Ricochet is the best place on the internet to discuss the issues of the day, either through commenting on posts or writing your own for our active and dynamic community in a fully moderated environment. In addition, the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new episodes released every day.
Quote of the Day: Belief
“When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.” – G.K. Chesterton
All one has to do is look at the antics of the Democrats, especially their leaders, to realize the truth of Chesterton’s statement. They seem ready to latch onto any crack-brained idea and pursue it with the tenacity of a terrier after a rat.
Published in General
As a recent post by @johnjbombaro points out:
This conversation is an entry in our Quote of the Day Series. We have 8 openings left on the May Schedule.
If this reminds you of a quotation that is important to you, why not sign up today?
The Supreme Court’s whimsical decision on same-sex marriage, and public acceptance of the same, was a watershed in the rejection of reason, in favor of – whatever. It is no coincidence that we are now expected to comply with other inanities. White women are black, if they say so. Men are women. We fight racism by being racists. And so on.
Let’s not forget the MSM, unless we concede “Democrat” and MSM” are the same thing (and they are).
I believe the general public does not accept SSM, as in the state laws which were in place before the Supremes ruled. My guess is the general public sighed, and begrudgingly accepted the ruling, not willing to expend the energy necessary in the fight to restore what I call “normalcy”. This surrender is due in part to the MSM showing poll after poll “in support of SSM”, which is designed to reduce resistance to the idea.
If homosexuals had stopped at our removal of all laws criminalizing their behavior, I’d stand shoulder to shoulder with them in that. But with the Supreme Court granting their “unions” on equal footing with real marriage? Well, that is an affront to all major religions in their basic, scriptural teachings.
And don’t cite moves by national Christian denominational bodies whose governing leaders have given the thumbs up to SSM. Their rulings are truly heretical, and it seems conservative members have left said denominations to find more “stick-to-the-Bible” faiths.
Prediction: We may see the birth of a new Christian denomination in the 21st century, one that adheres to Biblical teaching, but welcomes everyone – especially sinners – to the faith. Sinners can sin (IMHO), but if they truly believe in Jesus Christ, they are forgiven. See Dennis Prager’s series on the Ten Commandments, to learn what the only unforgivable sin is.
To paraphrase Mark Twain: Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a Democrat; but I repeat myself.
My initial prediction was that Obergefell would begin a new chapter in a long cultural struggle, much like Roe.
Just now I’m not making any predictions, but if you want any check back after I’ve had some more caffeine.
Yes, a crucial point. The Left, in wanting religion to fully cooperate, wants us to stop practicing our religions. It’s unambiguously against “the free exercise of religion.”
Interestingly, it allows us to make one of my favorite sentences: Democrats are creepily anti-Muslim.
But the old denominations already have that: the Southern Baptist Convention, the Presbyterian Church in America, and the Anglicans in fellowship with Africa instead of Britain. The Methodist organization, having African and Latin American churches on an equal footing with North American churches, is in a category all by itself.
Yes, but we must understand belief rightly. New Testament belief involves repentance.
“Without G-d, all things are possible.”
–Attributed to Dostoyevsky.
“With G-d, all things are possible. Without G-d, all things are allowed.”
And I think it was Will Rogers who said, “I don’t belong to any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”
Too bad the Dems nowadays are highly organized, and their efficiency makes up for their current unpopularity.