tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post78131180374992688..comments2023-10-12T07:59:31.827-04:00Comments on Antiquitopia: The End of Christian America (Newsweek)Jared Calawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380681998833566514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-45976178613550902672009-04-11T17:00:00.000-04:002009-04-11T17:00:00.000-04:00I am thinking aloud, and hope that you are hospita...I am thinking aloud, and hope that you are hospitable to such...<BR/><BR/>If man is animal, then is the sacred for educational purposes alone? We obey the deity because of fear of retribution? which advances social control (peace)...<BR/><BR/>In our form of government, we don't affirm the "divine right of kings", therefore the individual's right is affirmed at the expense of society's right? But, the costs of that formulation is "human rights". The debate of the child's right versus parental rights,or society's right over individual's rights, etc...<BR/><BR/> But, what about Europe? They have a "figure head" of royalty, and though they "respect" the position, the position does not have "control" over the everyday world of life, do they? And the Church is all but irrelavant in social issues, arent' they?<BR/><BR/>With the break-down of the American family and the overwhelming demands upon mentors (teachers, pastors, community leaders), we are doomed as a society as far as moral conscience...<BR/><BR/>Evolution's message of insignificance of the human being leaves little room for any re-dress from absentee parents, which was useful to the Chruch's image of "mother" and theology's image of "Father"...but, then America's "give me the poor, oppressed, etc." at Ellis Island, is a beacon of hope to those that are oppressed...<BR/><BR/>The sciences have made cultrual advances in medicine, but has hindered the social, as we don't need community as much as we used to, or do we?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006479003534298455.post-72399089405778857322009-04-11T16:30:00.000-04:002009-04-11T16:30:00.000-04:00Do you think we live in a post-secular culture, or...Do you think we live in a post-secular culture, or a post-Christian culture?<BR/><BR/>Secularism was a term that was identified, and is identified by the religious...isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Why is there a need for a sacred/secular division at all?<BR/><BR/>Is there a need to believe in a transcendent?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.com