Christians should not own and drive tanks

Now, for the final act: 1. Con writes, "A quick Google or Yahoo search for 'Anarcho-Fideism' as spelled results in ZERO hits beyond this debate website." I reply, lol. I'm surprised you didn't check Bing, too. 2. Con writes, "'True Christians' are defined in the Bible as Catholics.'" I reply, lol. You mean the same Church that spirited away Bernard F. Law back to Rome and made him Archpriest of Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore? lol lol lol 3. Con writes, "Saint Peter is claimed to be the first bishop of Rome." I reply, this sentence reads like what a dog might say after getting neutered at the vet. 4. Con writes --- in crayola no doubt --- "Saint Peter of course, according to Christian doctrine, was given the Keys to Heaven." I reply, Peter no doubt had a high office in the early Church, but he was no more infallible than a gargoyle's bepimpled bottom. Listen to the words of Saint Paul, about Saint Peter, "But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed." (Galatians 2:11) And Saint Athanasius of blessed memory was, of course, condemned by Pope Liberius. The doctrine of Papal infallibility wasn't dogmatically defined until the First Vatican council of 1869-1870, and the history of the Eastern Church especially bears this out. The Councils of Bishops, true, were always looked upon as an authority by ancient Churches, but the authority to bind and loose was never held to be the unique possession of the Roman Bishop alone. Were it so, the entire business of having councils seems rather superfluous, don't you think, you smelly lobster you? But I counter: the Councils often error against the very books they claim as their basis: the New Testament. If we, as Christians, can accuse the Islamiacs of being disingenuous in using our Gospels to herald their Prophet Moe Sizlac, we can accuse the Grand ol' Churches of the same dishonesty whenever they frame anything in a council that goes beyond the clear meaning of Scripture to which they pay fealty. And since the Church has abandoned radical Pacificsm and Anarcho-Fideism (found on Bing only!), let them all be anathema. 5. Con writes, "Nowhere in this passage does it exclude the right to own private property." I reply, owning things in common is the definition of the abolishment of private property. This isn't rocket science, Jethro. Quit tormenting the squirrels and get back in the truck! 6. Con writes, "the community (rather than the individual) simply owns the tank." I reply, noted. 7. Con writes, "Jesus therefore wills to his closest followers that they buy tanks." I reply, every verse of Scripture must be interpreted by every other verse of Scripture. Jesus, in this circumstance --- and this circumstance alone --- told his disciples to own swords (not tanks). However, as the text clearly shows, when they used such a sword in violence, he condemned them. To the violence of the sword, Jesus says, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." (Matthew 26:52) for "the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?" (John 18:11) Jesus never said that his disciples, on the whole, were to carry swords. Consider, he said that his children shall "shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." (Mark 16:17) And "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19) What are they in need of tanks for, I ask? I ask, what avails thee of tanks and armored Pope mobiles, O ye of little faith? Art thou afraid that thy precious, preparation H'd, GMO-fattened body might see corruption? And what if it does? "To live is Christ, and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:21) If these words are not etched in your soul, you are no better than those "raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." (Jude 1:13) http://www.youtube.com... 8. The Con writes, "highly advanced mixtures of ceramic materials and carbon nanotubes" I reply, lol. I can picture the Con perusing these facts wearing an camo bathrobe, sipping hot cocoa out of a Desert Storm thermos he bought off ebay. 9. The Con writes, "Children play with Hotwheels while Men serve and defend their countries" There are no nations to defend in Christ --- there is no flag worthy of our salutation but his shining witness in the stars. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28) Let all nations, ethnicities, genders, classes, hierarchies, bosses and serfs dissolve into the sweet, silver light of Christ Jesus, where "there is no remembrance of former things" (Ecclesiastes 1:11) and where, in perfect mystery, "there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain" (Revelations 21:4) In conclusion, the Con is clearly less intelligent than an envelope full of guppy poop. How he manages to turn on a computer, much less operate one, is beyond me. I leave the voting public to figure this out --- although, I am sure the voting booths will now be swarmed with flag-waiving, hound-dog-owning, blubber butt G.O.P.tard good ol' boys who insist on an all-American injun-killin' Jihad Jesus. Don't worry, folks: all your precious sand castles will dissolve beneath the awesome weight of red hot eternity in due time's sweet circuit, and you'll have plenty of hours to clean your guns with Satan's pointy tail. . . and I'll be there, above thee, laughing my head off with all the other Saints, as the worms of Hades gnaw your never dying soul, like a rotund pug gnawing upon a peanut-butter smeared shoe. Alif lam mim indeed.