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Date Posted: 26/03/09 11:46:09am
Author: Barbara
Subject: Re: revolutions are not wrought by joiners and followers
In reply to: Eveleigh 's message, "revolutions are not wrought by joiners and followers" on 26/03/09 10:39:09am

"People who naturally abdicate personal responsibility and put themselves under the authority of others are unlikely to work revolutions, however hopeful and idealistic they may be before they give up their dreams to take up someone else's."

I agree with you on the first point, people ought not to shun their own personal responsibility.

But re-reading the rest of it, I suddenly thought about Jesus. He put Himself under the authority of the Father, didn't He? And I think that the birth of the Church was pretty revelutionary!

People are always very quick to point out the failings of the Church, but it's good to remember that if there were no Church neither would there have ever been any hospitals, schools, libraries or hotels in this country!

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goodness is a human condition -- Peter Eveleigh, 26/03/09 6:06:53pm

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>"People who naturally abdicate personal responsibility >and put themselves under the authority of others are >unlikely to work revolutions, however hopeful and >idealistic they may be before they give up their >dreams to take up someone else's." > >I agree with you on the first point, people ought not >to shun their own personal responsibility. > >But re-reading the rest of it, I suddenly thought >about Jesus. He put Himself under the authority of the >Father, didn't He? And I think that the birth of the >Church was pretty revelutionary! > >People are always very quick to point out the failings >of the Church, but it's good to remember that if there >were no Church neither would there have ever been any >hospitals, schools, libraries or hotels in this >country!
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