Seriously, Why is this Administration So Contemptuous of Christianity
The question is somewhat rhetorical since I wrote a book about this subject, but current events continue to vindicate my position that liberals are waging war on Christianity. I won't rehash arguments in this post about the absurd degree to which the Establishment Clause has been distorted to suppress religious freedom in the name of protecting it, but consider this case reported in The Hill.
The Federal Reserve issued an order to an Oklahoma bank to remove religious items from public view because they could discourage people from seeking loan applications. The items were a link on the bank's website to a Bible verse of the day and buttons saying "Merry Christmas, God With Us."
Do you agree with the bank examiners? Or with Sen. James Inhofe and Rep. Frank Lucas, who fired off a letter to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke objecting to this? Inhofe claims it discriminates against Christians and their freedom to express their faith. I agree.
If these had been references to a religion other than Christianity the examiner probably would have directed the bank to give bonuses to the employees involved. There is a disturbing paranoia about Christianity in our modern culture -- so ironic, given its putative majority status. The story says the Federal Reserve withdrew the order after Inhofe and Lucas complained.
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Nov '10
Re: Seriously, Why is this Administration So Contemptuous of Christianity
The greatest Christian idea: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
The ironic truth of the matter is that liberals abhor Christianity because they abhor the concept of liberty.
Edited on Dec 18, 2010 at 5:42pmMay '10
Re: Seriously, Why is this Administration So Contemptuous of Christianity
"Socialism is not merely the labour question, it is before all things the atheistic question, the question of the form taken by atheism to-day, the question of the tower of Babel built without God, not to mount to heaven from earth but to set up heaven on earth." --Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
May '10
Re: Seriously, Why is this Administration So Contemptuous of Christianity
Great quote, Keith, thanks!
That philosopher I mentioned earlier--Dietrich von Hildebrand--wrote a book of essays called The New Tower of Babel on just that theme.
"Set up heaven on earth" is a simpler way of saying "immanentize the eschaton".
Socialism, as it is practiced by people like Obama, needn't necessarily involve conscious atheism. Socialists may vaguely believe in God. But their socialism, whether they realize it or not, structurally entails atheism and actively undermines all vestiges of Christian influence in society and culture.
This is a key reason why so many doubt or disbelieve in Obama's Christianity. Theyknow he is a socialist, and they see or at least sense that socialism and Christianity are at radical and inescapable odds with each other.
Obama's claim that he is a Christian can't obviate the philosophical contradiction--especially when we know socialists lie as a matter of policy. (See Stanley Kurtz.)
Edited on Dec 19, 2010 at 6:54amMay '10
Re: Seriously, Why is this Administration So Contemptuous of Christianity
[I tried expanding the above post by way of the edit button, but it seems to have failed. Sorry if this ends up appearing more than once.]
"Set up heaven on earth" is a simpler way of saying "immanentize the eschaton".
Socialism, as it is practiced by people like Obama, needn't necessarily involve conscious atheism. Socialists may vaguely believe in God. But their socialism, whether they realize it or not, structurally entails atheism and actively undermines all vestiges of Christian influence in society and culture.
This is a key reason why so many doubt or disbelieve in Obama's Christianity. Theyknow he is a socialist, and they see or at least sense that socialism and Christianity are at radical and inescapable odds with each other.
Obama's claim that he is a Christian can't obviate the philosophical contradiction--especially when we know socialists lie as a matter of policy. (See Stanley Kurtz.)