Quote: (11-30-2017 01:53 PM)YoungBlade Wrote:
Quote: (11-30-2017 11:28 AM)SlickyBoy Wrote:
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Wrong.
http://www.heraldmag.org/olb/contents/do...vowams.htm
No, Right. Those early examples cite Christianity still living under the rule of Romans - they weren't in much of a position to do anything else but passively resist, but that was a temporary measure for self preservation, not a tenant of the faith.
You do realize you're quoting from a group that traces their roots to, among others, a preacher who seriously thought Jesus Christ would reappear sometime in the 1840s, don't you?
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The Millerites were the followers of the teachings of William Miller, who in 1833 first shared publicly his belief that the Second Advent of Jesus Christ would occur in roughly the year 1843–1844.
In fact, upon his death, the founder of Bible Student Movement you cite also gave rise to the Jehovah Witnesses, not a group known for their accurate histories of other religions and histories or mental stability. Let's not even discuss their slavish devotion to Zionism.
Regardless, all of the leaders mentioned in my earlier quote were Christian men, some vociferously so. The Church was right there with them when they held off Atilla the Hun and any number of Islamic hordes - where were the pagans and their armies when civilization needed them?
The Swiss Guards to this day protect the Pope with very real guns and bullets. Up until the 1870s, Vatican City even had a standing army. In spite of modern depictions to the contrary, Christianity is not about absolute pacifism. No amount of door knocking conversion attempts, refugee-welcoming happy-clappy mega churches and gutless false teachers looking for donations can erase that reality.