President Bush's utopianism is a betrayal of Biblical doctri

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President Bush's utopianism is a betrayal of Biblical doctrine
December 19th 2005

Commentary
Christianity is not, nor can it be, utopian. This is due simply to the fact that Christianity is a belief that humans, both as individuals and a species, are separated from God through a sinful nature. According to holy writ the wages of sin is death and, in their mortal state, humans require salvation from eternal judgment through blood sacrifice. That blood sacrifice was paid once and for all by Jesus' death on the cross.

Not only was the mission of Christ offered by God as a remedy from the blight of human nature, but the entire Bible is a record of failure brought by human works. This flawed record begins in Eden. It was amplified in the flood of Noah and continued into Babel. It followed Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as they attempted to put their stamp on God's plan for establishing his own chosen race.


By Bob Strodtbeck



President Bush's utopianism is a betrayal of Biblical doctrine

[GOODave]

I don't think a president, any president, would be regarded as credible if he or she was wishy-washy about his or her vision: "Well, democracy might be O.K., for most of the world, but hey, let's just get it going here and see how it works out, O.K.?

Seems to me in disparaging Bush's desire for democracy around the world, you are confusing "bluster" with "fanaticism."

I don't see that he does promote a utopian society. If he did, however, you are obviously accurate in your portrayal of "fallen" man as our society mates.

dave
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Now that he's president, if you question his tax policies, energy plans or health-care ambitions, you are “hoping he will fail” — and that, with the help of roundabout reasoning, is tantamount to hoping we cannot transcend race. -Jonah Goldberg, 8/20/09