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txaslftist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 11:36 AM
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9. It is HARD to be a Christian...
The path is very narrow.

Because God commanded us, when your enemy strikes you on the left cheek, turn to him the right. When he steals your blanket, offer him your coat, also.

It's a pacifist faith. Read any decent book about Ghandi and you will see that pacifism is HARD WORK. It requires dedication and discipline unlike anything these "boot camps" are going to instill.

Christian boot camps... what a pathetic attempt to reconcile our inner sinfulness and desire for violence with a non-violent religion. This is ludicrous.

Unless they are training men to be struck and to not strike back, it is NOT a Christian enterprise. It's hypocracy.
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