Actually no it’s not. America is having a hard time parting with traditional morality and gender hierarchy. And as long as Christians play law over gospel it’s going to be slow change. Jesus never said “thou shalt compromise civil rights”.
Actually no it’s not. America is having a hard time parting with traditional morality and gender hierarchy. And as long as Christians play law over gospel it’s going to be slow change. Jesus never said “thou shalt compromise civil rights”.
It seems a lot less like "law over gospel" and a lot more like "Mercy and Grace for us powers-and-principalities folks, and our own special version of 'justice' and 'vengeance' for the rest of you poor bastards." And it feels like 72 million have decided they are the powers and principalities. It's not really inconceivable, because we watched it in action for 4 years, and watched it waiting to get back into action for four more. And it feels like 67 million of us will be walking into a room with 10 people in it and asking, " Who among you are the five that will betray me?... "
Actually no it’s not. America is having a hard time parting with traditional morality and gender hierarchy. And as long as Christians play law over gospel it’s going to be slow change. Jesus never said “thou shalt compromise civil rights”.
It seems a lot less like "law over gospel" and a lot more like "Mercy and Grace for us powers-and-principalities folks, and our own special version of 'justice' and 'vengeance' for the rest of you poor bastards." And it feels like 72 million have decided they are the powers and principalities. It's not really inconceivable, because we watched it in action for 4 years, and watched it waiting to get back into action for four more. And it feels like 67 million of us will be walking into a room with 10 people in it and asking, " Who among you are the five that will betray me?... "