tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post7339894559674245642..comments2023-06-12T04:37:58.897-04:00Comments on Toothface: Thinking about Christian History In AmericaLukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-18829918856385941212009-10-08T15:00:27.626-04:002009-10-08T15:00:27.626-04:00true... and yet how can we be Christ followers and...true... and yet how can we be Christ followers and citizens?<br /><br />in America, we have brought the bible with the musket and sword. there are exceptions like Jesuits and Moravians and some congregationalists... but when you add in systemic thinking you see that while many New Englanders were all about abolishion, they couldn't economically do it because they were profiting from an injust system. much like we are now with WallMart and Nike etc... the high cost of cheap goods.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734930079710820207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9312888.post-63698837579746130372009-10-08T10:52:14.598-04:002009-10-08T10:52:14.598-04:00I think that anytime the Church has had a lot of m...I think that anytime the Church has had a lot of money and a lot of power, it hasn't handled itself too well -- not the sort of life style that Jesus promoted. Are well called to be religious, or are we called to be Christ followers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com