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| 24.9.04 |
| contributing to the war on terror |
chuck colson wrote a very bold and interesting article for ct. i personally believe his link between fighting gay marriage and the war on terror is a bit far-fetched. (and, by the way, i'm getting really tired of the political arguments for the war on terror, that are really nothing more than a campaign ploy for bc04 and ke04..."by buying drugs in canada you're contributing to the war on terror"..."by driving suv's you're contributing to the war on terror"...etc...but i digress). however, the man's discussion brings up some interesting points.
1. the war is really religious. we cannot leave this out when discussing the war. it is not about bush being a christian either. it's really about how our ideas of freedom are so intertwined with the christian religion - "one nation under God, indivisble, with liberty and justice for all". in the international community, freedom, democracy and christianity are observed as one in the same.
2. freedom and christianity are intertwined. this is first of all because of the founders of this country. it is the christian religion that brought "freedom" and everything that comes after it. colson's right that our religion created the systems of this nation, which in turn lead to the moral decline of our society. i've seen this in my personal life. at times i abuse the freedom that Christ gave me to enjoy what i want to enjoy. if you multiply my experience with the millions of other americans', you get a morally declined society.
3. even though the war is between the two religious forces, they are fighting for the same end. both nations (to be clear, i'm using the true definition of the term 'nation' here - a group of people with common practices, in this case, religion) are fighting to rid their societies of what they see as evil. the thing is, they both define 'evil' the same way.
and, to answer colson's ultimate thesis and plea, the way i see it, it's the war on terror that is contributing to the war on terror. |
| posted by Paige @ 10:44 AM |
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