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Old 12-29-2018, 06:14 AM   #5071
zeek
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Default Re: Politics and the Church

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Originally Posted by awareness View Post
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” ― Friedrich W. Nietzsche

Jesus: "Resist not evil."

So I guess, according to Jesus, we and China should allow cults like Nee and Lee to go on, even if, in China's case, it causes millions of deaths. Jesus was an enabler. Then why, "I came to bring a sword?" So maybe Jesus likes cults.
You didn't answer the question. You maintain your right to practice any faith you choose or no faith at all. Why wouldn't you grant that freedom to everyone else?

The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". Why shouldn't that law be applied throughout the world including China?

You blame religion for millions of deaths in China. The U.S. while not free from religious conflict has generally been able to allow its people to practice whatever religion they choose as long as they don't discriminate against or excessively burden or become violent toward others in the name of their religious belief. Why can't China do the same?
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