[Vision2020] Christ Church and freedom of religion

[Taro Tanaka]

Dear Andreas,

I fear I may not be properly understanding what you write below, so if you 
don't mind, would you please clarify it for me? Based on what I think you 
have said,

1. It isn't just the current standard as far as the church's temporal 
powers; it is God's divine command until the end of time.

2. Christ Church prays, along with all other churches, "Thy will be done on 
earth as it is in Heaven." Christ Church would like to see the laws of the 
land reflect the Christian faith of a Christian people. But even if an 
absolute majority of people in every state came to see things as Christ 
Church does, there are certain sins that would never be made crimes. For 
example, failure to attend congregational worship at church when one is able 
to is a sin. But it can never legitimately (i.e., biblically speaking) be 
made a crime, even in a thoroughly Christianized society.

3. Taqiyya is an Islamic concept; why are you asking me to consider that?

Thanks.

-- Princess Sushitushi

"Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com> writes:

>This is the current standard as far as the church's temporal powers.
>Is this the extent to which Christ Church believes the Law should be
>enforced? If the answer is "yes," then I'll admit to being deluded and 
>disappear. If the answer is "no," then perhaps you should
>look up the definition of the word "taqiyya" and determine
>whether this is truly a Christian concept.

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