Comments on: Christians and Conservativism http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/05/11/christians-and-conservativism/ Liberal, Green and Fair Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:56:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gav http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/05/11/christians-and-conservativism/#comment-78058 Gav Sat, 23 May 2009 10:58:25 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1288#comment-78058 Bertie, Isn't it interesting that there's a word for Islamification but not for Religiousification. I am not more concerned about Islam than about Christianity because it is the culture that happens to surround Islamic countries that is the cause, not the religion itself. All religions have no place in politics, but I know less about Islam than I do about Christianity. Bertie,
Isn’t it interesting that there’s a word for Islamification but not for Religiousification. I am not more concerned about Islam than about Christianity because it is the culture that happens to surround Islamic countries that is the cause, not the religion itself.

All religions have no place in politics, but I know less about Islam than I do about Christianity.

]]> By: Bertie Humbug http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/05/11/christians-and-conservativism/#comment-77978 Bertie Humbug Sun, 17 May 2009 22:21:37 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1288#comment-77978 Which would you prefer, more Christian influence, or more Islamic influence. I would suggest Islamification should be a pretty big worry! Check http://www.jihadwatch.org/ Which would you prefer, more Christian influence, or more Islamic influence.

I would suggest Islamification should be a pretty big worry!

Check http://www.jihadwatch.org/

]]> By: jameshigham http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/05/11/christians-and-conservativism/#comment-77967 jameshigham Fri, 15 May 2009 13:18:13 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1288#comment-77967 Christian in name only. Like Adolph called his party democratic. Christian in name only. Like Adolph called his party democratic.

]]> By: Cleanthes http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2009/05/11/christians-and-conservativism/#comment-77943 Cleanthes Tue, 12 May 2009 08:41:51 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/?p=1288#comment-77943 Gavin, Well, yes and no. The whole point of the Christian message is that this is how you ought to live your life. If someone else forces you to live this pure life, you can't or shouldn't take the credit for it. We thus separate political life - how society organises itself - from individual morals. This shows up the fundamental mistake of leftism: leftists believe that if society is organised along these lines, everyone will be moral. If fact, the opposite is true - reasonable people outsource their morality to the state and stop trying themselves (fail 1) and unreasonable people abuse a system that assumes they're going to be moral (major fail 2). Gavin,

Well, yes and no. The whole point of the Christian message is that this is how you ought to live your life. If someone else forces you to live this pure life, you can’t or shouldn’t take the credit for it.

We thus separate political life – how society organises itself – from individual morals.

This shows up the fundamental mistake of leftism: leftists believe that if society is organised along these lines, everyone will be moral. If fact, the opposite is true – reasonable people outsource their morality to the state and stop trying themselves (fail 1) and unreasonable people abuse a system that assumes they’re going to be moral (major fail 2).

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