RE: Logic problem: The founding principles of the U.S. and Christianity.
February 11, 2012 at 10:24 am
(This post was last modified: February 11, 2012 at 10:25 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 5, 2012 at 12:02 am)CliveStaples Wrote: Take a religion that posits something really horrible
Really horrible? You mean something like having a blood debt to a punishing god that can only be paid by scapegoating a third party, thereby saving yourself a lengthy stay in a cosmic prison?
Quote:I didn't come to Christianity in a state of ignorance or fear. The pastor at the church that my parents took me to every Sunday didn't try to prey on fear or ignorance, either. So I don't find your argument at all persuasive.Well you definitely didn't come to christianity in a state of knowledge, nor does christianity confer a state of knowledge. "The church my parents took me to"...ah, so you were carried to your indoctrination center by those who were supposed to be your caretakers and guardians. Spiritual Stockholm Syndrome, lol.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!