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| A Request for our Christian Readers |
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| Anonymous |
| 02/02/03 at 04:14:15 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, As I see, there are a few number of Christians who are members of this board, some others posting anonymously and many others, I am sure, reading only. Given that President Bush claims to be an evangelical Christian and is known to be very devout, I would like to hear the opinions of the Christian friends on this matter: Do the evangelicals support what Bush is doing (and planning to do) to the rest of the world? Or do you see the man as one who does not live up to his faith? What do you find most disturbing in his policies regarding Christianity? Till now, Islam has been scrutinised in this board and there is nothing wrong with that given that one of the main purposes of this board is to respond to the inquiries about Islam. However, I am sure there are many Muslims out there who are also trying to understand the kind of faith Bush follows as his policies are geared towards only violence outside the US (and Europe) while he claims to be a man of peace. I am only making an honest request here and my aim is not to bash Christianity at all but only to understand how it is perceived and practised. A fruitful and honest discussion may serve many good purposes. Peace |
| Re: A Request for our Christian Readers |
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| Dawn |
| 02/02/03 at 05:19:49 |
| [slm] As a former evangelical Christian, my personal view is that while dubya may be "talking the talk", he is definitely NOT "walking the walk". I know a good number of evangelicals who cringe when he calls himself such, as they fail to see how his actions and other words are supporting such statements. On the other hand, I also know many who take his word at face value and give him their full support, simply because he claims to be evangelical, regardless of what his other actions may be. So, from my observations, the evangelical "world" appears to be split over the issue. But I am afraid my sample sizes are too small to be able to make a statement as to which "camp" holds the majority. |
| Re: A Request for our Christian Readers |
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| ltcorpest2 |
| 02/02/03 at 10:46:03 |
| maybe you can give a list of policies so that we can comment on each individually. As far as planning to do that is mere speculation so i doubt commenting on that wold be worth much. |
| Re: A Request for our Christian Readers |
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| Anonymous |
| 02/03/03 at 03:23:15 |
| Dawn, thanks for your response. It is good to know that the evangelicals are not “en masse” behind the current craziness. The Muslims, if not Islam, have been literally bashed everywhere, particularly in the Western press (and on this board), for not having spoken enough against the despicable attacks in NY. Well, we, including many respectable Muslim leaders, have and are continuing to. However, then we have been bashed for not doing enough to help fight the apparent extremism. Well, my point is that by the same logic we can turn to the right-minded Christians and ask them whether they are doing anything right now to dissuade the Bush administration. Well, if they tell us that they are doing their part by walking in anti-war demonstrations for instance, but still cannot prevent war drums from being played, then who is to blame in that case? Personally, I would not even think of bashing those right-minded Christians. However, sadly many many Muslims have been abused in different ways since that infamous day... The existence of right-minded Christians (and Jews) still give me the hope that the current American administration will not be able to succeed to turn Huntingdon’s thesis into reality. We should all strive for that purpose, I think. Mike, as to a particular policy, then what about the approaching war in Iraq? But I would like to remind you that I am seeking an answer from the evangelicals’ point of view, NOT REALPOLITIK’S!! I am already aware of egoistic/instrumental interests of international actors. In other words, can the evangelicals justify this war on the basis of the just war doctrine of Christianity? Thanks. |
| Re: A Request for our Christian Readers |
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| ltcorpest2 |
| 02/03/03 at 22:31:02 |
| anon, if you are really interested them private message me, i am not sure this is the place to be talkng about this |
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