter is not a real Christian while Reagan is. Yet in 1980, many wondered if the Christian had a duty to vote for the born again Christian over the divorced Hollywood star.
Apparently Donald Trump is the real deal
Apparently few Christians really see an advantage to having Christians in politics, or any other institution. And the reason seems to be that they are not Christian enough!
First, be sure of your starting point. As a nation, the US hasn't been Christian for some time, only Pretend Christian, with most self-declared Christians being Pretend Christians. Firmly fix that as a first point, then it might be easier to decide what a real Christian should do.Last edited by demi-conservative; 12-14-2019, 03:39 PM.Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostWhy vote for a Christian?Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostIs that how Christians ought to judge Trump?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAbsolutely. He will never be asked to teach or preach in my church, or serve on any committees of value, or serve in any position of leadership.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostInteresting, and the response makes sense. But I think it significant that the argument never carried weight when Romney was running.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostHow so?
Something I don't know: Did evangelicals support Romney to the same extent as Trump? I know *I* supported him, and AFAIK all my evangelical friends did, but I don't know whether that was generally the case.Geislerminian Antinomian Kenotic Charispneumaticostal Gender Mutualist-Egalitarian.
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Originally posted by NorrinRadd View PostProbably because he's a member of a pseudo-Christian cult -- Mormonism -- and therefore an infidel, regardless of how nice his behavior is.
Something I don't know: Did evangelicals support Romney to the same extent as Trump? I know *I* supported him, and AFAIK all my evangelical friends did, but I don't know whether that was generally the case.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostThat question is complicated, I'd think, by who it was Romney and Trump ran against. Since I was voting more AGAINST Hillary that I was FOR Trump, I don't think I was thinking in the same way in voting FOR Romney as opposed to Obama. But I've slept a couple times since then, so...
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostThat response raises the question if Obama was more acceptable the Climton!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostWas there a substantive difference between the two liberal Democrats?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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