I have t agree with you about one thing. The premise that the burden of proof lies with the one making the original claim. That works both ways. For people who are opposed to teaching creation in schools, proove that it didn't happen, and why only Darwinian evolution is the only thing that bears credibility. You will not prove it to me through any of the "evidence" that has been presented on this issue either. You claim God does not exist and that we are following an unverifiable theology. ANY theology is unverifiable to someone who is bent on disproving it. The core of my beliefs is Faith. Faith is being sure of what you cannot see. I can't see Nigel, but I know he's there because I see the fruits of my faith and obedience to his way of living, much of which does not make sense to my brain. Living otherwise felt good before and would be more fun in the short term. You tell me to prove that my beliefs are right, and I say to people who attack my beliefs, prove me wrong. People say that we are trying to force our views on other people. Well, here in the states OUR views came first, to use your argument. Aren't you forcing your views on us when you want to remove the Biblical, moral foundation for our entire way of life?
As for persecution of Christians, it is not a complex as I have no fear of being persecuted in my own land. If I were to go to India, I would be put in jail or worse for my beliefs. I know this first hand as our Church has a very strong ministry and an orphanage operating in India. The indigeonous people who have become Christian Ministers are attacked and arrested on a regular basis. The Ministry team that went over there to train the Ministers in India were threatened with Jail or worse if they opened any of their meetings to the public. I won't even go into what happens to Christians in Muslim nations, and in China. The vast majority of the world's populations live in these regions, and Christians are actively persecuted in all of them. Here in the States and Canada, most of us cannot conceive of what true persecution is like, but it doesn't change the fact that it happens with much greater severity and frequency than you realize.
The Empire you talked about I assume is the Catholic Church, which we can get into another whole discussion about. The Catholic/Jewish/Pagan/Christian Church was established as a political power to dominate over the Roman Empire as the established Religion, similar to what the Jewish religious body was before. So again I agree that this occurred, but had no Biblical support. Eventually, we nasty, "Fundamentalist" Protestants got tired of their corruption and separated from them. That does not mean that Christians as a whole, world-wide were not and are not persecuted far more often and more severely than the other way around. That goes beyond just Christianity. Just go to any of these areas and try to operate a sight like this speaking against Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism and watch how violent their persecution is. Thank Gord that we have a Biblical foundation for a society that allows us to disagree in peace.
I have t agree with you
I have t agree with you about one thing. The premise that the burden of proof lies with the one making the original claim. That works both ways. For people who are opposed to teaching creation in schools, proove that it didn't happen, and why only Darwinian evolution is the only thing that bears credibility. You will not prove it to me through any of the "evidence" that has been presented on this issue either. You claim God does not exist and that we are following an unverifiable theology. ANY theology is unverifiable to someone who is bent on disproving it. The core of my beliefs is Faith. Faith is being sure of what you cannot see. I can't see Nigel, but I know he's there because I see the fruits of my faith and obedience to his way of living, much of which does not make sense to my brain. Living otherwise felt good before and would be more fun in the short term. You tell me to prove that my beliefs are right, and I say to people who attack my beliefs, prove me wrong. People say that we are trying to force our views on other people. Well, here in the states OUR views came first, to use your argument. Aren't you forcing your views on us when you want to remove the Biblical, moral foundation for our entire way of life?
As for persecution of Christians, it is not a complex as I have no fear of being persecuted in my own land. If I were to go to India, I would be put in jail or worse for my beliefs. I know this first hand as our Church has a very strong ministry and an orphanage operating in India. The indigeonous people who have become Christian Ministers are attacked and arrested on a regular basis. The Ministry team that went over there to train the Ministers in India were threatened with Jail or worse if they opened any of their meetings to the public. I won't even go into what happens to Christians in Muslim nations, and in China. The vast majority of the world's populations live in these regions, and Christians are actively persecuted in all of them. Here in the States and Canada, most of us cannot conceive of what true persecution is like, but it doesn't change the fact that it happens with much greater severity and frequency than you realize.
The Empire you talked about I assume is the Catholic Church, which we can get into another whole discussion about. The Catholic/Jewish/Pagan/Christian Church was established as a political power to dominate over the Roman Empire as the established Religion, similar to what the Jewish religious body was before. So again I agree that this occurred, but had no Biblical support. Eventually, we nasty, "Fundamentalist" Protestants got tired of their corruption and separated from them. That does not mean that Christians as a whole, world-wide were not and are not persecuted far more often and more severely than the other way around. That goes beyond just Christianity. Just go to any of these areas and try to operate a sight like this speaking against Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism and watch how violent their persecution is. Thank Gord that we have a Biblical foundation for a society that allows us to disagree in peace.