I doubt that European Christians are rejoicing today.
We left Europe to come here. Now we're supposed to try to emulate them? I don't think so. That would be contrary to our reasons for leaving. In case you have forgotten, that was freedom of religion, and liberty.
It keeps getting better around here...In a couple of days I've gone from being tagged liberal to a satan worshiper/atheist/America hater...
Perhaps it's the company that you (or your ideology) keep that is the problem. When your agenda seems to line up perfectly with atheists and satan worshipers, it's time to re-examine the ideology you have associated yourself with. When John Kerry comes out and campaigns on the firmly established ideals of Socialism, that should be a clue to you that your candidate is heading in the wrong direction. Have you ever noticed that sinners and evil doers everywhere always seem to pick the same candidate? It's the guy who makes it easier for them to sin. Take a look at homosexuality, for example. Nearly every homosexual identifies themselves as a liberal or democrat. The vast majority of persons who support abortion identify themselves as a liberal or democrat. Is it such a shock or coincidence? I think not.
Even the worst kings in Bible were in their positions for God's purposes.
I would agree with you fully on that point.
Maybe some folks don't realize that there is such a thing.
Europe is moving away from God at record speed. If the Christians THERE were doing their job, America would not need to send SO MANY missionaries there. Yet the vast majority of the gospel being preached throughout the whole earth (including Europe) is by Americans, or sponsored by Americans. America is the source of the vast majority of the gospel being preached - even in Europe. Clearly, there has been found a severe lacking in the European Christian community of those willing to GO into the world and PREACH the gospel.
No, many of them realsie that the Lord is still on the throne so would have had has much cause to rejoice under President Kerry as under president Bush
In fact, my church has a very extensive missionary outreach program. We have lots of people in Europe right now. We also have people in the Middle East, and in Afghanistan. Our missionaries in all these places have all told us that they were praying for Bush to be elected because it makes their job 1000 times easier. For example, with Clinton in office, Christains were an underground church who were killed if captured in Afghanistan. Now, with Bush as the president, the Afghan government is afraid to act against Christians in their country, and the church there can be much more open and free than ever before. So indeed... Christians all over the world are rejoicing at Bush's re-election.