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Poll Question : Where is your country on it's life cycle?
Choice Votes Statistics
  Bondage
0
0 %
  Spiritual Faith
0
0 %
  Great Courage
0
0 %
  Liberty
0
0 %
  Abundance
0
0 %
  Complacency
0
0 %
  Apathy
1
20 %
  Dependency
4
80 %
  Total 5 100%
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Offline Icy  
#1 Posted : Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:33:50 AM(UTC)
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I stated in a previous topic that nations have life cycles. Where does your nation fall on the life cycle?

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Nations and empires actually do have "life cycles." This has been studied by many historians throughout the years and they all have come to about the same conclusion: a lifetime of about two centuries. And they all seem to go through the same life cycle: "from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependency; from dependence back again into bondage (Alexander Tyler, 1750)."
Offline shalom82  
#2 Posted : Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:25:56 PM(UTC)
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Return Shiloh (and Speedily)
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Offline bitnet  
#3 Posted : Thursday, April 10, 2008 11:29:53 PM(UTC)
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Shalom All,

Hmmm... how to rate a country that had gained independence 50 years ago and which has not really followed the life cycle mentioned above? We went from bondage (British colony) to liberty (independence in 1957); liberty to abundance; abundance to corruption; and it looks like corruption to dependency in the next few years. Yup, have to add in these events in the lifecycle above.

Yes, I plead shalom82's case: Shiloh please return soon!
The reverence of Yahweh is the beginning of Wisdom.
Offline kleeb  
#4 Posted : Friday, April 11, 2008 4:20:50 PM(UTC)
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I would say America is in the clueless cycle. Most Americans have no Idea what is going on. Lee
Offline Heretic Steve  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:42:27 AM(UTC)
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Kinda tough responding to a poll such as yours since all the characteristics are applicable to varying degrees. Sorta like a poll for one's "church". The characteristics as conveyed in Rev can apply congregationally/collectively as well as individually.
I've a tendency to concur with kleeb although I'd add that many, (most?), americans either don't care and/or are scripturally ignorant. Add the resurgence of the so called "neo"-paganism of the last 35 years or so to the mix and the USA/world finds itself in the current state.
If not us, who? If not now, when?
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