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Originally Posted by Botnst
He does an interesting dance. That's why I posted it. The bit about Islam was nothing new.
There is this part that nags at me: What is it about Christianity in particular that secular western moral principals arose there and not elsewhere. Chinese moral principals (I'm thinking especially of Confucianism) produce a very stable state. Perhaps stagnant? The statism of Confucianism fits the socialist agenda like a glove, in comparison to the uncomfortable relationship between Christianity and western statism.
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Confucianism was designed as a feudal religion, producing social stability, a very small amount of class movement and elite rule. Islam was designed as a religion for an expanding empire. Christianity was an otherworldly cult that emerged within a imperial system with no intent of supporting government. It only began to be religion of feudalism 300 years after its founding. It had a temporary lease on political powers for a little over 1000 years so when the eviction papers were served, it had to leave.