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ata@hfsi.uucp (John Ata - FSO) writes:
> 
> Churches, by their nature tend to be nationalistic and supportive
> of their governemnt.  This is human nature.  Given any conflict,
> I'm sure you will find the tendancy for most churches or religious
> groups in that country to be sympathetic towards that country and
> certainly not towards an avowed enemy.  Of course, this again has
> nothing to do with Christian teaching and everything to do with
> human nature.
> 
Hmmmm. IMHO, a religion (of any persuasion) should, by default, be
above nationalistic leanings, should in fact be independant of nation
states. It's first (and arguably only) loyalty should be to God.

We have a situation here in the UK where the Queen is the head of the
Church of England, and where, I believe, nominations to senior
positions in the church are made by the Prime Minister. This mix of
politics and religion is, to my mind, totally wrong.

I do not subscribe to any formal religion, but must admit I admire
Jehovah's Witnesses for attempting to be true to what (IMHO) religion
should be - independant, 7-days a week, without hypocrasy. They do not
aspire to be politicians, neither do they flaunt wealth as some
churches do. Also, they provide all manner of support for their
members to help them in their daily lives - from making marriages work
to raising children. This to me is what religion should be - helping
people through their daily lives. WHy don't I subscribe to it? Their
views on blood and their belief that the Bible is the literal word
of God. I can't believe these things - or rather have seen nothing yet
to convince me. However, as a practising religion, the more mainstream
ones could learn a thing or two from it (again IMHO).  

Dave


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