Unfortunately, if the Texan 2nd Republic were to be proclaimed now, its principles would be religious, but from a Protestant perspective.
Yes, may God bless them in their very real sacrifice and martyrdom. I remember the words of Cardinal Dolan when he was made a cardinal. How he looked around at those men who came from lands that were really hostile.
Only if push came to shove, naturally. And it depends where you’re talking about. Healthcare is decent if you’re wealthy or part of the urban middle class. And if could be better if the Government did’t spend so much money trying to subsidize the contraceptive industry and picking useless nationalistic fights with the Malaysians.Im a 40+ year paraplegic. The Philippines has a long way to go to be accessible for those of us with disabilities, not to mention have the level of health care that I need, so I wouldnt go there personally.
But I can understand why you would chose to move back to your native land.
AMEN!
I’m not targeted as a Catholic. I can practice my religion as always. What I can’t do is make someone else conform to the rules of the Church. I guess if I were to base my freedom on the ability to control others’ actions, then yeah, I’d be targeted. But since I don’t…
This goes beyond just ordering society in accord with natural law and even divine revelation, good as those goals are too.Well I don’t understand the high level of exaggeration in this thread. It is one thing to be upset because we can’t force everyone to live by our rules, but that is a far cry from persecution.
There was true persecution during the Christero War in Mexico. Churches were closed, Mass and the sacraments were forbade and people really in fact did have to go underground literally to practice their faith. Priests were slaughtered by the thousands. Bishops were forced to leave Mexico or be executed. Mexico still has an anti-clerical government and it is still illegal for a cleric to wear his collar in public. The Holy Father has canonized many martyrs who were killed at that time and the exact number or martyrs likely in the thousands is still unknown.
And the Armenian Genocide also happened during the last century. The Turkish government tried to kill every Christian in Turkey both Catholic and Orthodox.
And this you try to compare to the church not being able to force everyone to abide by their rules? There is no comparison.
I hope you were not talking to me PacoG. I am far from a carpetbagger my people came here right after the Civil War how ever many generations that is but my ancestors even had slaves. Something I am not proud of.
Of course not. I am referring to the original poster who wrote: “A third option could possibly be acceptable: moving to Texas/other state and promoting secession.”
As a proud Texan and Tejano, I can only tell you to stay out of my state.
I agree that we are far from "push has come to shove " in this country and there is really nothing all that rosey about other countries when it comes to other just as important issues.
Agreed!
That made me chuckle! Me being a Brit. and having lived in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong - the olde empire and all that [Pax Britannica].
The short answer is that most Americans don’t care about anything that doesn’t affect them personally, and even then, it must effect them immediately.
The Philippines has a long-standing border dispute with Malaysia.
Ok, correction taken. Based on your header, I assumed you were a USAnik.
