[preacher]

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[BEJ]

Yes, there is a lot of similarities between religion and leftism as secular religion. However, the Catholics have a view of salvation called “The Anonymous Christian” where other religious people and atheists can all be unwitting Christians because they have a relationship with God on a transcendental level, that they may not even be aware of, and this comes about through accepting Gods gift of grace. How they treat people tells you whether they have accepted God’s grace. People may be wrong in their ideas and judgments and deny God on a conscious level, but still accept him unconsciously.

Another interesting idea is that God came up to man from a distance (Mt Sinai) and dwelt within the Israelite camp in the Old Testament. God came closest to man when He became Jesus and lived with men in the New Testament. And then He started retreating. After the crucifixion there was only the Church left. And in our secular age the Church is dying and leaving us. But the secular age is the age most known for man’s generosity for his brethren around the world, which is THE BIG MESSAGE in the Gospel of Luke. How does a godless, secular age be so generous and caring? Maybe God got out of the way by pouring himself into his people — He became FLESH, and these people are doing his will. Further, God has given man more and more responsibility starting with the Old Testament (e.g., people were given the right to elect Kings) and now man is TOTALLY responsible for himself. God is out of the way.

This is all mysterious...

[GOP Poet]

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[PGalt]

Very good article by Dennis Prager. Thanks for posting.I know many religious families with more than four children; I do not know one secular family with more than four children (and the odds are you don't either).

The Manson family..."it takes a village"...

[FreedomPoster]

>>So, if the need for meaning is the greatest of all human needs and that which supplied meaning no longer does, what are millions of Westerners supposed to do?

As a side note on this, the popularity of Jordan Peterson can be partially, maybe largely, be explained by this. And he does very subtly lead the secular, if not to religion, at least towards it.

[livius]

Excellent article.

[amihow]

Catholicism does not teach that humans are basically bad, but rather are basically good, however damaged by Original Sin.

[P.O.E.]

But one cannot be bereft of meaning and be happy

Well said. It's plaguing our youth.

[Taxman]

Self Ping

[Savage Beast]

Yes, and their visceral hatred for President Trump and his supporters is the visceral hatred that true believers have for heretics.