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I agree with what @PopeSkippyXVI is saying. What is your definition of an American? For me it means anyone who has an American citizenship. America is a country with a million different types of people with a million different backgrounds: ethnic, cultural, philosophical, religious. The problem is that some people tend to think that there's such a thing as a "true American," and that some parts of the U.S. are more "American" than others. That's nonsense. And as such, I do believe that you can be a "true Christian" or a true whatever in America. As an American you have the freedom of belief. I think you also need to decide what it means for you to be a "true Christian."
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Since the perception of a "true American" seems to be one of the "true Christians" found in the Moral Majority and it's various descendents, I'd say the disconnect is too great.
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Hm--if one were to take the Bible word for word, and follow it exactly to the core, no. The laws of the Bible were made for 2000 years ago--I don't believe they can be followed one hundred percent without one alienating themselves from mainstream American culture, or any Western culture for that fact. As for maintaining the spirit of the love of Christ and His existence, absolutely.
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I think the point the questioner was trying to make is that the American culture and economy makes it difficult to follow the teachings of Christ to the T. I'm of the mindset that nothing is impossible only highly improbable.
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I think the point the questioner was trying to make is that the American culture and economy makes it difficult to follow the teachings of Christ to the T. I'm of the mindset that nothing is impossible only highly improbable.
Even the poorest Americans still survive on a budget that entire families in third world countries would see as a small fortune. But at the same time selling off all your worldly goods and giving the money to the poor isn't an easy idea to wrap your head around if you're poor. On the flip side of that, Americans tend to (not all and not always) measure success in dollar amounts. Very few people would say that Bill Gates is a failure but in the eyes of God... well one has wonder.
There is a group somewhere, I can't remember where they are or what they call themselves but they are Americans how live according to the teachings of Christ. They own next to nothing and use all their resources to help their neighbors. Last I knew they had gotten in trouble a few times from the city they're in for serving food to their neighbors and various other "city code violations" all with good intentions to follow in Christ's footsteps. So as I said- it not impossible just highly improbable.
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Well, i think i express a somewhat different view here.
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