How does a culture change for the better? How can the everyday problems of a society be effectively addressed for the long term? In other words, more than just a quick fix, the kind of band-aid solution which can actually be counterproductive? For an example, take Haiti’s poverty. After $10
In the previous post in this series, I summarized two of the four unquestioned worldview assumptions of the new religious orthodoxy: group identity and multiculturalism. In this post, I’ll summarize the remaining two: (1) Western civilization as the ultimate source of oppression, and (2) justice demands equality of outcome. You
The new religion we are exploring in this series is underpinned by a set of unquestioned worldview assumptions, or “givens” that frame everything else. As I’ve studied the new religion over the past few years, four major assumptions emerge as particularly foundational. You might think of them as the four
In part 1 I argued that a new religion has taken root in the West, and it advances by redefining words — vacating them of their true meaning, and hijacking them to serve new purposes. This is a powerful tactic. We can already begin to see how the redefinition of
One of the hallmarks of the new religion that is the focus of this series is how it redefines words. It has created a new dictionary. John Stonestreet of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview puts it this way: “We use the same words, but different dictionaries.” Some of the most
The Tyranny of Feelings: Yale as a Microcosm for a Troubling Trend In the recent past, important social matters were settled though free and open discussion and debate using logic and reason. Our American civil order is predicated on this. It works well when those engaged share a conviction that
A recent issue of the Wall Street Journal ran an interview article featuring New York University professor Jonathan Haidt. The article is titled “The Cultural Roots of Campus Rage,” and in it, Haidt shares his insights into what’s happening on many a college campus across the nation. Haidt, a psychologist
Progressive. Webster’s 1828 defines it as, “Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; as progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde.” But it’s hard to see how that definition applies to today’s secular progressive movement. Barronelle Stutzman’s courageous stand for the truth about marriage has stirred the hearts of Christians across the
The pushback to the Gorsuch nomination is another indicator of the inroads of the culture of death in the US. Perhaps the most serious challenge the church has ever faced in her long history is her present confrontation with secular progressivism and postmodernity in the West. Secular progressivism is a comprehensive
Have you ever considered giving thanks to be an act of cultural rebellion? Well, it can be, and we need to rise up in a rebellion of gratitude now more than ever. We live in a strange moment in history, where casting yourself as a victim confers a sense of righteousness.
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