Its not "Trump supporters" wanting to burn down D.C.

@church mouse guy ,

Yes, I am a One Trick Pony.

I am a Christian.

 

Déjà vu all over again

Yes, I am a One Trick Pony.

I am a Christian (I am a follower of Jesus).

I am not a fan of Democrats. I believe they are a cancer to our nation. They hate President Trump because he exposed their agenda for what it is - anti-American rhetoric. The GOP establishment is the same way. They are exposed for their hypocrisy.

Trump may not have drained the swamp, but he sure cast a light on all of those swamp creatures.

 

What do you think the Biden Administration will do about it?

Probably as much as the DNC wanted done last year....burning downgovernment buildings and businesses, killing a couple dozen people....that is just "peaceful protest".

Of course, let a conservative break a window and it's insurrection.

 

I agree....except with Antifa. I do not see Antifa just going with the administration because it has changed hands. They have been, and I suspect will continue to be, anti-establishment. But the Democrat party did nothing when the Trump administration was in power (which led some to the error of believing Antifa...despite what it has claimed....was pro-DNC). I think that BLM is different. The DNC has been engrained in BLM from the start as the Democrat party is the party of racism. It seeks power by exploiting minorities and social injustice.

 

Yes, but I believe that was largely because of the Trump administration (it suited the DNC's purposes). Some things do connect (anti-racism, anti-capitalism) but others may become problematic (anti-authoritarianism).

 

Yes, there are reasons anti-Christians gravity to the DNC and "political Christians" gravate to the GOP.

That is my point. They are opposite sides of the same coin.

You are proving my argument, which is scary.

 

I agree. There are no "moderate" Democrats or "moderate" Republicans (no fence riders). They are off the fence as soon as they cast their vote.

So riding the fence is very bad politics.

And this is true of Christianity as well. Fence riders IMHO are cowards trying to take a stand with the courage to get on their feet.

As you aptly point out, we cannot serve two masters.

 

The DNC by the definition of their platform compromises Christians who support that Party. It has to, because regardless of the reason a Christian may vote Democrat they are also supporting the party of the DNC with their vote.

The GOP platform is not, I agree, anti-Christian in what it stands for (perhaps arguments could be made that it is in how it takes that stand and Who it does not stand for.....but that's a different topic).

This is not to say the GOP cannot be dangerous, perhaps more so since it is not an obvious evil, to Christianity. But that is probably the fault of the Christians who would take politics inappropriately rather than the fault of the GOP. Political parties cannot be faulted for looking after their own self-interests. That is a part of their makeup.

 

They are opposite in that they hold opposing ideologies and agendas. The DNC has adopted the sins of Romans 3 as a platform. In terms of secular morality the GOP maintains what could be called traditional values (at least on the surface). The DNC holds an economic view directly opposite of the GOP. The DNC is culturally liberal while the GOP is conservative. The DNC platform advocates abortion while the GOP is anti-abortion (platforms). The DNC holds a foreign policy that is opposite the policy of the GOP. The DNC is blatantly immoral while the GOP advocates secular morality (probably repetitious...traditional morals that align with traditional religious values). The DNC holds domestic policies that are opposite the GOP. The DNC holds a progressive view of the Constitution while the GOP aligns with a more literal position. The DNC is largely "democratic socialist" while the GOP leans more to a laissez-faire capitalistic economic approach.

I could go on, but I think it is sufficient to say they are opposite.

They are of the same kind. That is, they are opposite sides of the same political system (they are, by definition, secular powers. They are "powers of darkness", or of the "word". The GOP and DNC are, as entities, atheistic. Each depends on the existence of the other for political power. Both seek worldly solutions to "fix" the world or the nation. And both only exist by never reaching their goals.

In short, combined the DNC and GOP are the "authorities, the powers of this dark world". They are a part (opposite ideologies) of the same thing (the same political system...worldly solutions to spiritual problems).

 

Yes. I believe secular politics itself is a part of the system Paul spoke of as worldly and a power of darkness.