The constitution mentions the 'Creator.' The ideals of the constution are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That we are 'endowed' with rights that don't come from man - but God! That we are created equal. What other countries have freed slaves? There are still many slaves in Africa itself within it's own boundaries and to it's own people. Witness diamond mining.
America has not only freed slaves but harboured them within its own shores; some might argue that, to some extent, the latter still applies to some people...
This system provides for many things - but with freedom comes responsibility.
Indeed it does, although in all your frequent references to "freedom" you studiously avoid mention of freedom from exposure to bigotry...
There are many places in the OT where G-d miraculously roots out enemies. The enemies typically start the fight. Japan bombed pearl harbor before anything happened to them. They are no longer enemies because i think we both understand. There have even been some fighter pilots that have met with the other side and made peace - and visa-versa - because they understand that the warfare of this age isn't really fair. As you say - bombing innocent people and making them burned beyond belief is really saying that humanity doesn't deserve to exist. And, yet - whomever has the bomb will use it.
But who IS the "enemy"? Anyone who instigates a war will be regarded by the other side as the "enemy". Whoever has "the bomb" (and that may eventually be many countries) will be at least as likely not to use it as to use it, especially since the damage that would be done by its use knows no boundaries.
Death is a concept that came into the world by sin.
Nonsense! It is a biological inevitability - or rather it has been so to date but may not always be so.
G-d mentions in Revelations that the entire world's system (banking, government, etc) will be under the control of Satan completely. It has been for a long time. That is why Satan asked Jesus Christ if he wanted all the kingdoms of the world at the time He came the first time. It wasn't his 'time.' His time is after mankind has already been persuaded that war is the only answer.
Where in Revelations does God say this? And who are you (since you are not God) to claim that "the entire world's system" has already been under such control "for a long time", from what facts do you deduce this, when did it occur and how?
And, yet - if we do not fight for our country - who will? Not G-d anymore because we deny His power. Churchill did not deny God's power. Roosevelt did not. Lincoln did not.
I don't think that Churchill fought directly for your country, you know! But the point here is that all of these leaders believed in God. That's fine; they were entitled to do that, just as others were/are entitled not to or to subscribe to a religion other than that to which those leaders subscribed.
And, neither does McCAin. McCain has more honor than Obama has sitting at the table eating dinner. I do not think that Obama thanks G-d for his food. It just appears.
You don't "think" - but what do you actuaqlly know of this? ANd to what extent does it matter whether one contender for the American presidency says grace before eating and the other doesn't? - even if we can reasonably assume that to be the case...
We deserve everything we have? No. God gave it to us!
So we humans gave ourselves nothing?
The rulers of this world are there because G-d allows them to be
So much for the freedom granted by the constitution to each citizen to vote as they please in his/her country!
McCain understands this.
Well, whoopty-doo. I don;t understand it - at least not in terms of the US constitution and the voting rights that it confers...
Obama thinks he is personally the greatest thing to walk the planet.
Does he? Well, he's wrong, of course, because we all know that you are!
Oh. And about warfare. I happen to think that under the current systems and laws - warefare will be outlawed by Obama and then someone will bomb us. All our shields and defences will supposedly be 'anti-peace.' Playing right into the hand of Russia when they complained about that - however it won't be Russia to do us in according to the bible. It will be our friendly peaceable neighbors that are supposed to keep the peace and bring peace to the world.
Beating swords into ploughshares, anyone? (not that present-day farmers in developed countries need the latter, of course, but)...
Today, as almost everyone knows, is election day in America. Whatever the outcome, may I humbly wish the best to the American people and the best hope that the future will brighten for them - and yes, Susan, of course that includes you...
Best,
Alistair
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