Posted on 12/11/2018 2:05:52 PM PST by spirited irish
In his penetrating analysis of pagan Progressivism, M. Stanton Evans author of "The Theme is Freedom: Religion, Politics, and the American Tradition," observes that it is only against the background of neo-paganism that the bizarre 'isms' of Progressive politics come into focus. The common feature of all these movements – naturalism, materialism, sexism, multiculturalism, feminism, determinism, economic determinism, racism, heteronormativism, and patriarchalism for instance, is that they view irrational nature itself as ultimate and sovereign. In other words, they make a god of irrational nature – its laws, energies, and matter – which is precisely why Al Gore is synonymous with Gaia, global warming, and carbon footprints, and the Left in general zealously stresses collectivism (scientific pantheism), solidarity, oneness, inclusion, diversity, and other worldly social justice concerns.
(Excerpt) Read more at renewamerica.com ...
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“oh look at us, we know good and evil” - world
“not so fast” - God
Nothing that a good war would not fix. Not a police action where we beat up some third world turd country—but a real war we could lose—a war against a nation that could occupy the USA and turn us all into slaves. Like Red China or even Russia. Then you would see the churches full.
Nature is irrational?
The creation of God is irrational?
More gobbledygook.
To manipulate a fool, the first thing is to convince him that he’s brilliant.
Actually this was predicted in 1979 by the postmodernist Francois Lyotard. He said feminism, a new typology for sex, erring human gods, whim and impiety will be tantamount in the future. He called it a return to paganism. And so it is...
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Oh? How have we managed to negate the word of God?
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