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What does "other Religion" mean on your Vote section

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Freedom Of Religion In A Christian State
by: DW

Ultimately there are only two "religions" -- Christianity and all other attempts by man to approach God on his own terms. Religion is man seeking God, whereas Christianity is God seeking man. Thus, Christianity is not a religion, per se.

The First Commandment requires a Christian culture to suppress the propagation and public practice of all religions other than Christianity. Failure to do so is to commit cultural suicide, such as we see in America over the past 200+ years since 1787.

By contrast the Biblical position on freedom of religion is seen in Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal in I Kings 18. After the fire of the Lord fell from heaven and consumed Elijah's offering, he commanded the people to,

"'Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.' So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there."

So much for freedom of religion.

However, suppression of non-Christian religions in obedience to the 1st Commandment does not mean suppression of non-Christians. On the contrary, we must not overlook the fact that non- Christians, or "strangers", are given special protection along with widows and orphans within a Christian culture. The two principles are placed side-by-side in Exodus 21: 20-22

"He who sacrifices to any god, other than to the Lord alone, shall be utterly destroyed. And you shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not afflict any widow or orphan"

Thus, "other religions" would refer to all religions other than the Christian religion and any others listed in the question.

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