Christophobia

[RonD1120 62]

Brothers and sisters in the Lord take note. Long post but informative and to the point.
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Christophobia (Condensed)
By: Jeffrey T. Kuhner
(Jeffrey T. Kuhner is a columnist at The Washington Times
and president of the Edmund Burke Institute. and the daily
host of the "Kuhner Show.")
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Christianity is dying. It was once the bastion of Western
civilization.

The sex-abuse scandal is ravaging the Catholic Church -
tarring Pope Benedict XVI himself. The Anglican Church has
been eviscerated, losing members as it succumbs to the liberal
winds of female ordination and gay rights. Many Protestant
denominations are abandoning their beliefs and fervent
missionary zeal, embracing chic environmentalism and
watered-down socialism as a cheap substitute for the
traditional Gospel. Europe, the ancient stronghold of
Christendom, has been transformed into a secular neo-pagan
culture. For Europeans, God is dead.

The secular tidal wave has overwhelmed America. Since the
1960s, the United States has been the victim of the sexual
revolution that glorifies hedonism and personal liberation.
Pornography, abortion, homosexuality, promiscuity, the AIDS
epidemic, soaring out-of-wedlock births, sky-rocketing
divorce rates and the breakdown of the family. MTV morality
is in; Jesus is out.

The war waged by liberals on Christianity, however, has gone
to a new, more dangerous level - one bordering on soft
totalitarianism. Recently, the city of Davenport, Iowa,
removed Good Friday from its municipal calendar. The
Davenport Civil Rights Commission sought to change the
name of the holiday to one that is less "divisive" and more
ecumenical. Hence, a memo was sent to municipal employees
stating Good Friday would be officially known as "Spring
Holiday."

"We merely made a recommendation that the name be
changed to something other than Good Friday," said Tim Hart,
the commission's chairman. "Our Constitution calls for
separation of church and state.." (The US Constitution?)

After an uproar by outraged Christians, the city council
decided to resurrect the name Good Friday. The multicultural
secularists in Davenport have been defeated - for now.

The left is determined to extirpate Christian holidays and
symbols from our society. Liberals are determined to smash
traditional values and drive Christians underground. The
American left is following in the shameful - and much more
bloody - footsteps of Marxist regimes. Instead of eradicating
religious faith through the barrel of a gun, leftists use
bureaucratic dictates and mass propaganda.

Christianity is gradually being purged from the public square.
Christmas celebrations have become offensive. "Merry
Christmas" is now considered to be politically incorrect; the
proper greeting is "happy holidays." The Ten Commandments
cannot be displayed in courtrooms or classes. Prayer has been
banished from public schools. Christians are regularly mocked
in movies and TV. Taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize
"art" that depicts Christ in unflattering ways. Hollywood
makes films - such as "Angels and Demons" - portraying the
Catholic Church as a repressive, sinister and primitive
institution.

Anti-Christian bigotry is the last fashionable hatred. It is easy
for Davenport's Christophobes to pick on Good Friday. What's
the worst that could happen? Angry phone calls and e-mails?
Town-hall meetings? Maybe public protests?

The same standards do not apply to Islam. Davenport's
multiculturalists would never dare to remove say, Ramadan,
from the calendar and rename it "Fasting Month" for fear of
offending Muslims - and possibly triggering a fatwa.
Self-preservation - and cowardice - dissuades them from
attacking certain religions.

Christians, however, are an easy target. They do not believe in
jihad or suicide bombing. Unlike radical Islamists, they
espouse the rule of law and human rights. They accept
persecution - even state-sanctioned persecution - as part of
their religious burden. Liberals realize that Christianity is a
genuine "religion of peace." This is why they do not fear
systematically smearing it.

The Founding Fathers emphasized that the constitutional
republic depended upon a vigorous religious society.

Our Judeo-Christian heritage provides the underpinnings to
our constitutional government for one simple reason: It
acknowledges the transcendental nature of man. Our
fundamental liberties flow from God almighty - not the state.
This is why individual rights - to life, liberty and property -
are the essential bulwarks against government power: What
God has given, no man - or regime - can take away. Once
America loses its Christian identity, it will inevitably lose its
freedoms.

Christophobia forms the basis of modern liberalism. Leftist
progressives are determined to destroy traditional America
and its seminal institutions - the Constitution, capitalism,
national sovereignty and the family so they have declared war
on Christianity. If Christians do not rise from their apathy,
they will be driven into the catacombs once again. And with
their defeat comes the end of our great republic.

We must boldly stand against any who attempt to degrade our
Christian heritage. We must identify them as practicing one of
the last acceptable forms of bigotry and hatred: Christophobia.

Our right to embrace Christ is no less than their right to
embrace a perverse lifestyle.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

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Our right to embrace Christ is no less than their right to embrace a perverse lifestyle.

what an odd way to conclude it - clearly self congratulatory and very similar to the self congratulatory and arrogant position and attitude shown by the same people he is railing against

this doesn't help his cause as a result

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[VTmotoMike08 0]

Yes, those poor oppressed Christians... what a shame that they have to acknowledge the existence of other viewpoints, even in America! Everyone knows Jesus wrote the constitution to prevent this kind of crap from happening. Hell in a hand basket, I tell ya...

[base428 1]

People often ask me about the best and worst things I've experienced in my 18 years of skydiving and BASE jumping. I usually tell them the best thing is the feeling of flying like a bird and doing things that most people only dream of. The worst thing is easy to identify......it's the skydivers who utilize every possible opportunity to bash Christianity.

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[Andy9o8 2]

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People often ask me about the best and worst things I've experienced in my 18 years of skydiving and BASE jumping. I usually tell them the best thing is the feeling of flying like a bird and doing things that most people only dream of. The worst thing is easy to identify......it's the skydivers who utilize every possible opportunity to bash Christianity.

Interesting; that never would have occurred to me. A couple questions, please:
- Do you think it's a reflection on skydivers or of Christianity?
- What's the second-worst thing you've experienced in your years of jumping?

[VTmotoMike08 0]

Really, skydivers bashing christianity is worse than all the people you have seen go in and die?

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Christians, however, are an easy target. They do not believe in jihad or suicide bombing. Unlike radical Islamists, they espouse the rule of law and human rights.

Yeah, those Christians who were recently arrested for plotting to kill a bunch of cops, at least they weren't into jihad or suicide bombing.

[base428 1]

I've only had two bad days where I've watched jumpers go in, but Christian-bashing is a daily occurrence here.

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Really, skydivers bashing christianity is worse than all the people you have seen go in and die?

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[Andy9o8 2]

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I've only had two bad days where I've watched jumpers go in, but Christian-bashing is a daily occurrence here.

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Really, skydivers bashing christianity is worse than all the people you have seen go in and die?

so what are the answers to my questions in post #5?

[billvon 3,009]

Listening to a Christian complain about Christophobia in the US is like listening to a McDonald's owner complain about how everyone in the US hates fast food.

[masterblaster72 0]

Amen.

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

[Calvin19 0]

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Listening to a Christian complain about Christophobia in the US is like listening to a McDonald's owner complain about how everyone in the US hates fast food.

nice.

[Remster 30]

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Christians, however, are an easy target. They do not believe in jihad or suicide bombing. Unlike radical Islamists, they espouse the rule of law and human rights.

Yeah, those Christians who were recently arrested for plotting to kill a bunch of cops, at least they weren't into jihad or suicide bombing.

That's because they're not real(tm) chistians... Just like the abortion doctors killers, the catholic priests and bishops involved in the pedophilia quagmire, the military funeral protesters, etc, etc, etc...

Remster

[Calvin19 0]

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We must boldly stand against any who attempt to degrade our
Christian heritage. We must identify them as practicing one of
the last acceptable forms of bigotry and hatred: Christophobia.

sure sounds like a Jihad if I have ever heard one.

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Our right to embrace Christ is no less than their right to
embrace a perverse lifestyle.

of course! and alongside all the roads in the deep south you see "god is watching" billboards alongside "adult superstore" advertisements. I'm sure you will be fine.


to bring it back up, sorry, but It is such a win of an article, I had to use it in the reply.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/02/26/liberals.atheists.sex.intelligence/index.html

[Calvin19 0]

Further, I think that the big picture here would show that your (the xtians) 'haters' are not specifically against xtianity. The people you call "christophobes" (and I LOVE that by the way, hilarious and legitimate) are more "beliefophobes". I personally dislike the political influence of every organized religion, not just xtianity.
Xtianity is simply the most popular and most evident. AND it is the spiritual backing you put behind W and Palin. terrifying.

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I've only had two bad days where I've watched jumpers go in, but Christian-bashing is a daily occurrence here.

There are a lot of things that get bashed here on a daily basis. But I don't think I've ever heard any Christian-bashing at an actual dropzone. (Not saying it doesn't happen, just that I haven't noticed it.)

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For Europeans, God is dead.

And the problem with that is?

Gods come and go - always have done, always will. What's so special about your flavour of God anyway?

You can keep your Christian heritage (all of it Crusades, Inquisition and all) - just dont push it at me, I'm not interested.

Call your holidays what ever you like (so will I) - most were hijacked from earlier ones anyway.

If your religion is not strong enough to stand up on it's own 'merits' and so few of it's claims prooven, then too bad. A lot of people are not so easily taken in by mythology anymore. Put up or shut up, I think applies here.

Good luck - you may need it.

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Amazon 7]

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For Europeans, God is dead.

And the problem with that is?

Gods come and go - always have done, always will. What's so special about your flavour of God anyway?

You can keep your Christian heritage (all of it Crusades, Inquisition and all) - just dont push it at me, I'm not interested.

Call your holidays what ever you like (so will I) - most were hijacked from earlier ones anyway.

If your religion is not strong enough to stand up on it's own 'merits' and so few of it's claims prooven, then too bad. A lot of people are not so easily taken in by mythology anymore. Put up or shut up, I think applies here.

Good luck - you may need it.

I just think the Europeans and especially my Irish, English, or Scottish ancestors got tired of killing each other for Christ based on who was the head of which flavor of "christian" church.

[akarunway 1]

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Amen.

Goddamn Jesus H Christ. That was fuckin funny. Thanks for the laugh. Am I going to hell now?

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[kallend 2,032]

You'd better start building catacombs; don't delay.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[masterblaster72 0]

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Amen.

Goddamn Jesus H Christ. That was fuckin funny. Thanks for the laugh. Am I going to hell now?

You'll go to hell only if you don't believe that Reverend X is G-d -- u know, ruler of heaven and erf, and every goddamn thing in between.

Praise be to the mothafucka, amen.

Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.

[JohnnyD 0]

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People often ask me about the best and worst things I've experienced in my 18 years of skydiving and BASE jumping. I usually tell them the best thing is the feeling of flying like a bird and doing things that most people only dream of. The worst thing is easy to identify......it's the skydivers who utilize every possible opportunity to bash Christianity.

In my 30 plus years of attending church, the worst thing is easy to identify.......it's the church goers who utilize every possible opportunity to say......whuffo them crazy people jumpin' out of those planes?
God damn wuffos tellin me how to live.

[RonD1120 62]

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You'd better start building catacombs; don't delay.

A bit of a sidetrack, but, what do you have to offer those folks who suffer from unresolved issues of anger, anxiety, depression and guilt?

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

[kallend 2,032]

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You'd better start building catacombs; don't delay.

A bit of a sidetrack, but, what do you have to offer those folks who suffer from unresolved issues of anger, anxiety, depression and guilt?

Cookies.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[Amazon 7]

Something that works..... DRUGS for those diseases