actions because it Is a Church but because it is a voluntery
association that often enjoys its local independence and often
perfers to seperate into a new church instead of going to a church
they don't agree with or don't like. I'm not trying to knock churches
that have a more centralized goverence but I am proud of that aspect
of the Baptist Church even if I am no longer a Baptist.--- In
[email protected], "Cory Nott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> This whole comparison to Christianity thing is like comparing
apples and
> oranges. Christians are only Christians if they believe in Jesus of
Nazareth
> (The Christ) because believing in anything else would require that
they be
> called something else, but it may not change the core principles in
which
> they believe, or the nature of their worship. People here could
also think
> of the NAP much like Vishnu said in the Bhagavid Gita, "All paths
lead to
> me." This means that all forms of all religions lead toward a
relationship
> with God though the details of the worship may get lost in
squabbling over
> which religion is better or which rituals (if any) must be
followed. The
> Libertarian party could be the same - that all ideas on liberty
lead toward
> the basic philosophy of non-aggression though some people get hung
up on the
> details of just how that path should be followed. If someone
decided that
> aggression isn't good on some issue of which they care, whether it
be
> education or drugs or something else, then we should hold the door
open for
> them and educate them as to why aggression really isn't good in any
case.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:00 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Purity
>
>
> Libertarianism is a philosophy, and it has an immutable and
undeniable
> core belief; the NAP. The Libertarian philosophy is much like the
> Christian belief system in this.
>
> One can not be consistent to libertarianism without supporting the
> NAP anymore than they can be a Christian who does not believe
Jesus
> of Nazareth ever existed. There is no legitimate definition of
> Christian that does not include the belief in Jesus of Nazareth
and
> there is no legitimate definition of libertarian that does not
> include the belief in the Non-Aggression Principle.
>
> By definition, those who are Christian share the belief in Jesus
of
> Nazareth, just as those who are consistent to Libertarianism share
> belief in the NAP.
>
> There doesn't need to be lightning bolts. No amount of denying
this
> indisputable fact will change things, even if it bothers you. It
> doesn't matter how many times you deny the truth, your denial
doesn't
> change this FACT.
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Eric Rathbone" <rillifane@>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > Those who issue calls to bar "nonconforming" members from
office or even
> > to expell them from the party fail to understand that no one
has the
> > power to define Libertarianism to the exclusion of other
definitions.
> >
> > Any political party is defined by its members at any one given
time and
> > place and that definition can be altered anytime the membership
chooses
> > to do so.
> >
> > There is no "core belief" that is immutable, not subject to
> > interpretation, or which must taken as received truth from on
high lest
> > one be struck by thunderbolts.
> >
> > You can stamp your little feet and hold your breath until you
turn
> > purple but no display of pique, no amount of huffing and
puffing about
> > how you say that "Libertarians must believe that..." can change
that
> > reality.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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