"To warn of an evil is justified only if, along with the warning, there is a way of escape"
Cicero (De Divinatione Book II, sec. XXV)
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CHRISTIANITY
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This first appeared a while ago, but it remains intensely relevant
Putin to Obama: You're Turning the USA Into a Godless Sewer
“Many Euro-Atlantic countries have moved away from their roots, including Christian values,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a recent keynote speech.
“Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.”
In his state of the nation address in mid-December, Mr. Putin also portrayed Russia as a staunch defender of “traditional values” against what he depicted as the morally bankrupt West.
Social and religious conservatism, the former KGB officer insisted, is the only way to prevent the world from slipping into “chaotic darkness.”
As part of this defense of “Christian values,” Russia has adopted a law banning “homosexual propaganda” and another that makes it a criminal offense to “insult” the religious sensibilities of believers.
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"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree."
Martin Luther