I find it amazing that many liberals have an almost uniform knee-jerk reaction to discussions of the role of faith , citing all of the horrible deeds by Christians in world history. Their most recent example??? The Crusades. No credit is given at all for current history--where people of faith seek practical ways to show the love of Christ for their fellow man all over the world--by building villages, digging wells, providing food, clothing and shelter, teaching children, supporting local churches, providing health care, and so on.
But, as Michael points out, the religions of secularism and communism have been responsible for much more recent atrocities.
The real question is whether strong religious belief is on the rise in America and the world. Fifty years ago, secular liberals were confident that education, urbanization and science would lead people to renounce religion. That seems to have happened, if you confine your gaze to Europe, Canada and American university faculty clubs.
But this movement has not been as benign as expected: The secular faiths of fascism and communism destroyed millions of lives before they were extinguished.
And what pinnacles of human progress hath secular humanism brought to life in the United States? In a recent conversation, a colleague stated that he thought we had 'evolved beyond' the Ten Commandments....oh, really? Which ones?
No comments:
Post a Comment