Typist wrote:
Wootah, you might recall that only a handful of generations back European Christian culture swept across North and South America, and ruthlessly devastated the local cultures. And now that we have taken what we want, we're pretty happy about it, and don't invest much time in apologizing. Are you worried about this too?
The demographic changes the world is undergoing now pale in comparison.
How does the Bible put it? The meek shall inherit the earth?
Phew! A point I can agree with.
( Can't resist - Monty Python; Life of Brian.
Crowd listening to the Sermon on the mount -
Man1: "You hear that? Blessed are the Greek."
Man2: "The Greek?"
Man1: "Mmm. Well, apparently, he's going to inherit the earth."
Man2: "Did anyone catch his name?"
...
Woman: "Oh, it's the meek! Blessed are the meek! Oh, that's nice, isn't it? I'm glad they're getting something, 'cause they have a hell of a time."
Or,
FRANCIS: "Well, blessed is just about everyone with a vested interest in the status quo, as far as I can tell, Reg."
REG: "Yeah. Well, what Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is that it's the meek who are the problem" ) Sorry,
