Asymmetric Religion and Philosophy

Two Connecticut legislators are going after the Catholic Church. Their bill wants to impose upon them a council to make decisions instead of the Church. Of course, that's not the way that the Catholic Church works.

Three points:

1. Having the correct enemies is as important as having the proper friends. Until we're all united under the rule of the the Lord, people will war or argue. I don't know about the legislators, but I imagine that they don't have the same goals as the Church.

2. Government (as opposed to individuals or private groups) persecution of the Church is only new in the United States. Since it's inception, governments have tried to fight with the Church. Nero, Diocletian, HREs Henry IV and Frederick, Henry II, French Revolution, Spanish Civil War, Fascism, Communism, etc.

3. The Church is guaranteed to survive someplace on earth, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't defend it. We can call or email the legislators and let them know what we think.