Golden Age of biblical principles?

The US of A has also long been regarded as a place to escape from, by the United Empire Loyalists (who wanted to render unto Caesar what was Caesar's), by slaves and by resistors against unjust wars.

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"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

The communication problem seems to be because what you call a "decline", a lot of other people call an improvement. The Civil Rights movement, for example, was a big part of that era and many of us wouldn't consider segregation to be a Biblical principle (at least, not one worth following).The Bible itself suggests that history will be a series of ups and downs, not a trend in one direction or the other:

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Ecc 1:9-10 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

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(It's also interesting that you mention "real value money" as if it was a Biblical principle.)

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"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

As I said, "too far" is your perception. Others see the balancing of rights as "not far enough yet".Remember that a lot of the people behind the Civil Rights movement were Christians - for example, a fellow named Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It's interesting that Christians like to take credit for the initiative to abolish slavery, yet they balk at going one step further by giving the freed slaves equal rights. Calling that a "decline" is downright perverse.Ecclesiastes disagrees with you. There's nothing new under the sun. There were never any good old days.

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"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi

A strawman would be a misrepresentation of your position. If you think I've done that, point out where instead of slinging around words that you don't understand.Similarly, if you think I've quote-mined Ecclesiastes, go ahead and point out where.

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Ecc 1:9-10 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

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Your misunderstanding of prophecy doesn't change what it says.And why don't you respond to the point of my post? How can you call improved equality a "decline"? How do you account for good Christians like Dr. King participating in what you call a "decline"?

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"It appears that many of you turn to Hebrew to escape the English...." -- Joseppi