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Originally Posted by Trapped
I agree with the statements about people voluntarily agreeing to obey the law, being accountable to society and to God, but I guess I don't know how to square this up with, say very unreligious or almost atheistic countries in Europe who do not endure what feel like daily mass shootings. Is it the combination of godlessness plus the prevalent accessibility guns in the U.S.? Do those God-spurning countries not have the access to guns we have? It feels like there are probably a mess of factors, both long-term and short-term. I'd like to understand it because I cannot deal with a world that increasingly makes no sense anywhere I look.
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The majority of European countries are atheistic from what I have read. There is still an air of relgiousity due to the massive Catholic cathedrals.
But what I think has separated this country from Europe is what Paul Vusik wrote
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there is no longer anyone out there preaching and teaching God, or very few. Its about making “disciples”. It’s an entertainment venue for the most part. The government passed laws here, that went against what the Bible teaches, and the churches folded like a folding chair. It was a soft landing nonetheless, they got what they wanted in exchange, “Money”. Bigger church buildings, bigger donations, bigger crowds, but they must obey their masters on what they can talk and teach about, otherwise all the money flow stops. It starts with schools, and when the current dj that runs this country comes out and say’s that the children “are not ours when
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I would say the church as a whole is not teaching people about Jesus. Not teaching people to walk in the Spirit.
Thanks to the 5013c tax exempt the mega churches who broadcast on TV and all man made church organizations can write off everything from cars to homes to buildings to clothes etc….
Then they scare people telling them they are stealing from God if they don’t tithe. (Malachi 3:8-10) This one is HUGE!
Parents are not reading their bibles with their children. Our Christian community has relied on the pulpit and Sunday school to teach the kids or better yet entertain the kids, babysit them.
Though God was speaking to Israel in Deuteronomy 6, surely it applies to us.
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Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 5 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. 7 And you shall repeat them diligently to your sons and speak of them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. 8 You shall also tie them as a sign to your hand, and they shall be as frontlets on your forehead. 9 You shall also write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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Sigh…