tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19068881.post114848482895747967..comments2023-04-14T09:43:08.385-05:00Comments on desk full of clutter: battle cry needs to shut upsamuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11574060577424187580noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19068881.post-1148729070479249642006-05-27T06:24:00.000-05:002006-05-27T06:24:00.000-05:00Hey, I am a Christian and a relatively young youth...Hey, I am a Christian and a relatively young youth minister that works with these often naive youth. Like you I cannot stand this organization or the fundamentalism that it represents.<BR/>You are right that the Bible certainly does not prescribe forcing the faith on others. I think you are wrong about the Bible claiming our faith is only personal and private. That is an idea that is only the result of the Enlightenment and has nothing to do with the Bible or the culutural context out of which it came. Last, I don't think that even the jackass fundies want a theocracy. There are a number of good books on this common idea. This is a convenient misconception for most of us because it makes "them" easy to hate. We love to hate anybody we see as "them" or "other". That is not in the Bible either. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I agree with most of what you have to say and your anger about this BattleCry shit resonates with me, but I think you might also be failing to pass the gullability test here. You are simply being taken in by another crusade that is also using stereotypes to villify another group? All you need is a rally. Whose being naive and molded now? I think its often hard to tell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com