The Lavender Mafia wears purple.

They've also limited themselves to property crimes so far- they started with vandalism and arson, and have now progressed to the frivolous lawsuit scam.

Catholicism is specifically an anti-state-like organization. Power is limited to the least competent authority in the hierarchy, the higher you go, the less power you have.

Kind of like on Babylon 5- when Londo had no power, he had the freedom to do whatever he wished, when he became emperor of Alpha Centauri, he had zero freedom at all.

That's why I am against Article I Section 8 of the US Constitution. It reserves far too much power for the central government, and does not leave enough power with local cities and counties to protect themselves.

Libertarianism is full of meddlesome engineering- that's what Ludwig Von Mises was writing about. Yeah, it's not as outright evil as Stalin, but the intent is the same- engineer a system for maximum profit for a small group at the expense of everybody else.

but he only knew German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese.

"only"

Is the only form of progress statist?

I have a tendency to think of libertarianism and "freedom from" to be extremely progressive. As in, progressing in the wrong direction on bad data and individual whim.

I'd certainly call the Nation of Islam and its militant wing the Black Panthers a black mafia. All revolutionaries have a tendency to adopt the worst of what they are fighting against, that's the reason the KGB exists, a copy of the Czar's secret police.

The last shall be first, and the first last, ring a bell?

Not on that you aren't. The Church is a hospital for sinners, not a four star resort amusement park for Saints.

Also keep in mind that if you can drive a car from the 50ties, you can drive one built in 2015, and inversely. Safely.

It's a comment deep down in a thread, but if you'd like to read the whole thread, it's at http://www.crisismagazine.com/2015/christians-must-go-offensive-gay-mafia. I personally prefer the Benedict Option.