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Originally Posted by OBW
I do not see Christians being able to simply force their desires on others. But if Christians were to become the majority voting force (and managed to all be on the same page — doubtful) there are still many things that, in love for neighbor, that we should not do even though we could.
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I agree with this. But you have to look at the likely scenarios. If America gained an overwhelming majority of real, committed Christians (as opposed to nominal), how would that come about? It most likely would be through real life change, rather than simply religious fervor. So some kind of cultural revolution enforced through law is unlikely. Although zealous Christian restorationists get the grease, most Christians are pretty reasonable. They understand that the freedom they enjoy must be extended to others.
But simply because someone wants America to turn to God and receive a blessing does not mean the other shoe dropping is to round up all gays and abortion practitioners and hang them from the nearest tree. Frankly, I think it would be sad commentary indeed if Christians got significantly more political power and used it to persecute gays or something like that.
The Christian Coalition experience showed that bare knuckles politics is not the way to bring in the kingdom of God. At the same time, grass roots citizenship informed by the knowledge of God is completely legitimate.
The danger of oppression from a Christian majority is one reason why Christians should not be "one" and organized in the way the LRC envisions it. Can you imagine what would happen to freedom if that group came to power? Holy moly!