“Optimistic American Christianity resists the notion that the human race, left to itself, will self-destruct. Although the can-do American spirit has taken some hard hits in the twenty-first century, and the future for our nation is not as bright as it was, our politics continue to exhibit a self-righteousness that partners well with religious self-righteousness on both the right and the left… Understanding Sin require us to recognize its power lodged in ourselves.” — Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ
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Good point. What you believe about human nature is also a big pivot point on whether you tend to fall on the right or the left.
Not sure what you’re asking
Not asking anything, just making a comment about the importance of what one believes on this matter.