Originally Posted by stereoman
I would liken the apocalyptic views of Jesus and his early followers to those held by contemporary millenialists, whose influence in politics is at the very least significant.


offtopic Good point... although I have never been clear on why one would spend so mouch energy trying to change the world if you believe that the future of the world is entirely fortold in the bible.

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