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Post by droc0794 on Jun 16, 2004 13:29:58 GMT -5
cornfed, you make great points, but i respectfully disagree. Mnay people today fel that if they "go to church" they are christians, which is not true. This is evidence as to why our morals, as a nation, are continually on the decline. Our ancestors would have never believed the state of affairs that christianity is in now had they been told so in the 1800's.
As far as being nonexistant, well...depending on your beliefs pertaining to christianity, that could be debated.
My point in the original post was this: since the end of the war, our morals have been in decline, due to the whole of our country being seperated from GOD ( new gay maraige laws, abortion, and attacks on our everyday freedoms). Even here in the south we are reminded of these facts every day. This is a huge about-face from 1861; and in my opinion, this was caused by the invasion, attack, and rule of the northern government.
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Post by CornFedReb on Jun 16, 2004 17:38:06 GMT -5
Droc,
I'm not sure what it is that you and I disagree on. Please be more specific. It seems that everything you said I agree on.
I understand that going to church does not make you a Christian. In fact, modern "Churchianity" is an abomination. Why else could it be that we have more churches per capita than any Western nation yet our people are going down hill faster than any time in history? The churches have lost their salt and the preachers are merely tickling the ears of the congregation to keep them coming to church. Not to mention the fact that the majority of churches seek out 501c3 status from the government to justify their existance.
As you and I have both stated, in so many words, today's "Christianity" would be hard to recognize by our forefathers. Of course it should be noted that the Christianity of our Confederate forefathers would hardly be recognized by those who lived during the first 300 years of the Christian church. In spite of all this change, the majority of Americans (especially in the South) still profess that Christ is come in the flesh, suffered, died and was buried and rose again on the third day. That belief, in a nutshell, is what seperates the "Christian" from the Muslim, Jew, Hindu and other heathen religions. Those who do not believe that are, as the Bible says, "antichrists." The majority of the folks in the South do not fit that description though we all have much room for improvement.
I agree that the federal victory in '65 is the reason Southrons are burdened with abortion and tolerance of queers which will eventually lead to our "tolerance" of queer marriage. If we were independent or could at least inforce the 10th amendment such things (and many, many more) would not exist in the South.
God Save the South, CornFedReb
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Post by droc0794 on Jun 16, 2004 21:04:20 GMT -5
You must forgive me in my haste cornfedreb, I havent been online for a while and I was eager to catch. Sometimes my speed-reading causes many a headache. Aside from our misunderstanding, I agree with your views on our state of affairs as a confederate nation, and as, more importantly, a Christian nation. What worries me is that southern children, adults too for that matter, have been misled and lied to for so long about christianity and our Dixie that our goal of educating everyone in the south will be difficult. I know that it can work, but we need more like those of us on this site to start the process. I have stated here before that to educate the masses, we must first start with ourselves. Everytime I feel that I have learned the entire truth about a particular subject pertaining to the war, I find new, interesting info. So, as you may well see, my own education is a definite work-in-progress. At times, I am so caught up in my own education, that I miss a prime opportunity to pass knowledge along to another southerner. Now that I have identified this problem, I can fix it. Sorry for dragging on guys...you know me. Educate Deo Vindice
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