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Hi I am from Australia.
Christians have been changing the world into their OWN image for forever and a day—especially when the early church was co-opted by the Roman state. The church thus became an integral player in the drive to total power and control at the root of the entire Western cultural project.
These two references sum up what thus INEVITABLY happened.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~spanmod/mural/panel13.html
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/cruelty.html
The imperial conquests and the cruelties continue as strong as ever—did not “god” tell George to invade Iraq.
“Cortez and the Cross” – Marc – any relation?
To the cross, yes. To Cortez, not that I’m aware of.
Here are some additional resources that might be helpful to our evening.
An eleven page distillation by Hunter of his book:
Click to access Bv3n2-Hunter-Text.pdf
This is a mp3 lecture on the book’s material:
http://www.umt.edu/president/lectures/2008-2009/hunter0809.aspx
Hunter’s response to Colson’s and Crouch’s interaction with his book:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/mayweb-only/30-51.0.html?start=1
Thanks, Pat. I posted these on the main blog as well.
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