cryptakeys
17th August 2005, 10:50
I am a new member here and this is my first post. After its reading here, it may be my last since I am assuming that any "objectionable" post is one that does not agree strictly with the opinions of the Site owners.
I became aware of the existence of the Constitution Party about a year ago and, subsequently, of The American View. At that time, I was highly impressed with the moral stance that appeared to be presented, since I know that we are living in a godless society and that this country desperately needs a return to fundamental values and the morality intended by the Founders.
As time has passed and I have received more and more mailings from the organizations, I have become increasingly disillusioned with what I've seen in the electronic mailings that I've received as well as in some things that I'm reading here. I have read so many open and almost violent attacks on individuals and organizations - on the thoughts and opinions of these people, on their values and moral qualities - and all this malevolence, in my opinion, is the anthesis of what the Bible intends for us as Christians. What ever happened to "love thy neighbor as thyself"? I know that the other cheek has been turned for far too long and that God himself was inspired to wrath on more than one occasion, but vengance belongs to God - not to us as humans, regardless of who or what we represent or how right we are in our positions. It would seem to me that in the midst of all this righteous indignation and moral outrage, the views expressed so harshly simply lower those who commit the attacks to the same moral standing as those who commit the moral outrages. No sin is greater or lesser than another in the eyes of God. And who can benefit from publicly attacking another person to promote Godly morals and values? It is my firm belief that the best leadership is leadership by example - and what example do these open attacks portray to the unsaved, immoral public? That they can call themselves Christians and then go around verbally abusing others for having the wrong opinion?
Jesus forgave all those who asked Him, healed all those who touched Him - according to the Bible, He spoke His words to the unsaved around Him with patience and forbearing and His attitude at all times was one of love and peace. How can we lead an unclean world back to these principles with hatred and anger? Answer: we can't. Hatred and anger breed hatred and anger...and the Bible specifically teaches us through Christ's example that hatred is not morally acceptable for any man. Be angry and sin not, right?
I am strongly opposed to homosexuality, to abortion, to liberal "bleeding hearts" forcing their trashy, immoral opinions down my throat everywhere I turn. I am sick of being continually confronted by the moral decay of our country and our not-so-civil civilization. I am sick to death of the government that refuses to allow my children to pray in school if they choose to, to a government that is so afraid of what the liberals might think that it bends and bows to their every ridiculous demand - giving lawful rights to groups that deserve none and committing a host of other atrocities against its citizens. Roe v. Wade is, without question, one of the most abhorrent laws that has ever crossed the books - I agree that a woman has a choice...but the choice is whether to keep her pants on or to take them off and once that choice is made then the consequences are hers to deal with on a lifetime basis. I know that abortion is simply state-sanctioned murder. But even with all these things, I know that I can stand up publicly for what I believe in and what is morally right in the eyes of God without verbally bashing everyone who disagrees with me, without attacking other human beings, without promoting hate or anger in those around me.
Where is our patience and forbearance? Where is our desire to educate and encourage people in the service of God and to the return of our government and our country to appropriate and Godly moral values? I just can't understand why there is so much violence expressed by a group that is supposed to represent Christian values and carry them to the world. It deeply saddens me.
I became aware of the existence of the Constitution Party about a year ago and, subsequently, of The American View. At that time, I was highly impressed with the moral stance that appeared to be presented, since I know that we are living in a godless society and that this country desperately needs a return to fundamental values and the morality intended by the Founders.
As time has passed and I have received more and more mailings from the organizations, I have become increasingly disillusioned with what I've seen in the electronic mailings that I've received as well as in some things that I'm reading here. I have read so many open and almost violent attacks on individuals and organizations - on the thoughts and opinions of these people, on their values and moral qualities - and all this malevolence, in my opinion, is the anthesis of what the Bible intends for us as Christians. What ever happened to "love thy neighbor as thyself"? I know that the other cheek has been turned for far too long and that God himself was inspired to wrath on more than one occasion, but vengance belongs to God - not to us as humans, regardless of who or what we represent or how right we are in our positions. It would seem to me that in the midst of all this righteous indignation and moral outrage, the views expressed so harshly simply lower those who commit the attacks to the same moral standing as those who commit the moral outrages. No sin is greater or lesser than another in the eyes of God. And who can benefit from publicly attacking another person to promote Godly morals and values? It is my firm belief that the best leadership is leadership by example - and what example do these open attacks portray to the unsaved, immoral public? That they can call themselves Christians and then go around verbally abusing others for having the wrong opinion?
Jesus forgave all those who asked Him, healed all those who touched Him - according to the Bible, He spoke His words to the unsaved around Him with patience and forbearing and His attitude at all times was one of love and peace. How can we lead an unclean world back to these principles with hatred and anger? Answer: we can't. Hatred and anger breed hatred and anger...and the Bible specifically teaches us through Christ's example that hatred is not morally acceptable for any man. Be angry and sin not, right?
I am strongly opposed to homosexuality, to abortion, to liberal "bleeding hearts" forcing their trashy, immoral opinions down my throat everywhere I turn. I am sick of being continually confronted by the moral decay of our country and our not-so-civil civilization. I am sick to death of the government that refuses to allow my children to pray in school if they choose to, to a government that is so afraid of what the liberals might think that it bends and bows to their every ridiculous demand - giving lawful rights to groups that deserve none and committing a host of other atrocities against its citizens. Roe v. Wade is, without question, one of the most abhorrent laws that has ever crossed the books - I agree that a woman has a choice...but the choice is whether to keep her pants on or to take them off and once that choice is made then the consequences are hers to deal with on a lifetime basis. I know that abortion is simply state-sanctioned murder. But even with all these things, I know that I can stand up publicly for what I believe in and what is morally right in the eyes of God without verbally bashing everyone who disagrees with me, without attacking other human beings, without promoting hate or anger in those around me.
Where is our patience and forbearance? Where is our desire to educate and encourage people in the service of God and to the return of our government and our country to appropriate and Godly moral values? I just can't understand why there is so much violence expressed by a group that is supposed to represent Christian values and carry them to the world. It deeply saddens me.