tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post4754768321145406814..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: A Christian NationAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-335582257466850712009-05-12T05:51:00.000-07:002009-05-12T05:51:00.000-07:00Thanks, Joel.
As the Hebrew sages remind us, "If...Thanks, Joel. <br /><br />As the Hebrew sages remind us, "If I am not for myself, who will be?"Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-70583304694266101182009-05-12T05:42:00.000-07:002009-05-12T05:42:00.000-07:00Hi Alan,
I am not American; although, I am Christ...Hi Alan,<br /><br />I am not American; although, I am Christian. I wish to say that for many years, Christians from around the world have looked to the United States as a beacon of Christianity. Indeed the erosion of Christian values, and the confession of the same is a disappointment to people around the world.<br /><br />I sincerely hope that voices such as yours are heard more and more in your country.Joel J. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13032083447135768724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-91024966863535897462009-05-07T06:31:00.000-07:002009-05-07T06:31:00.000-07:00All I know about morality is what I learned from r...All I know about morality is what I learned from reading the King James Version of the Bible aloud in Sunday School when I was nine years old in the 1950's - <br /><br />and getting yelled at or swatted for behavior that wasn't deemed acceptable. <br /><br />Maybe if we had some more of that, then Hollywood Starlets parading around half-nude while spewing four-letter words in front of a camera, and hucksters like Albert Gore Junior, wouldn't have the appeal thay seem to carry now.Brian G Valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523059818774910427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-75180810251578629462009-05-07T05:05:00.000-07:002009-05-07T05:05:00.000-07:00Guy: I don't have the statistics to prove it, but ...Guy: I don't have the statistics to prove it, but I think your views reflect those of a great many Americans who no longer feel they need a specific or organized church in order to express or feel their connection with a higher power.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-17454390575673759742009-05-06T21:26:00.000-07:002009-05-06T21:26:00.000-07:00Alan, you sound a lot like me. I also rarely feel...Alan, you sound a lot like me. I also rarely feel the need to go to a church to make my connection with God. I feel the hand of God in my life on a daily basis, and rarely feel the need to go somewhere in particular to exercise my faith. There have been so many times in my life that my faith in God has been tested, but so many more times, it has been reaffirmed. Sometimes I feel like I have a special relationship with God. I'm careful not to ask for much, but it seems like everything I pray for just happens ... so it's hard not to have faith.<br /><br />I wasn't always the free-roaming Christian that I am now though. I was raised a Catholic, went to church every week, CCAD on weekends, and had already started my weekly tithing like a good Catholic. One night though, shortly after my Father died (the first big test of my faith), the church sent two thugs to our home to ask my widowed Mother of four children why she had reduced her weekly donations to the church. Needless to say, that prompted me to throw them out of our house, and I've been pretty disillusioned with organized religion ever since. However, I never let my disgust with the Catholic Church (or organized religion in general)interfere with my relationship with God. I marvel at the incredible world that surrounds us every day, and thank God I am allowed to be a part of it. I don't expect anyone to understand my particular concept of religion, but I also don't try to impose it on others, and I CERTAINLY don't expect to have anyone dictate their beliefs, or lack thereof, to me. Those who would have us believe that our nation wasn't founded in Christianity have an agenda ... the complete eradication of God and religion from our country. I, like you, will continue to fight their attempts to do so.Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903448394061019454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-25624188539548288782009-05-05T20:47:00.000-07:002009-05-05T20:47:00.000-07:00Thank you for this Mr. Caruba. I find it very fru...Thank you for this Mr. Caruba. I find it very frustrating when I hear people who have been born and raised in this beautiful country claim it was never a Christian country. I may not be the brightest bulb in the box, but I have looked at and studied the History of America. As you pointed out, one only has to walk around Washington DC to see all of the Christian influence. However, I've not yet been there, but all one has to do is read the founding documents, and also virtually every State's constitution as well demonstrates a Strong Christian background and faith. So do many of the writings of the early leaders and even Supreme Court Justices. I will always talk about my Bible beliefs in Jesus. I may offend some because of my excitement, but not purposely. However, Christians who follow Christ (surprisingly some don't!) need to remember that Jesus tells us that we would be hated as He is. I don't go looking to be called names or provoke things with my faith, but I count any insult as a Blessing because of this. Thank you Mr. Caruba. God Bless~Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778221847847541523noreply@blogger.com