Posted on 04/16/2010 5:20:48 AM PDT by spirited irish
There have been so many articles about the attacks on the Catholic Church that it is impossible to read or post all of them, or even a quarter of them.
This article, while not addressing the details of the subject (who did what when, what was/wasn’t/should/shouldn’t have been done, who was responsible, it’s better now, etc) - gets to the real heart of the matter. Why these attackers hate the Church - because they hate God.
Thanks for the ping!
snip: A spiritual regeneration is the only cure for the spiritual sickness that is the root cause of all these evils.
Spirited: Right there, in a nutshell, is the crux of the situation. The early Conservatives came from backgrounds of communism, socialism, and atheism. And as they saw the unfolding evils produced in the name of communism, progressivism, socialism, etc., they all-—like Hallowell-—realized that evil ideas lead to evil deeds.
These early conservatives turned back to God and repented of their sins and then with clear consciences (spiritual regeneration, in your words) were able to go forth and fight the good fight against the forces of evil.
The silence of the Reps mentioned by you is doubtless due to various causes, for instance: fear of being ‘not like the crowd,’ fear of loss of status, lack of moral convictions, apathy, and for many, dirty consciences. Consider for instance, the Rep. Log Cabins-—the ‘gay’ caucus. Their consciences are filthy dirty.
For all too many today, pride (narcissism) is the stumbling block to the desperately needed spiritual regeneration our dreadfully sick, increasingly twisted society needs.
For this reason, I dare say that Kimball’s essay is an affront to many rather than the neon arrow pointing to what is necessary.
Please keep speaking out.
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BTTT for an article that has to be read.
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I think the ping listees are all on vacation!
(I will keep bumping this for a few days because people need to read it!)
heheh - Maybe Linda Kimball will stop holding back one of these days... ;-)
heheh - Maybe Linda Kimball will stop holding back one of these days
Spirited: Should I hear from her, I’ll ask her why she’s doing that
:-)
If she stops holding back, we’ll have to hold our hands over our ears and wear dark glasses to shield our eyes from the sparks.
I love her articles.
BTTT. Read this!!!
The heart of the matter is the matter in the heart.
LJ: Why these attackers hate the Church - because they hate God
Spirited: Christendom died long ago, and what emerged out of its’ dead body was a spiritually dead secular state described so very well by Mark Steyn.
W. Europe’s acedia is so extreme that people there for the most part, are like deer helplessly mezmerized by the headlights of the onrushing jihadist-vehicle of doom. In essence, they believe in nothing so they defend nothing.
The point I’m driving at is this: With W. Europeans drowning in apathy and helplessness, just how much of a backlash would result if the Pope was arrested? If it were to be measured by America’s outrage at the blatant evils taking place here, what’s being done to our youth for instance, then it seems reasonable to believe that the criminally insane could pull off the arrest of the Pope with the expectation that what outrage that does occur will quickly drown in W. Europe’s sea of apathy.
Once the most powerful,influential Church has been decapitated, silencing the rest of them will be like shooting ducks in a barrel.
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One jewel of an observation after another....
Bears repeating!
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snip: One jewel of an observation after another
Spirited: Ever notice how those who outwardly claim to be adherents to the scientific method, which is a logical, rational search for truth, are also the ones who prefer Orwellian illogic, inversions of reality, fantasy, and irrationalism?
Just the thought of that possibility makes my skin crawl. ....Shudder.
You are absolutely correct about the onslaught of Islam - if the people of Europe had living faith in God, they would have the strength and the will to fight back against the takeover by Muslims. But they are now weak and without heart or higher intelligence. It’s a form of mass suicide - noted also in their below replacement birth rate, few marriages, and love for euthanasia. Cultural and national suicide.
I only hope that there are enough people in Europe who will not go down with the ship. I know they aren’t all hopeless faithless suicide cases, but so many are.
Ever notice how those who outwardly claim to be adherents to the scientific method, which is a logical, rational search for truth, are also the ones who prefer Orwellian illogic, inversions of reality, fantasy, and irrationalism?
That one’s great!
Bkmk for later reading
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