> From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Jim Sharkey wrote: > > Andrew Paul wrote: > > > >>Skimming some fundamentalist web-sites, this caught my eye. > >>"What if man did establish a lasting world peace? What would be > >>accomplished by this? Yes, it would be great on the surface to live
> >>on earth in peace, but what would be the long term effect? Answer: > >>more sin, more rebellion, more infidelity, more atheism, and more > >>apostasy! Men don't seek God during peaceful times. It is during > >>such times that men pursue their carnal and selfish dreams. It is > >>during such times that churches fall into apostasy. War, hardship, > >>and persecution tend to bring out the best in people, while peace > >>and prosperity do just the opposite." > > > > > > *blink* > > > > Please tell me this is satire. I'll grant you, the conclusion drawn > > in the above paragraph regarding when people turn to God is probably > > true. There are no atheists in foxholes, as the saying goes. But if > > this guy is serious, he scares me. A lot. > > He probably *is* serious. (If Andrew could provide the URL I might be > able to check out the site and get a better idea of whether or not it's > serious or satire.) > > There's lots of awful stuff being said and done in the name of > "Christianity". He Did: <<http://www.biblebelievers.com/jmelton/worldpeace.html>> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
