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Originally Posted by ChristopherHall
This is a very complex discussion. Jeremiah Wright’s statements are similar to those made by classical Pentecostals during the first 3 decades of the 1900’s regarding warfare. The issue in consideration is the vaporization of innocent children when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on an unsuspecting civilian population (innocent men, women, and children). Jeremiah Wright took strong issue with this, however many of us here wave our flags and feel that it’s better them than us. Seemingly we have forgotten that our Pentecostal forefathers would have fallen down in prayer for innocents and refused to support any action that would have taken innocent lives. As a matter of fact it is in our articles of faith that the UPCI stands against the taking of life and only supports non-combatant military service. This precludes praise and support of widespread killing of innocent civilians yet we see this here. ReformedDave’s theology presents a radical break from classical Pentecostalism. He has clearly impressed many here and has had a bit of influence. However, his views are alien to those held by Holy Ghost lead people. ReformedDave’s views are in harmony with the Reformed Presbyternain’s Theonomics, a leading philosophical branch in the Christian Right and Religio-Political Conservatism. Essentially this equates to a break from Holy Ghost led teaching of peace and separation for assimilation into the Dominionist paradigm. It’s disturbing.
Jeremiah Wright’s comments may have been over the top…however the discussion regarding them has revealed an even greater theological divide among Apostolic Pentecostals and an abandonment of the ways of peace as taught by our founders.
So there are two intertwined discussions taking place and each overlaps the other.
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CH, this is all fine and dandy, but RD knows what you believe better than you know what you believe. He rarely comes out in defense of his beliefs, but when he does you had better look out. You are completely out of your league and don't even know it.
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