Re: Former Soviet Leader Gorbachev Admits He Is A Christian

Sound of Trumpet wrote:
> > Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Communist leader of the
> > Soviet Union, has acknowledged his Christian faith
> > for the first time, paying a surprise visit to pray
> > at the tomb of St Francis of Assisi.

robert bowman
> Funny how there is always a Christian at the helm when
> the ****p sinks.

Christianity is a pacific faith.  The Soviet Union fell
because Gorbachev was reluctant to murder people in
large numbers.  Quite likely Christianity contributed to
the fall of the Soviet Union.  If so, that is to
Christianity's considerable credit.

Similarly, Malta fell because the knights of Malta were
reluctant to fight their fellow Christians, or at least
that is the excuse they gave for cowardice and
treachery.  The fall of Malta was a disaster, a disaster
to Christianity's considerable discredit.  Sometimes you
should fight, and sometimes you should not, and
Christianity does not encourage one to discriminate.

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