tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post5340122436567593647..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Searching for a check in the win columnPastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-2049737366361696932015-07-06T08:08:15.317-05:002015-07-06T08:08:15.317-05:00"... but whether we are conservative Christia...<i>"... but whether we are conservative Christians or liberal ones"</i><br /><br />Is it really possible to be an unrepentant supporter and advocate for murder-by-abortion genocide, homosexual "marriage," socialistic stealing and Obamacare euthanasia death panels, and a Christian at the same time?Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-16110495828686761942015-07-06T06:33:22.465-05:002015-07-06T06:33:22.465-05:00Quote: The tone of your commentary is one of disc...Quote: The tone of your commentary is one of discouragement and disappointment<br /><br /><br />John, did you read the last paragraphs of the post??? It did not sound discouraged or disappointed to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-56903171877334895762015-07-06T06:33:09.133-05:002015-07-06T06:33:09.133-05:00Quote: The tone of your commentary is one of disc...Quote: The tone of your commentary is one of discouragement and disappointment<br /><br /><br />John, did you read the last paragraphs of the post??? It did not sound discouraged or disappointed to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-46161356017605464292015-07-05T17:47:01.214-05:002015-07-05T17:47:01.214-05:00Carl, if it ever boils down to loss of tax exempti...Carl, if it ever boils down to loss of tax exemptions for Christian churches holding to biblical values on marriage, we will know for certain that the left would then push for the registration of "state approved" congregations. All others would be outlawed, as in places like Vietnam and China. Thanks to the SCOTUS ruling, more litigation is coming. Perhaps, some pastors would compromise their values for the sake of their security and finances, but many may not, preferring to fight the good fight. John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-79634632958826243062015-07-05T15:09:58.603-05:002015-07-05T15:09:58.603-05:00Finally...Some true Lutheran Christian reasoning. ...Finally...Some true Lutheran Christian reasoning. It is not our cause to re - fight a battle Christ has already won.Pastor Rich Balvanzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678328605626203971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-36364069446529592032015-07-05T14:45:01.799-05:002015-07-05T14:45:01.799-05:00"The tone of your commentary is one of discou...<i>"The tone of your commentary is one of discouragement and disappointment..."</i><br /><br />Perhaps this tone emotes within the limitations placed on representatives of 501(c)(3) religious non-profit organizations.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-58503382712822151472015-07-05T07:33:37.652-05:002015-07-05T07:33:37.652-05:00The tone of your commentary is one of discourageme...The tone of your commentary is one of discouragement and disappointment, and you reflect many of our own thoughts as believers feeling betrayed by our society, by the increasingly antagonistic government policies and anti-Christian sentiment we see now. The world is not friendly to us any longer, since we do not fit in, nor echo the values of our paganized culture. So what do we do? Well, we need to gird up for battle, spiritual battle, and stay the course, because we will not go through our lives on flowery beds of ease and respectability as we once thought of American religious freedom was set in stone. We must go to Our Lord. He is our refuge and strength. We must not be overwhelmed by discouragement. God bless us and keep us.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com