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American Christians have bought into the idea that weakness is being a good Christian. Further, the blasphemous idea of a pre-trib rapture has infiltrated the Protestant church and many think we will be taken away eventually and spared the worst of what will come. We won’t.

If history were still taught, we might still know about the Black Robed Regiment and that Christians were the leading proponents of our liberty and independence.

Well, C...out of respect to DD's Thread...I won't go into the philosophical/theological weeds re what criteria establishes a 'legit' Christian person's belief/action. I'll dedicate this Christian apologetics to DD; though he might not approve. All good.

"To the pure...ALL things are pure". I humbly thank and praise those who have shed blood (I have not, though by justifying their cause/action...I bear/accept karmic responsibility; hoping for Jesus' mercy), and will, for the cause of Freedom and love of their Brethren. Freedom FROM censorship which would essentially do away with Biblical Principle, as the Powers That Be could/would assert that BP is - by the evidence of it's own creation - obviously...unjust. Therein, evil.

Re the "rapture"...I've discussed the idea (Q Thread mostly) that "the rapture" is essentially a Subjective thing. "Two at the well, one taken, one left..."...and "the kingdom of heaven cometh not with observation, behold it is 'within'". "He that seeks to know God, must FIRST BELIEVE that God exists". Plenty more.

What a person believes, has profound affect on what they feel. Theoretically, if a person is forced to abandon Worldly Reality (by horrific scenarios) toward Belief, then if one takes into account of the historical, cultural societies and their PERCEPTIVE paradigm...then...one goes into the Subjective wormhole. Where Jesus dwelled. "My kingdom if not of this world". Throw in Quantum Theory, and the basic effect of Subjectivity on The Objective, and it's utter "fundamental transformation". Sky being the limit.

I know. Walking on water is - supposedly - a reach. JH asked me "what kind of world do you live in". If I told the truth, he'd be pissed off even more.