Today’s postmoderns are the offspring of the pro-slavery crowd of 1860. Postmoderns have rejected the concept of truth and chosen lies. They have rejected reality in favor of delusion. They are not content that we hear their arguments; rather, we must accept their position as our own. There is no
“Ideas have consequences.” Many people are familiar with that profound observation by Richard Weaver. Now a popular Canadian psychologist, Jordan Peterson, has made a parallel observation, a variation from Carl Jung’s original, “People don’t have ideas, ideas have people!” Peterson tweaks it, “You don’t have ideas; ideas have you!” He
Communism has collapsed in the USSR, China and elsewhere. The world, with the exception of some universities, has concluded that Marx was wrong and wondering what would replace Marxism. Some have turned to Marx’s contemporary and nemesis, Max Weber, and his thesis that it was the Protestant work ethic that
National Parliament Building of Hungary In our time, globalization as a philosophy is rapidly expanding. It is marked by moral and cultural relativism, groupthink, and the rise of the algorithm, that 21st century phenomenon which is eroding our ability to think. The individual is being subsumed into the universal. Nations
Answer: Western civilization Question: What do postmodern thought leaders identify as the biggest problem in the world? Postmodernists insist that social justice requires the death of Western civilization, as “social justice warrior” Jesse Jackson said in the 1980s. Western civilization is rooted in three streams of thought, three “books,” in a
April 15 comprised an interesting anniversary in one of Christianity’s most remarkable individuals: C.S. Lewis. Lewis has long been one of my favorite authors. His name appears in multiple posts at this blog. Since I read it in my 30’s I have often referenced his autobiography Surprised By Joy. It
While the 16th-century reformation under Francysk Skaryna marked the Golden Age of Belarus, the 20th century marked the nation’s decay. In 1922, Belarus became a founding member of the USSR. The Soviets instituted a five-year collectivist policy that led to political repression and widespread famine for two decades. When the Nazis
The 286th birthday of George Washington comprises a fitting time to be reminded of the remarkable character of America’s first president. Our good friend Elizabeth Youmans recently pointed us to an article at Breaking Christian News by Eddie Hyatt, “PRESIDENT’S DAY: THIS NATIVE AMERICAN PROPHECY IS STUNNINGLY ACCURATE IN DESCRIBING
What is the pursuit of happiness as articulated in the Declaration of Independence? Pause for a moment and ask yourself, what does that phrase mean? And what did Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and the others who signed it, understand it to mean? It certainly did
“But the point is now determined, and I shall have the liberty to think for myself.” So wrote John Adams—the second US President—upon entering the study of law. Like the Berean Jews (Acts 17:11), Adams demonstrates the independent thinking of a free people. In his 2003 Jefferson Lecture on the
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