Re: Must civilization fail without Christianity?

"John Popelish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> sharon wrote:
> >
> > Must civilization fail without Christianity?
> > by Edward T. Babinski
> (snip)
> > My QUESTION is this:
> > "Was the influence of Christianity and theology as prominent a deciding
> > factor in the ascendancy of Western civilization as some Christians have
> > stated, or, did a combination of all the other historical factors above,
> > play as large a role (or slightly larger a role) than Christianity did
in
> > the history of the ASCENDANCY of the West?"
> (snip)
>
> Does the phrase, "pimple on the ass of progress" mean anything to you?
>

I believe the truest greatest progress came when some Europeans got their
first taste of freedom, and some freethinkers conceptualized, wrote and
signed the Declaration of Independence. THERE was progress.



> --
> John Popelish