Most excellent! maybe the tiniest of quibbles about Puritan theology - the whole matter of “double predestination”. I don’t recall where the debate was at the time, and depending on one’s Puritan faction there was more or less contentious. (and that’s more a question for me as your point is accurate).
But a great read. a fascinating slice of history that should be better known.
You're right--I oversimplified Puritan theology, especially that in New England at the time, which could literally vary from town to town and pastor to pastor. Eventually they just evolved into several other denominations.
It is said that "History repeats itself." I say it doesn't. Human nature just doesn't move on and grow up and learn to share with others because it's scary to trust that others will share with you. But you said it yourself--the genocides only get more mechanized and efficient as time goes on. Thanks for the reminder.
Yes, they were. Literally. They wanted to build Jerusalem in New England because THEY were the Chosen People, not the Jews. Over the last 300 years or so, it's just changed into Jews building the Temple in the original Jerusalem so Jesus can come back and tell the Jews they were wrong all along and it was only Christians who were Chosen.
Oy. Theological history is even more confusing than the objective material stuff.
Most excellent! maybe the tiniest of quibbles about Puritan theology - the whole matter of “double predestination”. I don’t recall where the debate was at the time, and depending on one’s Puritan faction there was more or less contentious. (and that’s more a question for me as your point is accurate).
But a great read. a fascinating slice of history that should be better known.
You're right--I oversimplified Puritan theology, especially that in New England at the time, which could literally vary from town to town and pastor to pastor. Eventually they just evolved into several other denominations.
But I'm glad to see someone who knew that.
It is said that "History repeats itself." I say it doesn't. Human nature just doesn't move on and grow up and learn to share with others because it's scary to trust that others will share with you. But you said it yourself--the genocides only get more mechanized and efficient as time goes on. Thanks for the reminder.
Obviously Christian Zionists.......https://icejusa.org/history-of-christian-zionism/#:~:text=As%20a%20definite%20theology%2C%20however,the%20Jews%20to%20their%20land.
Yes, they were. Literally. They wanted to build Jerusalem in New England because THEY were the Chosen People, not the Jews. Over the last 300 years or so, it's just changed into Jews building the Temple in the original Jerusalem so Jesus can come back and tell the Jews they were wrong all along and it was only Christians who were Chosen.
Oy. Theological history is even more confusing than the objective material stuff.
Thank You. I have learned something I have never heard before.
Well said.