re: For those wanting to live in a post-Christian America, how are you enjoying it

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All nations fall and there are stages of decline that preceded that fall. All are results of sin.

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The Hindus see it as a repeating cycle, with four stages. The final stage is the Kali Yuga.

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In Kali-yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man’s good birth, proper behavior and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one’s power.

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Sukadeva Gosvami said: Then, O King, religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, duration of life, physical strength and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the age of Kali.

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The Hindus are an ancient people, and think their cycle of ages describes a real phenomenon. It’s just how societies decay over time.

They’re just so old that they’ve actually seen and documented it.

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What about nations that have ascended to great power that weren't Christian? How did they ascend to greatness in spite of their lack of Christian beliefs?

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God allowed it for his greater purpose. The Old Testament is replete with stories of how God allowed Israel’s heathen enemies to prosper as punishment towards Israel.

I was born in Israel and only knew a few Christians growing up, but they were significantly more active in religious congregation and prayer than any "religious" Christian I encountered when I moved here.

Same could be said of most Jews here too.

But I've read the Bible twice and I don't understand why you'd need to read it over and over again. Most Christians I know haven't ever read it.

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So then maybe our rise and fall had little, if anything, to do with Christianity.

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Exactly.

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But I've read the Bible twice and I don't understand why you'd need to read it over and over again. Most Christians I know haven't ever read it.

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Because the Bible is a living word that the Holy Spirit uses to speak to us. Sometimes, depending on our circumstances, the very same passage that we’ve overlooked in previous readings speaks to that particular need.
Plus, the Bible is described as our spiritual food and drink, and just as we eat every day, we are encouraged to read the word daily.

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In Deuteronomy, he commands believers to kill people like me (non-believer). I would think that's a gross violation of the most substantial of all "rights"... lol

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Why would that be a violation of rights in a theocratic country where the king was God, Himself? Wouldn't unbelief, and therefore, a refusal to submit yourself to Him, be a form of treason in that setup? If so, why would that be a violation of rights?

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Biblical theologians have been saying for years that China, Russia and Iran would one day form an alliance in the last days and come against Israel.

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Oh boy. Equating modern-day Israel with Biblical Israel.

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Most of them that I know of, their only issue with Christianity is that they just don't believe in an all-powerful God in the sky. I get it, hard to believe in something you can't understand. Sometimes my synical side questions it too.

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I'm atheist. Initially, an angry atheist when confronted with all of the evils put forth by religion. Christianity being the epitome of such evil. Historically, they were the most murderous bunch of thugs. Additionally, they destroyed and looted antiquity for both vengeance and personal wealth. The Library at Alexandria, for example. It's amazing how much knowledge the ancients had (atomists, matter, philosophy, etc.).

The Cristian God... hateful and vindictive. I would think an all encompassing entity wouldn't be subject to fallible human emotions. An authoritarian who demands fealty from all of his subjects. Woefully absent from children suffering from cancers, hunger, etc.

Christians cherry pick and whitewash their actual history and their manual for life (The Bible).

Recently, Islam. A murderous God surfaces again.

We were all born atheists. You have to be indoctrinated to believe in a God. I overcame my Catholic indoctrination.

Atheism for me isn't a belief system. It's just a rejection of the supernatural. I live in a reality based on facts and evidences.

I've chilled as I've grown older. My entire family is religious.

There are churches and private homes for the free exercise of religion. It should be kept out of the public sphere.

One of the large issues I have with Christianity is the belief that it's 'God's plan, you may not know why, but trust in him.' Sometimes things happen and there's just no way it should be part of anyone's plan. If rain falls on the just and unjust alike, why do some people have to suffer immensely compared to others. Whether you're a Christian or not, most people that aren't so self-serving or vile would agree that abortion is absolutely abhorrent. How is abortion possible, what purpose could that possibly serve? I'll just never get it.