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Old 02-03-2009, 08:29 PM   #460
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Originally Posted by msmith View Post
AGAIN, the U.S. trumps France (and every other country that you mentioned) in virtually every meaningful category of success, accomplishment, technological development, financial power and influence, which would naturally be a significant offshoot of intelligence.
I am now deeply puzzled. I always understood that Christians didn't measure success by such worldly standards. Yet here they are described as the only meaningful ones.

Nothing about striving for holiness, excelling in works of charity, or promoting human dignity actually counts as a success then?
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