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I wrote a little blog entry on a quote by our fearless leader, and
granted, I was being a bit sarcastic, as I tend to be when discussing
G.W. I got a comment from gokings13, which I will post here in
it's entirety:-------------- Untitled Comment***Where do we come up with these people, our leaders?***Do you really want to know? Hmmmm. Well, our 'culture' has created these 'leaders'. First, we took God off the throne and put ourselves in His Place. Then we systematically removed God from our teaching, training, and as our Leader. In His Place, we elevated education, women, open thinking, and every other form of Idolatry. Once God was removed from the teaching and training (IE the schools) then "man" was free to indoctrinate the children with whatever he pleased. Yes, not only has the public school system and the college system created these "leaders", but *we* VOTED them into power. The system is doing exactly what it was designed to do: Create *people* who do not think freely, but rather let someone else tell then HOW to think and WHAT they should think, and WHEN they should think. We have become a society that "Goose Steps" to the beat of the Godless System. This is why the Bible is FULL of warnings against idolatry!! Laura -------------------- Now, I'm not a Christian. I may be a little vague on exactly what idolatry is. So, I looked it up. From wikipedia: The word idolatry comes (by haplology) from the Greek word eidololatria, a compound of eidolon, "image" or "figure", and latreia, "worship". Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested in rabbinic literature (e.g., bChul., 13b, Bar.), the Greek term itself is not found in the Septuagint, Philo, Josephus, or in other Hellenistic Jewish writings. It is also not found in Greek pagan literature. In the New Testament, the Greek word is found only in the letters of Paul, 1 Peter, 1 John, and Revelation, where it has a derogatory meaning. Hebrew terms for idolatory include avodah zarah (foreign worship) and avodat kochavim umazalot (worship of planets and constellations). So if i get this right, idolatry is the worship of images or objects. Ok, granted, in this context, I can see your point. Placing value on objects over value on spiritual matters may have led us to the point we are now, as a debtor nation, and may have led to the quote by the President. I'll give you that. But, what does idolatry have to do with your quote: "In His Place, we elevated education, women, open thinking, and every other form of Idolatry."? How is education, open thinking, and how are women idolatry? It would seem to me that education, open thinking, and women could or would have prevented the election of this particular president. I'm not certain that the alternative would have been better, but it would have been different. Am I to understand that you are implying that liberal ideals are at fault for the election of our current president? To quote you: "Yes, not only has the public school system and the college system created these "leaders", but *we* VOTED them into power. The system is doing exactly what it was designed to do: Create *people* who do not think freely, but rather let someone else tell then HOW to think and WHAT they should think, and WHEN they should think. " Now, I don't know about you, but "I" did not vote for this man. There is even room for doubt that "we" as a country elected him president. The Supreme Court had more to do with it than the populous of the United States. As a student of the public school and university system, I learned critical thinking skills that taught me to recognise incompetence in our potential public leaders. I do think freely. No one tells me what, how, or when to think, or for that matter to believe. If I remember correctly, the reason Bush got elected was because of the get out the vote efforts of the religeous right. It wasn't idolatry, or free thinking, it was the self proclaimed faithful. Not all American Christians voted for him, I know that. Just the self righteous ones. The ones who were told what to think, not by their schools, but by their church. Idolatry, as I understand it, had little or nothing to do with it. I will agree that our culture created these leaders, and that idolatry may have had a part in this particular quote. But such crass generalizations (including, granted, some of mine,) do nothing to improve the debate or improve the situation of our country, or for that matter our world. I don't vote for republicans, or democrats, unless I know in my heart and my mind that that person is the best person for the job. I have voted for republicans, and democrats. Not this one though. Thank you for your time and your patience. Raymond { Last Page } { Page 98 of 181 } { Next Page } |
