Just so we’re all clear on things from the start, I have never been remotely considered a religious man. My father was a Lutheran who converted to Catholicism for the privilege of marrying my mother, and he did so without qualm because he felt the same way that I do, obviously from his example; I just find the whole organizational, exclusionary and combative aspects of “big religion” to conflict with what I believe in my heart. In all my smugness, I also believe that I am closer to God than most. I pray that I am right, and also that those who feel offended by that stance do not decide it their duty to put my soul to the ultimate test. It’s just my opinion, okay?
That being said, I really do like Christmas, and Easter, and I wish people would just leave it alone. Enough, already. Vastly more than two thirds of this country has grown up decorating for these holidays and enjoying school pageants related to their respective themes. No one died in the making of these productions either, just for the record. Some may have felt the slightest bit left out at times, but many of them grew up without serious emotional scars.
Sports teams in schools across the country have traditionally had prayers before games. The reason was never about trying to see how many new recruits they could bring over to Jesus’ Team…the reason was to pray that the game was won and that no one got injured in the process. (And if anyone really believes that Jesus actually prefers oh say, Texas A&M over Oklahoma for example, you might want to have that belief looked at by a professional).
When the Left engages in its attacks on religion, and Christianity in particular, they are following the template laid out by the Communist Manifesto, which is something they claim to loathe, despite the striking similarities in ideology and ultimate goals. Two of those goals specifically target that which…well, that which is being targeted as we speak:
- 27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a “religious crutch.”
Can anyone see the usefulness of Scientology at play here? Or any of the other pseudo-religions that prominent thespians have been promoting on Oprah, et al? “Intellectual Maturity” in this context is simply instructing the mindless to find a crutch which does not demand so much personal sacrifice or purity of mind and soul.
- 28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.”
Ah, so there it is. The common denominator. # 29 should have been, “Deny vehemently any such attack on religion and make the accuser feel shame for the allegation thereof”. (Actually, #29 deals with discrediting the US Constitution, something we will address in another article).
Here’s the rub, though, when it all comes down to the Left trying to remove religion from society, or in the case of Hollywood wackos, replace it with faux religions. The rationale they use is contrary to that which guides most of their agenda; the common good. We are led to believe by Democrats that, particularly in regards to taxation, we are all for one and one for all. Hillary Clinton has plainly said so again and again.
So if the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, why are the few allowed to dictate virtually every aspect of life concerning the many? Why does one non-Christian player on a high school football team have sway over what goes on in the locker room before hitting the field? Why does one family in a townful of folk have the ability to protest and deny the rest of Christmas decorations at Town Hall?
The answer lies primarily in the Christian Doctrine, the one that states that “the meek shall inherit the Earth”. The enemies of righteousness have used our own playbook against us, and I’m willing to bet there was no pre-game prayer to watch over the health of the contestants. I for one believe that the meek will take only so much before they kick some serious ass, win, settle down again, and then inherit the Earth. Much to the chagrin of the not-so-meek.
-Woody
