tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190994177632420720.post6165407629640576752..comments2023-10-25T08:27:37.972-07:00Comments on Viridis Lumen: Apocalypse Not Now: Nothing to be Rapturous AboutViridis Lumenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08097453038753328641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190994177632420720.post-40393235333682920762011-05-21T15:47:36.806-07:002011-05-21T15:47:36.806-07:00I would be the last to seek to stereotype entire c...I would be the last to seek to stereotype entire communities of people and I quite accept not all evangelicals think the same things. It is a fairly broad term encompassing a range of organisations.<br /><br />However, it is I feel correct to say that all the surveys of opinion in the USA as well as the evidence of the views advocated by many preachers in the American evangelical community do in fact square very much with what I've put down: check the links on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and you will see that evangelicals were very substantially more of the opinion that these were ordained by God as an act of punishment. And likewise, Evangelical churches have been at the forefront not only of pro-life campaigns, but anti-gun control and anti-environmentalist ones too. The Christian Zionist movement is firmly rooted in the evangelical tradition and there are many aspects of evangelical belief, such as personal revelation and faith being more important than the trational rules of Christianity, which reinforce the beliefs of the people I have written about.<br /><br />But of course I certainly accept that not every last Evangelical thinks that way - as you yourself are proof of. Though in consequence, you might find some of these people questioning whether or not they would accept you as part of their Communion.<br /><br />Pax.Viridis Lumenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08097453038753328641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190994177632420720.post-84307082981105766932011-05-21T15:23:54.446-07:002011-05-21T15:23:54.446-07:00I feel I should point out that you're misrepre...I feel I should point out that you're misrepresenting Evangelicals here. As a British Evangelical who is an active member of the Green Party, I find that the vast majority of those I know who share my faith agree that we have a duty to protect the environment. This is a concern shared by a growing number of American Evangelicals - particularly in the younger generation.<br /><br />Yes, my American counterparts still have a tendency towards Republicanism (mostly because of the issue of abortion - if you believe the foetus to be a human being, and the issue of abortion has been politicised, of course you're inclined to the pro-life party), but they shouldn't be written off as right-wing reactionaries just because the ones who get the most media coverage are.<br /><br />Incidentally, it's worth pointing that a lot of Evangelicals know that the Rapture, as commonly described isn't in the Bible, but that there is a verse that specifically says that nobody will know the day or hour of the second coming.Green Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914668567983955067noreply@blogger.com