MLH writes to Ryan McMaken: "I have been following your recent writings with great interest. 'A God Which Shall Go Before Us,' along with 'The Utopian Urge,' continue to build on what needs to be said. Thank you for taking the time to concisely document this historical lineage of church thought with respect to worshiping the State.
"It has been interesting to finally realize that most people who profess Christianity worship attributes of God and not God. They worship attributes of God and yet still believe they are worshiping God.
"In doing so, they are not so different from the Greeks and Romans who worshiped different gods in order to honor and participate in what that god had to offer them. By worshiping separate gods with their own particular personalities and agendas, ones desires and expectations were immediately discernible. It was easier to determine ones intent by observing what god or gods they worshiped. Worshiping one god provides an extra bit of 'privacy' in interpersonal and business relationships, requiring people to spend more time engaging in person-to-person authentication issues.
"The attribute that most people seem to worship is the Power of God. In 'A God Which Shall Go Before Us,' you hit on why people so easily shift from worshiping the Power of God to the Power of the State. It is a big chasm to jump from worshiping God to worshiping the State, and most people refuse to consider that they could do so. It is a small jump from worshiping the Power of God to the Power of the State, however, and I believe this is what has happened. Thank you again, and please continue writing on these issues."
