tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post5999524201714347944..comments2024-01-29T08:39:40.754-05:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Deeply closeted Christians and their Post-Indiana Future: Law, Culture, and RightsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-34839095729674232492015-04-09T19:45:45.429-04:002015-04-09T19:45:45.429-04:00Let us hope the startling attacks on Christianity ...Let us hope the startling attacks on Christianity launched in the wake of this Indiana debacle convince more Christians that Conservatism does not offer them a future. Only radical right Reaction does. This is not politics, this is war.Clear Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067495451323861530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-7183583919007820632015-04-09T09:03:46.974-04:002015-04-09T09:03:46.974-04:00“But what’s coming is going cause a lot of people ...“But what’s coming is going cause a lot of people to fall away from the faith, and we are going to have to be careful about how we define and clarify what Christianity is.”<br /><br />Which means people will be saying those who even claim there is a falling away are Rad Trads, sedvacantists, literalists, fundamentals, etc. "The Pope remains a loyal son!", "Our best Bible scholars say we have abused these texts!", "You are just pining away for the past!", "Proselyting is nonsense!", "We are all children of God anyway, just worry about poverty and love!"... Sound familiar?JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684142528414196410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-44785816530840038982015-04-07T18:36:27.915-04:002015-04-07T18:36:27.915-04:00" xx ... what’s coming is going cause a lot o..." xx ... what’s coming is going cause a lot of people to fall away from the faith, and we are going to have to be careful about how we define and clarify what Christianity is."<br /><br />Then were gonna need a beter clearer pope.Dark Horsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-88945830662769806802015-04-07T16:50:16.977-04:002015-04-07T16:50:16.977-04:00Like Jews of old, Christians will be kept around w...Like Jews of old, Christians will be kept around when and only to the extent that it's convenient.<br /><br />And like Jews of old, Christians will survive when and only to the extent that they hang together. <br /><br />Which is why, Kingsfield concludes by saying:<br /><br /><i>“We have to fall back to defensive lines and figure out where those lines are. It’s not going to be persecution like the older Romans, or even communist Russia,” he added. “But what’s coming is going cause a lot of people to fall away from the faith, and we are going to have to be careful about how we define and clarify what Christianity is.”</i><br /><br />This is God's plan <i>ut unum sint</i>.Sed Contranoreply@blogger.com