tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post2449128204678281333..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: More on Christianity and 'open borders' mass immigrationBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-71411889656426436162014-02-05T09:03:19.398+00:002014-02-05T09:03:19.398+00:00"That to compel a man to furnish contribution..."That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern, and whose powers he feels most persuasive to righteousness"<br />Thomas Jeffersons words, regarding religious freedom, remind me that I want to pay taxes for normal civic use not to promote an anti-religion/anti-righteousness, "cultural marxist" movement.<br />To use a portion of my labour for the propagation of opinions which I disbelieve and abhor is sinful and tyrannical!stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-44469867293025487812014-02-02T16:31:17.521+00:002014-02-02T16:31:17.521+00:00@Ugh - Yes - however, I'm afraid I am nowadays...@Ugh - Yes - however, I'm afraid I am nowadays not impressed by the kind of 'something must be done' grandstanding pseudo-compassion which open-endedly and coercively confiscates *other people's* time, space, money and other resources; in order to help various classes of people who they happen to approve-of - and then feels themselves to be morally-superior for supporting and enacting this violence.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-49247816410317179152014-02-02T16:18:57.038+00:002014-02-02T16:18:57.038+00:00I think too many Christians see immigrants and imm...I think too many Christians see immigrants and immigration at an individual level and respond viscerally to the humanity of the poor soul yearning for a better life. They refuse to see it in the context of larger society which is to your point insanity. Its very frustrating to argue this point looking into their doe-eyes. It's exactly the same with most liberal leftist policies, they willfully ignore the damage they create for society as a whole.Ughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267287853892482870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-79973113219940615262014-01-31T17:09:31.959+00:002014-01-31T17:09:31.959+00:00Part of the insanity is to believe that the cure (...Part of the insanity is to believe that the cure (Christianity) is the worst thing of all.<br />The Continental Opnoreply@blogger.com