Hi. My name is Cody Libolt
Posted by CodyLibolt 10 years, 10 months ago to The Gulch: Introductions
I'm eager to meet Christians interested in Ayn Rand's ideas. I am worship minister and a blogger at ifwewilllive.com
While we're very happy to have you in the Gulch and appreciate your wanting to fully engage, some things in the Gulch (e.g. voting, links in comments) are a privilege, not a right. To get you up to speed as quickly as possible, we've provided two options for earning these privileges.
I too am a Christian (Catholic) and have just joined the group. Much like everything in life you may agree with someone in part rather than in the whole. That's what makes for interesting conversation.
Religion is a primitive form of philosophy and can be discussed as such like any other philosophy, including honest questions. But while you can believe what you want, this is not a place to proselytize for ideologies opposed to Ayn Rand while insulting Ayn Rand and those who agree with her as "rabid" and "trolls". This is not a site for religious dogma and condemnations of those who reject it.
You two voting in CO?
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we welcome you and be prepared for vigorous debate!
While I find it necessary to clarify the understanding of the history and theocracy that many have misconstrued, it is best to keep to ideas that are concrete and not based on faith. Thus, physics, economics, and politics are areas that have the best reception here.
You will likely find many opposed to your values here. Do not give up hope. There are quite a few here who believe that there is no conflict between an Objectivist perspective and a belief in God. There will be several that say that this is not possible, but you will find that there are those of us here that don't ascribe to such beliefs and support a deist view of Objectivism. Welcome.