Looking Ahead in a Divided Country

[Focus on the Family]

Jim Daly is joined by U.S. Senator James Lankford to reflect on the events of January 6, the current division in our nation, and how we might move toward unity. They encourage listeners to take heart during these trying times and hold fast to their faith while praying for our country.

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[Who Me]

Jim Daly is joined by U.S. Senator James Lankford to reflect on the events of January 6, the current division in our nation, and how we might move toward unity. They encourage listeners to take heart during these trying times and hold fast to their faith while praying for our country.

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Read Phillipians 2: 1-5 verses 3+4:- Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

If Christians are living by this standard, even when in business etc, then they would be a radicle force for change.

 

[GodsGrace]

Read Phillipians 2: 1-5 verses 3+4:- Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

If Christians are living by this standard, even when in business etc, then they would be a radicle force for change.

I don't believe we could change anything.
It's the elite that control everything,
and we count for nothing.

I didn't used to feel this way, but the world
is being controlled by some we don't even see.

Sounds like a conspiracy?
I think it is.

 

[Quantrill]

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You can forget about any unity in our country. It's not going to happen. There is no material to bridge the divide. Atheistic liberal left vs Christian conservative right. One side is going to dominate. The other side will have to either submit or fight against it.

But to try and heal our land toward some unity is impossible. Conservative politicians who do that are just too scared for their job to stand up. And it is my belief that that is what you will see with the Conservatives. They had their chance to dominate during the first two years of Trumps presidency. They wasted it because in their pride they wanted to show Trump who was boss and resisted what he wanted to do. Now they can sit and watch the Bolshevik democrats do what they refused to do.

The Conservative Republicans sold us out.

Quantrill

 

[GodsGrace]

You can forget about any unity in our country. It's not going to happen. There is no material to bridge the divide. Atheistic liberal left vs Christian conservative right. One side is going to dominate. The other side will have to either submit or fight against it.

But to try and heal our land toward some unity is impossible. Conservative politicians who do that are just too scared for their job to stand up. And it is my belief that that is what you will see with the Conservatives. They had their chance to dominate during the first two years of Trumps presidency. They wasted it because in their pride they wanted to show Trump who was boss and resisted what he wanted to do. Now they can sit and watch the Bolshevik democrats do what they refused to do.

The Conservative Republicans sold us out.

Quantrill

Agreed 100%
Well said.

The Dems stick together, no matter what.
The Reps don't.
Instead of using Trump to get what they wanted since he was willing...
they gave him problems the whole time.

One side is already winning....

 

[Quantrill]

Agreed 100%
Well said.

The Dems stick together, no matter what.
The Reps don't.
Instead of using Trump to get what they wanted since he was willing...
they gave him problems the whole time.

One side is already winning....

Yes, the Bolshevik democrats are winning. And no doubt will continue. Power has been given them and they will use it. It doesn't bode well for Christians and whites in America.

The opening post puts emphasis on abortion. Abortion? It is not going to be abortion that we have to worry about. It is going to be our own lives.

Through executive orders we will be made evil and subject to jail and death. Prisons are full of those who wont mind killing you because you are Christian or white, and they can have a political excuse for doing so. In other words, they can kill you because you are Christian or white, but they use another reason. And this administration will give them the reason.

They are after Trump still. They threaten other politicians still with law suits. When they do this to the political leaders, they will surely do more to the followers of those leaders.

Instead of seeking some false unity that the OP suggests, the discussion should be how are we going to fight against this Bolshevik take over of America? How do we survive it? Who are the political leaders willing to stand against it? And there won't be many. And they will be targeted. But what are the alternatives?

Quantrill

 

[Who Me]

I don't believe we could change anything.
It's the elite that control everything,
and we count for nothing.

I didn't used to feel this way, but the world
is being controlled by some we don't even see.

Sounds like a conspiracy?
I think it is.

What difference is there between today and the world the disciples and Early church lived in?


As for the nonsense of conspiracy. Just who do you think controls/rules in a nonchristian world?

Is it not the prince of this world, the devil. Conspiracy a pointless delusion followed by the ignorant of spiritual reality.

Our task is to live for Jesus to live lives radically different from our nonchristian family and friends. As Jesus said, If you love me you will obey me!

 

[GodsGrace]

Yes, the Bolshevik democrats are winning. And no doubt will continue. Power has been given them and they will use it. It doesn't bode well for Christians and whites in America.

The opening post puts emphasis on abortion. Abortion? It is not going to be abortion that we have to worry about. It is going to be our own lives.

Through executive orders we will be made evil and subject to jail and death. Prisons are full of those who wont mind killing you because you are Christian or white, and they can have a political excuse for doing so. In other words, they can kill you because you are Christian or white, but they use another reason. And this administration will give them the reason.

They are after Trump still. They threaten other politicians still with law suits. When they do this to the political leaders, they will surely do more to the followers of those leaders.

Instead of seeking some false unity that the OP suggests, the discussion should be how are we going to fight against this Bolshevik take over of America? How do we survive it? Who are the political leaders willing to stand against it? And there won't be many. And they will be targeted. But what are the alternatives?

Quantrill

I agree with all you've said above.
I spoke to my brother in NY today and I was depressed
when I got off the phone with him.

It seems to me that we're just too little to fight off big government.
We don't have the finances or the power...not that I'm a power monger - you know what I mean.

Trump was right in looking our for Americans...
the rest of the world is going to hell in a hand basket.
Look at Europe - the EU has ruined every country that
belongs to it and yet no country want to abandon it (except the UK).

The Dems use double-speak. Biden SAYS he wants to be the President of
all and he SPEAKS about unity - but he made many statement on Inauguration day
the divided the country even further. I don't blame Trump for not going to that important
event.

Could you imagine stopping the bldg of the wall and giving, instead, grief to the poor Americans that
live along the border and have to put up with drugs, crime, and everything else. The priority is being
friendly with Mexico?

Anyway, 'nuff of that.
What will be will be.
Maybe this is the beginning of the end.

 

[GodsGrace]

What difference is there between today and the world the disciples and Early church lived in?


As for the nonsense of conspiracy. Just who do you think controls/rules in a nonchristian world?

Is it not the prince of this world, the devil. Conspiracy a pointless delusion followed by the ignorant of spiritual reality.

Our task is to live for Jesus to live lives radically different from our nonchristian family and friends. As Jesus said, If you love me you will obey me!

Hi Who Me,
Did you know that Christianity was the leading cause of the movement for a civilized world?

I'm happy that we're supposed to be BETTER than the days when Jesus was here.
I wouldn't want the world to be like that again...It wasn't even permissible for persons to be Christian.
I'm sure you know what happened to them.

Do we want this again? Sometimes I feel it's coming.
So, of course, we fight not against flesh but against principalities...
this doesn't make it right.
Do we really want satan to be the victor?
But, as I believe, nothing happens without God allowing it...so
we need to trust Him even though we may not understand what's going on.

And why wouldn't it be a conspiracy?
It sure seems like governments are happy to make their citizens become more and more poor.

I just wish we did live in a Christian world.

Atheists believe we could have morals without God.

I wonder.

 

[daninthelionsden]

You can forget about any unity in our country. It's not going to happen. There is no material to bridge the divide. Atheistic liberal left vs Christian conservative right. One side is going to dominate. The other side will have to either submit or fight against it.

But to try and heal our land toward some unity is impossible. Conservative politicians who do that are just too scared for their job to stand up. And it is my belief that that is what you will see with the Conservatives. They had their chance to dominate during the first two years of Trumps presidency. They wasted it because in their pride they wanted to show Trump who was boss and resisted what he wanted to do. Now they can sit and watch the Bolshevik democrats do what they refused to do.

The Conservative Republicans sold us out.

Quantrill

They're RINOs. Same as the ones in Texas protecting the Episcopal Church from accountability.

 

[daninthelionsden]

Hi Who Me,
Did you know that Christianity was the leading cause of the movement for a civilized world?

I'm happy that we're supposed to be BETTER than the days when Jesus was here.
I wouldn't want the world to be like that again...It wasn't even permissible for persons to be Christian.
I'm sure you know what happened to them.

Do we want this again? Sometimes I feel it's coming.
So, of course, we fight not against flesh but against principalities...
this doesn't make it right.
Do we really want satan to be the victor?
But, as I believe, nothing happens without God allowing it...so
we need to trust Him even though we may not understand what's going on.

And why wouldn't it be a conspiracy?
It sure seems like governments are happy to make their citizens become more and more poor.

I just wish we did live in a Christian world.

Atheists believe we could have morals without God.

I wonder.

There is hope in the name of Tulsi Gabbard from the Democrat side of the aisle. A lone voice of reason........oh wait....she got voted (selected) out. Ok maybe there is no more voice of reason left on the Left? Does anyone really stand for the constitution in our government anymore? Is it now just smoke/mirrors/appearances? Why do Texas "conservatives" protect a liberal Episcopal Church?

 

[Who Me]

It wasn't even permissible for persons to be Christian.

Is there a difference between then and now?
They would expose unwanted or weak babies, we abort them

They demanded conformity to a certain way of thinking, strangely that is fast becoming law.

Look up " The missionary roots of liberal democracy " a remarkable publication and if you can find it
" Why an atheist believes Africa needs Christianity. ".
Both are well worth the effort to find and read.

 

[GodsGrace]

Is there a difference between then and now?
They would expose unwanted or weak babies, we abort them

They demanded conformity to a certain way of thinking, strangely that is fast becoming law.

Look up " The missionary roots of liberal democracy " a remarkable publication and if you can find it
" Why an atheist believes Africa needs Christianity. ".
Both are well worth the effort to find and read.

Will look for them on Amazon.it
If they have them, I'll order them.

I know a little bit about the history of post-modernism.
This explains why all the Professors are liberal these days....
They're a product of the 60's when we thought we were so enlightened...
I was leftist back then, then I realized the error of my ways somewhere in my 20's.
You know, it sounds so good. They're for the working person, they're for freedom (I mean liberty),
free speech and all that.

Problem is, they're the ones that are taking freedoms away,
they're the ones that make persons poor.
They're the ones that use double-speak.

 

[GodsGrace]

Who Me

I can't find either book!

Will try something different later on.

 

[Who Me]

Try Google.

 

[Who Me]

(PDF) The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy

PDF | This article demonstrates historically and statistically that conversionary Protestants (CPs) heavily influenced the rise and spread of stable... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

 

[Who Me]

ATHEISM: Both agree, Africa needs God | Baptist Press

A U.S. mission board leader and a London atheist have some common ground, agreeing that Africa needs God.

www.baptistpress.com

One link, the Times has a copy but you have to pay to read it.

 

[GodsGrace]

Is there a difference between then and now?
They would expose unwanted or weak babies, we abort them

They demanded conformity to a certain way of thinking, strangely that is fast becoming law.

Look up " The missionary roots of liberal democracy " a remarkable publication and if you can find it
" Why an atheist believes Africa needs Christianity. ".
Both are well worth the effort to find and read.

The difference is that it was a totalitarian state back then.
But, as you've stated, it might become one again.
Will keep looking for those two books....

 

[GodsGrace]

There is hope in the name of Tulsi Gabbard from the Democrat side of the aisle. A lone voice of reason........oh wait....she got voted (selected) out. Ok maybe there is no more voice of reason left on the Left? Does anyone really stand for the constitution in our government anymore? Is it now just smoke/mirrors/appearances? Why do Texas "conservatives" protect a liberal Episcopal Church?

Hi Dan,,,
I heard on the news that years ago there were some Dems that were against abortion (which is a good indicator
of how they feel about other matters too).

They said that today there is no one on the left that would sign a bill for more stringent abortion laws...
more stringent - not abolishment.

So, yes, I doubt there's anyone on the left willing to leave "the gang".
The gang as in a big group..The tribe, the members, etc.

As to your last question....Do you know the answer?
Why would Texas conservatives protect a liberal Episcopal church?

Poor Texas...along the border.

 

[daninthelionsden]

Hi Dan,,,
I heard on the news that years ago there were some Dems that were against abortion (which is a good indicator
of how they feel about other matters too).

They said that today there is no one on the left that would sign a bill for more stringent abortion laws...
more stringent - not abolishment.

So, yes, I doubt there's anyone on the left willing to leave "the gang".
The gang as in a big group..The tribe, the members, etc.

As to your last question....Do you know the answer?
Why would Texas conservatives protect a liberal Episcopal church?

Poor Texas...along the border.

Hi Wonsering!
Absolute corruption is the answer to my question. Also pedophilia knows no socio/economic/political/denominational/racial/national....etc boundaries and the RINOs in Texas have an interest in keeping it all hush hush.