Answering A Fool According to His Folly – Pt. 1
I went to Amazon.com today to order another copy of Skousen’s seminal work, “The 5000 Year Leap.” (Written almost 30 years ago and once out-of-print, Glenn Beck has almost single-handedly resurrected it and turned it into a best-seller.) While there I took a moment to read some of the reviews that had been posted. I wasn’t at all surprised to see a majority of 5 Stars sprinkled with a handful of 1 Stars. This is one of those love it (if you’re a thoughtful Christian) or hate it (if you’re a committed materialist/secularist) books. I took the time to read one of the later postings and found that old prophetic bile rising up in my throat and decided to take a moment and respond.
If you’re interested:
R. Denton (Tulsa, OK USA):
“Like books of this type, don’t waste your time on this. It’s another one of those “Founding Fathers created a Christian Nation to glorify God” fantasies. Despite the well-documented facts that many of the founders were either agnostic or at most deists, the myth persists that somehow this was a Christian nation, blessed by God from the beginning. I’m as patriotic as anyone and a Marine vet and would still fight for this country I love, but I am sick of this myth.
The first people that came here were largely trying to escape state-religion, but then set about to create their own in each colony or settlement. I’m very big on religious freedom, freedom of thought and conscience, as well as speech, but am sick and tired of this same story. It’s not much different than a Christian Taliban. I’m quite sure some of those that founded the nation did indeed think that they had been given this continent by God. That’s why they had so little problem moving and removing the “savages” that were already here not to mention the various witch hunts.
The main message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to love one another as He loves us! Not just the others like you that are in the same church, but ALL of the others. All the rest is dogma, footnotes and the apostles’ efforts to try and understand this while figuring out how to build a new church/faith.
My Response (Nashville, TN): “
Shut your eyes and repeat after me, “There is no place like home. There is no place like home.” Except now you don’t want to go back to Kansas (reality) but rather remain in Oz. Wishing that America wasn’t founded overwhelming by Christians and intended to be a Christian nation doesn’t make it so. And cherry-picking from the handful of contrary evidence and ignoring the avalanche of facts that support the “Christian nation” premise is manifestly disingenuous. My favorite example of this insanity (and proof that God has an interesting a sense of humor) is Thomas Jefferson’s famous letter to the Danbury Baptists. This “founding document” (if you tilt your head and squint a little) is the source for the infamous “wall of separation” between church and state. (By the way, this is a completely Christian notion when properly understood – something that statists/secularists are loathe to do.) Now without question this letter and phrase are the holy grail for the ACLU and their ilk. The irony? The letter was written on New Year’s day, 1802 – a Friday. Just two days after penning it Jefferson attended Christian church services held — drum-roll please — in the Supreme Court chambers; at that time located in the Capitol building. H-m-m-m-m-m-m.
The simple fact is that there were only a handful of deists among the Founding Fathers – and maybe one or two agnostics. The vast majority were Christians. And even more to the point, the few deists – like Jefferson and Franklin – were heavily influenced by Christian thought. It was Franklin, for example, who called the assembly to Christian prayer – invoking the words of Jesus – when the Constitutional convention threatened to blow apart.
Part of me wishes a wand could be waved and the world that this reviewer seems to want could be created – one where the Judeo-Christian worldview was locked out of the public square and every law, every economic and social policy was based on naked human reasoning divorced from all illumination from the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit. I promise you it would make George Bailey’s “Bedford Falls” journey look like a walk in the park. Denton, our tough Marine, would be screaming for Christ’s mercy and presence AS WELL as His presence through the Church and through God-fearing magistrates within a microsecond of his immersion into hell on earth.
русская букмекерская контора официальный сайт скачать русская букмекерская контора официальный сайт скачать
1win телефон приложение http://1win1167.ru
как стать партнером 1win http://www.1win1169.ru
Накрутка фолловеров на твич – ТОП-50 лучших сервисов https://vc.ru/niksolovov/1292521-nakrutka-folloverov-na-tvich-top-50-luchshih-servisov Лучшие платформы для набора и накрутки
zapravka-gazom-gazgoldera-499.ru .
как перейти на бонусный счет в 1win как перейти на бонусный счет в 1win
speed n cash лайфак speed n cash лайфак
online casino portofele electronice online casino portofele electronice
pogreb-plastikovyy-dlya-dachi-123.ru .
автоматические жалюзи на пластиковые окна автоматические жалюзи на пластиковые окна .
гидроизоляция цена https://gidroizolyaciya-cena-1.ru/ .
гидроизоляция цена https://www.gidroizolyaciya-cena-2.ru .
как вывести бонусы с 1win на карту http://1win1165.ru/
1с сервис облако 1с облако для ип
Продвижение в Инстаграм – ТОП-50 лучших сервисов https://vc.ru/niksolovov/1292519-prodvizhenie-v-instagram-top-50-luchshih-servisov Лучшие платформы для набора и накрутки
гидроизоляция цена http://www.gidroizolyaciya-cena-3.ru .
ushp-fundament-499.ru .
сколько стоит заправка газгольдера объемом 4850 .
1с бух облако 1с облако стоимость
1win aviator играть https://www.1win1165.ru
бот для игры лаки джет https://1win1165.ru/
ремонт старых швейных машин услуги ремонта швейных машин
куда вводить промокод 1win http://1win1171.ru
игра ракета на деньги 1win отзывы https://www.1win1168.ru
ремонт швейных машин haier https://remont-shveynyh-mashin1.ru
ремонт кофемашины siemens ремонт кофемашин simonelli
1 вин бонус при регистрации без депозита https://www.1win1169.ru
ремонт кофемашин сименс ремонт кофемашины поларис
букмекерская официальный сайт скачать http://www.1win1169.ru
pogreb-plastikovyy-dlya-dachi-123.ru .
ВК накрутка – ТОП-50 лучших сервисов https://vc.ru/niksolovov/1275651-vk-nakrutka-top-50-luchshih-servisov Лучшие платформы для набора и накрутки
zapravka-gazom-gazgoldera-499.ru .
RF lifting price Marbella [url=https://cosmetology-in-marbella.com/]cosmetology-in-marbella.com[/url] .
Cosmetologist price Cosmetologist price .
ushp-fundament-499.ru .
facial rejuvenation clinic Marbella cosmetology-in-marbella.com .
Cosmetology services Cosmetology services .
прикольные горшки https://dizaynerskie-kashpo-nsk.ru/ .
Cosmetology clinic Marbella Cosmetology clinic Marbella .
русская букмекерская контора официальный сайт скачать http://www.1win1166.ru
lucky jet статистика за сутки https://1win1167.ru/
zapravka-gazom-gazgoldera-499.ru .
Накрутка реакций в тг бесплатно – ТОП-50 лучших сервисов https://vc.ru/niksolovov/1275229-nakrutka-reakcii-v-tg-besplatno-top-50-luchshih-servisov Лучшие платформы для набора и накрутки
бак для погреба пластиковый цена .
1 win.com.ci 1 win.com.ci
ремонт швейных машин телефон номер ремонта швейных машин
ushp-fundament-499.ru .
промо 1вин промо 1вин
ремонт кофемашин на дому ремонт кофемашин polaris
креативный цветочный горшок креативный цветочный горшок .