A Critical Review of The Persecution Has Begun
by Russell Shaw
(The following is my rant posted on Facebook in response to an re-posted article.
I have cut and pasted it to this page.)
The Holy Father was correct in that Secularism has caused a lukewarm church to languish in certain parts of the world. We must pay heed to his message....by rededicating our hearts to Jesus, buy repenting of complacency, and by performing the evangelism and works we are called to and equipped for. This type of article is, with all respect to our beloved Bishop, manipulative. We can't keep confusing "other political parties" as the enemy of the body of Christ......that in itself is secularism.
Our enemy is not made of flesh and blood but of the principalities and powers of spiritual darkness. Regardless of our political affiliations, anyone watching the Republican debates would have to agree that Obama is no scarier than some of these guys. When Obama was elected there was a run on ammo because he was going to take away our second amendment rights. In our neighborhood it was rationed to two boxes per purchase. Hysteria....caused by folks with an agenda.....but propagandists know that if they throw out words that any good Christian would react to, like abortion for example, a whole lot of people will not inform themselves on the issues but will vote based upon fear. And they will repeat the propaganda as if it were the truth.
I can guarantee that the Christians in the USA will never be forced to perform abortions, officiate at gay marriages if they don't want to, nor suffer any type of persecution for long. We're a feisty bunch; no political party will take us on for long. We should be praying about changing the hearts of those who would even consider such moves. And we should pray for those who are really being persecuted in Egypt and Iraq. We should take heed to the strong words of our Lord, in Matthew 25:31-.
Shaw, Russell. Catholic Lane Weblog:Oct 20, 2011
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