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2005-01-12 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tipper 2005-01-12 10:42|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The idea of an âAmerican creedâ has been around for a long time. Huntington lists its elements as âliberty, equality, democracy, individualism, human rights, the rule of law, and private property.â I prefer a different formulation: a conceptual triangle in which one fundamental fact creates two premises that create three conclusions.

The fundamental fact: the Bible is Godâs word. Two premises: first, every member of the American community has his own individual dignity, insofar as he deals individually with God; second, the community has a divine mission to all mankind. Three conclusions: every human being everywhere is entitled to freedom, equality, and democracy.

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No, no, no.

Equal in the eyes of the law, equal in the eyes of the Lord.

America is about equality of opportunity. You want to be Bill Gates, ok, you want to be a drug addict, not ok by me but it's your choice. I just don't want to pay for it. But starting out with the same basic HS education and making your own way in the world is how I see it.

We are not equal!

That's my theory and I'm sticking to it, as I have my entire life.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-01-12 11:15:50 AM|| 2005-01-12 11:15:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 These are the new talking points.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-12 11:56:43 PM|| 2005-01-12 11:56:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Where did that view of America come from? It came from PuritanismâPuritanism being not a separate type of Christianity but a certain approach to Protestantism

ignorant author.

Posted by 2b 2005-01-13 12:00:22 AM|| 2005-01-13 12:00:22 AM|| Front Page Top

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