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Christian Nationalism
Re: Christian Nationalism
Where can I read about this?
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A wee little man can’t say, I’m sorry. A big man owns his mistakes and apologizes.
A wee little man trusts himself and his own discernment. A big man is humble enough to know that he needs the counsel and input of others.
A wee little man trusts himself and his own discernment. A big man is humble enough to know that he needs the counsel and input of others.
Re: Christian Nationalism
I think it is safe to say a minority of Christians saw danger great enough to separate from it.
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Re: Christian Nationalism
They referred to themselves as "The Confessing Church." Dietric Bonhoeffer was a prominent member. He was involved with an underground Christian community that was sort of like a cross between a seminary and a monastary. He wrote a book a out his experience there called "Life in Community".
I'm not sure what other sources, but I'm sure there are some books that cover "The Confessing Church."
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The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand we are obliged to act accordingly.
-Søren Kierkegaard
-Søren Kierkegaard
Re: Christian Nationalism
The Barmen Declaration referenced in one of the threads here is a good place to start.Praxis+Theodicy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 20, 2025 8:39 amThey referred to themselves as "The Confessing Church." Dietric Bonhoeffer was a prominent member. He was involved with an underground Christian community that was sort of like a cross between a seminary and a monastary. He wrote a book a out his experience there called "Life in Community".
I'm not sure what other sources, but I'm sure there are some books that cover "The Confessing Church."
https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.ph ... 85#p285485
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"Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless."
-- Isaiah 10:1-2
-- Isaiah 10:1-2
Re: Christian Nationalism
I started these three threads after reading this message:
Bonhoeffer on Christ, the Church, and Resistance
https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8382
The Barmen Declaration
https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8380
Martin Niemöller - not a member of the Confessing Church, but a man who repented of his complicity.
https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8381
Mit Brennender Sorge
https://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8383
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1. Are we discussing the topic? Good.
2. Are we going around and around in a fight? Let's stop doing that.
3. Is there some serious wrongdoing or relational injury? Let's address that, probably not in public and certainly not for show.
2. Are we going around and around in a fight? Let's stop doing that.
3. Is there some serious wrongdoing or relational injury? Let's address that, probably not in public and certainly not for show.