Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: joefritz@pawl.rpi.edu (Jochen M. Fritz) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Liberation Theology Message-ID: Date: 11 Dec 89 08:52:30 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 26 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Statememt:I fully agree that the Church should keep oput of politics. The first reason, is that laws are ment to prevent anarchy and protect people from each other, rather than themselves. The other reason is that churches are made of prople, who are inherentlly corrupt, and may support activaties or poilcies that go against those of Christ. Proof: First, Christ tells us to leave vengence up to him. This means (IMHO) That sins should not be banned by law, unless they hurt another person. If the government did outlaw sin, people would loose all faith in Christ because the churches have invaded their liberty as such. Aside, from this, people would sin less physically , but would also sin far more in their hearts. Morover, the motiaation for not sinning would be fear of man - not GOD. Also, churched have done things that Christ would never done. These things include blessing the weapons of war, attempted genocide (Inquisition), run wars for themselves (Crusades), and always stuck up for the upper classes (Always!!! [today too]) I am a Christian, (borne again, etc), but I am also a (political) liberal and think it is right to question the authority of any organisation of Humans. Thar was my 2 cents. Thank you for your time. Flames ,ets, welcome. Jochen Fritz "Noah"