tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post7229584367913324159..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: True multiculturalism. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-59296569147463770822016-07-15T15:31:59.208-05:002016-07-15T15:31:59.208-05:00Carl, I agree with you. Those cultures and refugee...Carl, I agree with you. Those cultures and refugee groups which do not assimilate into American society, or who practice bestial and barbaric customs need to be turned away from our doors, including any Muslims who do not respect our laws and seek to set up enclaves under Sharia law. As you noted, we cannot accept the the problem of sectarian violence.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-35314599739530781162016-07-12T14:52:55.272-05:002016-07-12T14:52:55.272-05:00"our cultural differences should be subservie...<i>"our cultural differences should be subservient to our central and common focus on Christ."</i><br /><br />The sad truth is that some cultures are anti-Christian (and anti-American) and the domination or even tolerance of such cultures should not be allowed or balkanized within our American society.<br /><br />A historical example, before the traitorous leftists became the SCOTUS majority, was that polygamy could not exist in any territory wanting to become a state. Utah had to specifically outlaw Mormon polygamy (although it was winked at in a number of areas) so that it could become a state. <br /><br />Cultures that practice cannibalism, human sacrifice to idols (except for abortion), or involuntary disfigurement (e.g. of women) are also not allowed, although importing the Muslim culture is gaining support among radical leftists, the ignorant, or <a href="https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/lutheran-immigration-and-refugee-service-bringing-refugeesother-migrants-to-washington-to-lobby/" rel="nofollow">LIaRS</a> supporters.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-39833212278717273882016-07-12T07:39:05.565-05:002016-07-12T07:39:05.565-05:00I have always believed, as a Christian, that of al...I have always believed, as a Christian, that of all the people populating this world, we should be the true multiculturalists....and our cultural differences should be subservient to our central and common focus on Christ. My daughter attends an inner city LCMS church which I visited a couple of years ago. It is like a United Nations of sorts, with a mixture of races and new converts, some of whom are Pakistani refugees. I once went to see the Baptist preacher Dr Charles Stanley speak in Philadelphia in the 1990's, and the place was filled with many Christians of differing races and denominations. If anything...our faith should be a multicultural success story going beyond our ethnic differences and preferences. All of us know...if we are Heaven Bound, we shall be going to one kingdom as one people...and that is how God wants it.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.com