Christian Leaders Call for Civil Disobedience Against Secularism
A formidable coalition of 150 Catholic, Orthodox, and evangelical leaders is calling on Christians in a new manifesto to reject secular authority — and even engage in civil disobedience — if laws force them to accept abortion, same-sex marriage, and other ideas that betray their religious beliefs.
On Friday, these leaders released a 4,700-word document, titled the "The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience," which calls on Christians to engage in civil disobedience to defend their doctrines.
Those signing the document ranged from evangelical leader Chuck Colson to two of the leading Catholic prelates in the United States, Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York.
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J-Mo
I find it funny that the religious groups are complaining about being forced to accept abortion and same-sex marriage, when the real issue is that these same groups want to force their will on others. They are playing victims when what they are trying to do is to deny and take away rights from others.
J-Mo
I find it funny that the religious groups are complaining about being forced to accept abortion and same-sex marriage, when the real issue is that these same groups want to force their will on others. They are playing victims when what they are trying to do is to deny and take away rights from others.
The New Light
Stop shoving your religious lifestyle choice down everyone else’s throats, keep it private. I think the religious shouldn’t be allowed to adopt children or teach. I don’t think they can be trusted around our kids we all know about the Catholics and their track record when it come to that kind of thing besides I that I’m just not comfortable with them indoctrinating children by teaching them about their disgusting lifestyle choices and there religious agenda. Everyone knows no ones born religious, there’s no religious gene, so they have to recruit our children, and it’s revolting. If the religious want to break the laws of this land I say we tax them, no tax exempt status for corrupt religions!
Just like I told "polemic":
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I found your sanctimonious statement, ah, well, on the bottom of my shoe. Therefore, I will go [scra] ape you and your sanctimonious comment off the bottom of my shoe.
Macphisto
How long before we see the rise of a Christian Taliban in this country?
VIRTUALLY ALL PEDOPHILES ARE LIBERAL--DEPT. OF JUSTICE STATISTICS BEAR THAT OUT
spleen
Really, the Justice Department keep statistics on whether an offender is Liberal or Conservative? Please post a link to back that up, so I don't think you are entirely full of ****.
Krewman
LOL. I thought they were all Priests!
Todd in Texas
New Light. God loves you and I am sure that all the Christians in this website pray for you. I do have a difficult time reconciling that fact that you are one of God's creatures, but I maybe his plan for you is to assist Him with helping to re-ignite the Christian conservatives to action. Keep up the hard work!!!
Polemic
I always find it interesting how self-righteously magnanimous Christians can make themselves sound. Of course you'll all argue that the "libtards" do the same thing, but it's a special lack of self-awareness that allows you to do the exact same thing that you condemn someone else for.
Todd in Texas
You do realize I was doing this in-part to attempt to inflame my friend New Light right? Good grief. He figured it out.
I found your sanctimonious statement, ah, well, on the bottom of my shoe. Therefore, I will go [scra] ape you and your sanctimonious comment off the bottom of my shoe.
The New Light
That one really gave me a good laugh, thank you deviant.
Hey, New Dim Wit, aren't you calling the kettle black? Serial [ped]ophiles and [g] ay necrophiliacs, such as you, can't get any more deviant.
Excalibur
@bookon...............you are incorrect...............we were formed because people fled religious persecution in Europe...........!
bookon
That is why the COLONY was founded, why the PILGRIMS came here, not the reason we rebelled against the King. Read about Locke and the Enlightenment if you want to see our founding priciples.
GNEW
and as such were acutely aware of the injustices of governments who incorporate theocracy in their laws as their recent forefathers had fled such systems in Europe. As such, they were careful to keep theologians out of their newly founded government and explicitly called for the separation of church and state.
GNEW
so where you dont see it anywhere in there, Thomas Jefferson did. I think I'll go with him on this one.
GNEW
Did i reference the Constitution? ah, i see bookon did. In any case, Jefferson was speaking as to the First Amendment in that letter and specifically to the separation of church and state that the First Amendment created.
Hmmmm, don't see the statement "separation of church and state" in the Constitution, do you?
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http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
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The "separation of church and state" came from a letter Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists.
bookon
We were formed in open rebellion against the, at the time, laws of God, which supported a King. There is a reason no mention of God or Jesus in the constitution, Bill of Rights or Declaration of Independence. If we were formed as a Christian nation, they would have mentioned it somewhere.
Todd in Texas
Who is the Creator that we get our inalienable rights from then? 1st line. You must be reading the modern "revised for liberals" version.
bookon
If they meant God or Jesus they would have NAMED them, they said each man is endowed by THEIR creator. It doesn't mean the Christian God, it means whatever a person thinks created them.
Greenlawn
Don't these christians know they are not part of the protected groups?
What groups are protected? You think you are protected? I can see that being the last thing you say while staring down the [ba]rrel of a [gu] n
Excalibur
@FOX..........when one has No intelligent argument, one SPAMS............!
Excalibur
.........Science is learning and understanding the mathematical Order and Beauty of the Cosmos daily........and, because the laws (scientific) of the Cosmos and Nature ARE mathematical it implies an Intellect at its source........we label that source and Intellect, GOD..........and, we fall on our knees in awe and thankfulness for the Beauty and Gift of life........!
Todd in Texas
New Light......Perhaps you have never had the plan of salvation explained to you. We all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but through his son Jesus Christ we you be redeemed of your sin by repenting and turning to Him, to come into your heart and be the Lord of your life.
The New Light
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah… keep it to yourself deviant, because I don’t care if your invisible friend has a plan.
You are proof positive that when God created satan, He created the perfect ass-hole. Now, go bow to your unclean spirit (demon) at the WH.
The New Light
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah… keep it to yourself deviant, because I don’t care if your invisible friend has a plan.
The New Light
Sure I will. LMAO
Todd in Texas
oh but you will.....
CzarsRUs
BO's climate "czar" said that Mother Nature was going to destroy us if we don't stop our manifest wickedness. He said sign on to the global warming theory or face the wrath of mother nature. Is mother nature a deity???
SwampFox
The American Revolution of 2010 will help restore our great country to its' Christian roots. Let's get it on !!
The New Light
Sure…you keep telling yourself that, isn’t there a monster truck rally somewhere you should be at?
@New Dim Wit...Shouldn't you be at a [g] ay necrophiliac convention after your NAMBLA meeting instead of here?
The New Light
@Time to kick leftist ass and take leftist names
Shouldn’t you be at home watching as a catholic priest abuses you children for jebus?
Isn't there a NAMBLA meeting somewhere you should be attending?
C. D.
It's about time! We're fed up with the Godless socialists putting us down and putting our beliefs down. Enough is enough! Whether people believe in and practice religion or not, common decency is under fire in a country founded by God-fearing men on Christian principles. Most of us believe in God and most of us are sick and tired of being ridiculed for it. Time to stand up for what we believe in!
The New Light
Stop publicly proselytizing for your religious lifestyle its disgusting. Keep it to yourself. If you tired being ridiculed for what you believe I have a solution stop believing in the ridiculous!
The New Light
classy deviant, real classy.
@New Dim Light. Ya, right, and I could have been your father but the dog beat me over the fence.
The New Light
@Time to kick leftist ass and take leftist names
Oh I’m sorry I clearly hit a nerve LMAO keep your lifestyle to yourself and stop prejecting.
Todd in Texas
Why don't you go find another website then? This is called free speech. You must be familiar with the term, you practice it quite openly, much to dismay of others.
Well, we'll take that under advisement you beer drinkin', cheetos eatin', tv watchin', couch sleepin', welfare check cashin', food stamp spendin', child molestin', wife beatin', [de]ad-beat.
CzarsRUs
If I said that Mother Earth was going to cause massive destruction of the planet in the shape of floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, famine, etc. as a result of man's wicked activities.....would that be considered a religious statement??
GNEW
If you also held that mother earth was a sentient supernatural being of then yes it would be a religious statement. And, believing in science, I would call you an idiot who believes in things that all known scientific evidence about the earth refutes.
GNEW
What science is is a lot of hard work that constantly seeks to improve upon the wealth of human knowledge through the discovery of empirical fact. In an earnest attempt to discover this knowledge it also seeks to improve upon its own findings. As such, it represents the only methodology with the authority of judging what is fact and what is theory. I.e. the earth is not a sentient being and any such postulating is unproven theory, much like your god.
The New Light
We can see your sarcasm clearly, it’s not exactly subtle you don’t need to point it out, deviant.