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Response to Essen

September 13, 2022 by Guest Post

by Dee Gibney, Hamilton

I disagree with Mr. Essen’s opinion on Christian Nationalism. He tries  to make a case that they are evil. But the very opposite is true.  Christians that are Nationalistic want laws that reflect good values for our society. They do not hate others that don’t believe the same as they do, as many believe. But, they love others as the Bible commands.  

What makes non believers angry is Christians call sin a sin. In the Bible a  sin is a sin, and it does not matter how others want to mask it or force others to think sin is ok, it is still a sin.

Mr. Essen forgets that there were many religions and cultures that  murdered. Vikings killed and plundered for many years and were pagans. After Mohammed died Abu Bakr went on a killing spree against people who tried to leave Islam and killed over 270 million people in the name of Islam. Hitler rejected Christianity and killed 6 million Jewish people. Mao, a Buddhist, killed 165 million and atheistic communism has killed about 259,432,000 human lives.

Christians like many religions wish to teach their children and themselves their beliefs and values and don’t want the perverse ideas that twist the very fabric of society and religion into made up facts and ideologies that don’t agree with the Bible. It is the liberals of today that don’t want to read facts that show the truth. They are afraid of true facts, they read only their side and do not consider another side that has real facts and truths. They call us conspiracy theorists, and when we are found to be right, they ignore it and make excuses.

Christians are good people who want good things for our country. They do not want to live in a society where their children are being forced to believe they can be the opposite sex from what they were born at birth, or any other perverse doctrine like today’s society is trying to force on them. These Christian values do not make them evil or bad people, it makes them people who want the best for our nation and society.

 

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  1. Alan says

    September 18, 2022 at 10:37 AM

    Dee, I couldn’t agree more. American culture is trash. Cannot expect lucid ideology from those with depraved minds.

    • Mike Miller says

      September 19, 2022 at 9:30 AM

      You state that as if you’re not part of the “American culture”. Are you from and living in a foreign country?

  2. Running Elk says

    September 13, 2022 at 8:17 PM

    And let’s not forget the untold millions upon millions murdered by the Catholic Church…..

    • Clark P Lee says

      September 13, 2022 at 10:09 PM

      Hey now, let’s not leave out the protestants.

      • Mike Miller says

        September 19, 2022 at 9:27 AM

        Or muslims/islam, which is especially ironic considering they’re known as the “religion of peace”.

  3. Gomez says

    September 13, 2022 at 3:18 PM

    What is your evidence that this god you believe in actually exists?

    • Helen Sabin says

      September 14, 2022 at 2:48 PM

      They don’t have to prove anything to you Gomez….prove he doesn’t.

      • Gomez says

        September 14, 2022 at 11:20 PM

        Your lack of critical thinking skills or understanding of how the burden of proof works is breathtaking.

        • David Welch says

          September 15, 2022 at 10:02 AM

          Our Helen has a special combination of arrogance and ignorance. She is the poster girl for the Dunning-Kruger effect. I.e. too stupid to know how stupid she is.

          • Gomez says

            September 15, 2022 at 10:46 AM

            Or the kind of person gullible enough to believe anything that an informercial pillow pitchman or orange faced former game show host turned grifter might tell her.

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