tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post9067431426462067029..comments2024-03-29T09:20:16.581-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: All politics is local. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-54922394182659985392014-11-17T09:40:33.351-06:002014-11-17T09:40:33.351-06:00I agree with your comments.But I think the reality...I agree with your comments.But I think the reality is that the pursuit of "unity" is not plausible in or outside of the Christian churches, except in certain areas of belief and consensus. It is a visceral and inborn tendency of people to disagree.....husbands and wives, parents and children, secular organizations, and nations. That is why communists use threats and punishment to retain "unity" and why Islamists behead those who dare oppose their body of beliefs. The lack of unity is most apparent in the multitude of Christian denominations and schisms throughout the past 2000 years. The unifying fact is that all people on the earth are sinners in need of Christ and God's grace.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com