From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:48:58 GMT
Scott,
> Platt,
> > > Also, they didn't just defeat the forces of elitist secularism, but
> > > also the forces of a different kind of religious understanding.
> >
> > Could you amplify what you mean? Would a "different kind of religious
> > understanding" support higher taxes to support more government programs?
>
> Yes, and that support comes at least in part from their religious
> understanding. I'm referring to Christians (and those of other religions)
> who think that government programs for welfare, public education, and so
> on, should be expanded. They support using the tax code to redistribute
> wealth (or, at least, money). I am not claiming that this is necessarily
> good Christian practice (nor am I claiming it isn't). I just want people to
> keep in mind that the "culture wars", so-called, is not just between
> conservative Christians and liberal secularists. There are also a lot of
> liberal Christians who tend to line up with the secularists on these
> issues, and are just as upset over teaching creationism as science. And, of
> course, there are also secular conservatives, both social and fiscal.
Point well taken. No need to rehash our respective political views. Actually
I'm much more interested in discussing the idea the idea of a Metaphysics
of Consciousness and sent a post to the forum to that effect earlier which
hasn't come through (to me) yet. If it doesn't show up in a day or so,
I'll resubmit it and look forward to your comments.
Platt
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