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Originally Posted by KnifeMissile
I honestly don't think that self identifying as Christian requires a belief in a literal anthropomorphic embodiment of evil advising politicians and running grassroots campaigns. It can just be a metaphor or a symbol of the evils in society and perhaps in all of us. There's no need for melodrama but that's what the pious look for...
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No, I don't think being a Christian requires a belief in Satan. But given a belief in God and Jesus, angels and demons aren't really that much of a stretch, and most other Christians believe in Satan, so I figure, why not? It's not really an important part of my belief system.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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