17 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
17 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
Christianity is the ultimate civilizing force.
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If a subtle alien race wished to tame us, as we have done to the dogs and the cows, they would give us Christianity.
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The Fruits of the Spirit are often cast as choices; or temporary infusions of the Holy Spirit, but, like real fruits, the greatest Fruits of the Spirit are natural.
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Kindness, gentleness, patience, peace, self-control --
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Civilized men reflect these fruits, as do civilized wolves. Dogs and men are the same. We have been undergoing the same breeding program for thousands of years.
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They do damage, of course. A civilized people can wreak such mechanical havoc that our more aggressive forebears could not have imagined. We watch emotionlessly as our nations grind up blood, guts and all matter of life from miles away.
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But, the violence is only commanded from on high. A civilized people is not particularly given to violence; they simply can be mobilized in enormous and industrious numbers.
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Do we hate pit bulls because they are temporarily disconnected from the spirit? Or do we hate them because they are naturally aggressive?
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It is, of course, the latter. And so it is with Africans. |