tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post4544984869233493473..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: Delusional Disconnect and Legitimate DemonstrationKent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-73950691389154705872014-11-28T08:08:08.013-08:002014-11-28T08:08:08.013-08:00"... it is usually the former that gets empha..."... it is usually the former that gets emphasized and talked about in-depth"<br /><br />The reasons should be apparently obvious to anyone that knows what has been going on in the last 30 years as to why that is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-71472587010032973522014-11-26T17:11:34.344-08:002014-11-26T17:11:34.344-08:00Thank you for responding.
I agree the statement o...Thank you for responding.<br /><br />I agree the statement on the French Revolution should be qualified-Jefferson and others supported the Revolution until the Terror occurred under Robespierre. However, I'm curious what you mean by "But the colonists revolted against England"-are you saying it was the true conversions of the First Great Awakening that caused it as opposed to the Methodist revival in England<br /><br />I don't comment on the theological posts mostly because I don't feel at all qualified to make statements upon it besides one of simple agreement or disagreement. My main criticism to me is that while lots of people would say they would condemn both criminality and racism, both the bad elements of black culture and white culture, it is usually the former that gets emphasized and talked about in-depth. Of course, in some cases, its the reverse with some liberals.horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524194181420604820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-31470548915521835322014-11-26T13:32:54.476-08:002014-11-26T13:32:54.476-08:00Hi Horace,
But the colonists revolted against Eng...Hi Horace,<br /><br />But the colonists revolted against England. I'd say it was the difference between a Methodist "revival" not built on a true gospel in England and an actual burst of exponential conversions proceeding from a true work of God. The Democratic Republicans stopped supporting the French Revolution once they started hearing the details.<br /><br />I write this type of post very seldom. You seem to like it when I do. The Bible is total truth, so it applies to everything, so we Christians have something to say about everything, and should. I believe true Christians care about racism and economic equality. In this post, I think I intimate that point.<br /><br />The disconnect is explained in the post -- seeing Brown as a victim of the police officer. Everyone knows Brown was a criminal in the process of a crime, that he resisted arrest. The forensic and eyewitness evidence support that. I'm not saying there wasn't testimony disputing the forensic evidence, but only one account can be correct and it must be supported by the forensics. That dispute of the evidence is part of the delusion. They feel justified in ignoring it for an account they prefer.<br /><br />All culture should be judged and we should cling to that which is true and good and beautiful, and eject the rest.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-48701779146467056952014-11-26T12:54:36.458-08:002014-11-26T12:54:36.458-08:00The relative success of the American as opposed to...The relative success of the American as opposed to the French Revolution had little to do with the occurrence of a Great Awakening as opposed to the simple fact that the American colonists and their English motherland had a far longer tradition of constitutional governance. Not to mention that the French Revolution continued to be supported by a good chunk of the American public (ie the Democratic-Republicans including Thomas Jefferson).<br /><br />You claim Jesus didn't come to change social structure implying of course that Christians shouldn't worry about those matters too much, but when conservative preachers say this they seem to selectively (and rather conveniently) apply it to only "liberal" causes such as fighting structural racism or economic inequality. Its not applicable for abortion or gay marriage or complaining about "persecution" of Christians in the United States (while conveniently ignoring the actual persecution of Christians in the Middle East set off by the Iraq War...at least while the President had a (R) after his name). I'm rather curious what you refer to in your fourth paragraph-what is this "delusional disconnect" that is evidence of a "reprobate mind" if not "illness or demon posession"?<br /><br />You give a good summary of Officer Wilson's account of the events, but the problem of course is that its disputed. Lastly, while there is much that is objectionable in certain elements of urban modern black culture that goes for other cultures as well-including white Southern culture with its "good ol' boyism", celebration of violence, and etc.horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524194181420604820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-80827808952534076262014-11-26T08:01:11.107-08:002014-11-26T08:01:11.107-08:00Thanks Michael.Thanks Michael.Kent Brandenburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-60572821617486432562014-11-26T04:27:54.403-08:002014-11-26T04:27:54.403-08:00Amen, brother! Well said.Amen, brother! Well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com