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I would wager so. Alexandros - 15/04/2004 12:00:59 AM

I dunno. I think it just goes back to the Puritans and all those groups who think that the America is the real Promised Land and that they'll be privileged in all sorts of ways. The comments by LaHaye, Hal Lindsey, and others of their ilk seem to indicate that a large part of their beliefs are tied into some superpatriotic belief in America=God's Gift to the world.

There were people with this sort of attitude on the news advocating the Left Behind series not too long ago, and their comments came across with the geniune belief that God was raising America up to "rule the world" or some such nonsense. It's a scary idea, to think you and your country have been chosen by God. Scary indeed.


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Of course I don't. Don't be silly. Alexandros - 14/04/2004 11:32:40 PM 28 Views
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Re: Good, I'm not that silly then Alexandros - 14/04/2004 11:47:04 PM 5 Views
I think it's a cultural thing, to be honest Dylanfanatic - 14/04/2004 11:56:26 PM 5 Views
I would wager so. Alexandros - 15/04/2004 12:00:59 AM 5 Views
Very scary Dylanfanatic - 15/04/2004 12:19:52 AM 4 Views
Of course. Mashy - 14/04/2004 11:53:48 PM 36 Views
Breakdown? Dylanfanatic - 15/04/2004 12:21:04 AM 10 Views
My $.02 Druegan - 15/04/2004 12:19:57 AM 34 Views
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curiously.... Druegan - 15/04/2004 12:34:42 AM 18 Views
Ah, thanks Dylanfanatic - 15/04/2004 12:42:07 AM 13 Views
Quite Welcome... Druegan - 15/04/2004 12:48:38 AM 11 Views
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Anytime *NM* Druegan - 15/04/2004 12:56:06 AM 2 Views
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Re: /Survey: Do you believe in "The Rapture"? disturbed chaos - 15/04/2004 03:53:53 AM 8 Views
Ummm...what is it? Liam™ - 15/04/2004 07:07:28 AM 18 Views
Don't worry. Luna - 15/04/2004 07:27:16 AM 10 Views
Nope. Luna - 15/04/2004 07:29:16 AM 7 Views
Ok, I'll answer, though I doubt anyone really cares what I answer. Wulf`gar - 15/04/2004 08:46:14 AM 29 Views
Gee, where do you get that? The Logic Ninja - 15/04/2004 04:07:22 PM 15 Views
Hasn't worked yet... Wulf`gar - 15/04/2004 05:18:31 PM 15 Views
I'm sorry that The Wandering Wolf - 15/04/2004 08:07:21 PM 12 Views
Neither has waiting for Jesus to come back. The Logic Ninja - 15/04/2004 10:11:56 PM 11 Views
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