In the not too distant past many actions have taken place that we now view as inappropriate, despite their acceptance in those times. Often these methods of discrimination have been committed in the name of a diety.
From around the mid-15th century until the mid-18th century approximately 40,000 - 100,000 thousand people were executed in Europe and early America on the accusation of witchcraft. Twenty during the Salem witch hunt.
In contemporary times we generally scoff at the notion of witchcraft and consider these earlier hunts to be primarily caused over jealousy or other social despisement amongst a primitive people. We would not consider such action to be appropriate today.
What will they say about us in two hundred years? Will they adhere to modern Christianity's disdanement (discrimincation against) of several groups whom are viewed to be living outside of the Biblical principles ... or will they think how odd and primitive we must be to have done such?
2006-07-25 00:15:33 · 7 answers · asked by Arkangyle 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why didn't they follow through with the holy mission of piracy on the high seas? Don't they know that this global warming we are experiencing now could have been averted, had more swarthy souls led a life of rum and cannons...
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2006-07-25 03:49:24 · answer #1 · answered by Derek J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The future, like the past, is irrelevant. What is important is the eternal present---God lives in the eternal present, therefore so should we. the past was just a moment ago and the future will occur in just a moment from now. Let us all concentrate on the present and we will not have to worry about the future or be focused on the past. Jesus loves you.
2006-07-25 07:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for your well-thought and formulated question.
I think that in 200 years from today, just as in the past 200 years, the tenets of Christianity will remain. What will be looked at askance is how many Christians failed to live by those tenets, or twisted them for their own short-term means.
So many evil things have been done in the name of God, in the name of righteousness, in the name of faith, that it's easy to lose count. And yet the faithful remain because at the core of just about any religion are kernels of truth. Think of these kernels as the basic elements, the building blocks of spiritual life.
WE choose to use those elements to form compounds for good, as well as for evil. The elements themselves are immutable.
2006-07-25 07:26:04 · answer #3 · answered by cboni2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In modern times there is still witchhunts going on its just not called the same thing, what about the gay marriage issue, or putting people in jail for marijuana?
2006-07-25 07:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by jhnedrmr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People will say "Why did they have so many denominations, trying to divide Christ, and still claim righteousness?"
2006-07-25 07:20:41 · answer #5 · answered by timmy♫♫ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"What will they say about us in two hundred years? "
How could they miss the signs of Jesus second coming?
2006-07-25 07:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guess we will have to wait to find out.
2006-07-25 07:19:37 · answer #7 · answered by williamzo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋