Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
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Tag: church and state
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Lesson 11:The Peter Story
Read MORE: Lesson 11:The Peter StoryWe all know Peter as the outspoken fisherman who is the first to recognize Jesus as the Christ. Although he was a leader among the apostles, he denied knowing Jesus after his arrest. Then, in a famous resurrection appearance, he…
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Lesson 9: Religious-Political Alliance
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Religious-Political AllianceI was drawn into this series primarily to see what to was going on with Christian Nationalists. These people seem to be breaking the rules pertaining to the separation of church and state. I found this cherished separation depended on…
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Lesson 8: Freedom of Religion
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Freedom of ReligionAny talk about church and politics after the Enlightenment has to look at the expectation that governments will protect freedom of religion. You get an idea how important this became when the founders of the US made their first amendment…
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Lesson 6: Conservative Roman Catholicism
Read MORE: Lesson 6: Conservative Roman CatholicismThree weeks ago, I included conservative Roman Catholics in a list of Christian Nationalists. I want to take that back. At the time, I had no idea how outlandish and dangerous these new groups are. Conservative Roman Catholics are responding…
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Lesson 5: Evangelical Christian Nationalists
Read MORE: Lesson 5: Evangelical Christian NationalistsSurprisingly, I had the same experience exploring Christian Nationalism in Evangelical churches as I did the New Apostolic Reformation in Pentecostal churches. In both, I began wondering from where these people came and found they were groups with whom I…
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Lesson 4: The New Apostolic Reformation
Read MORE: Lesson 4: The New Apostolic ReformationThis is probably the most extreme form of Christian nationalism. Like all the others, it assumes the church is under attack, and it calls for much more aggressive reaction. Christians must take over every area of society by replacing those…
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Lesson 3: Christian Nationalism
Read MORE: Lesson 3: Christian NationalismThe separation of church and state that historically has been a cherished principle of the USA is being severely threatened. The media pictures Church leaders laying hands on political candidates and popular pastors speaking prominently at campaign rallies. Election committees…
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Lesson 20: Church and State
Read MORE: Lesson 20: Church and StateLet’s end this series by reminding ourselves there is no one biblical position on how God’s people should relate to the political state. Beyond that, the Bible offers no approved Christian relationship. Instead, we find a variety of perspectives that…
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Lesson 19: The Political and Technological Environments
Read MORE: Lesson 19: The Political and Technological EnvironmentsFather Jude caught my attention when he described the State as being the environment in which the Church exists. He reported that he framed his argument this way in order to make clear the Church has to play by the…
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Lesson 2: Church Community in History
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Church Community in HistoryLet’s take a quick look at various kinds of Christian community that have been practiced in our history. Most forms that served well in one period no longer worked in later ones, at least not in their original shapes. Even…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!