It’s all in the soil – Part 2
By Yesterday I noted how our culture presents poor soil for producing true Christians. I also noted how orthodox Christianity and secular modernity are on a collision course due to diametrically opposed endgames. Finally I made the point that our relationship is made more destructive and confusing because we share a common language, (check out Fr. Jones’ superb contribution here) which can lead to cross fertilisation and confusion on all sides. Today I expand on this as regards our different understanding of ‘justice’ in order to shed light on the malaise within Anglicanism- a church that has made an abortive attempt to reconcile secular and Christian philosophy with disastrous consequences. Phew!…I need a cuppa just for writing this introduction!
Accepting the secular model of ‘justice’ (freeing people to ‘do what thou wilt’), as Western society has done, can lead to fixation on self. We see the evidence for this in the cult of celebrity that pervades modern life. Very soon this self-centredness, for the liberation secular ‘justice’ seeks is centred on self, breeds hubris. We grow cocksure and unable to recognise our weakness. This is seen in the modern scepticism of the past and the desire to deconstruct our heritage. The novel and new is embraced, look at how politicians fawn over minority faiths, but the old order is rejected, consider how Christianity is singled out for ridicule and attack.
This is quite deliberate for a new world order is being created, one based on secular and atheistic ideals. It only makes sense that the old, Christian order- which demands a very different justice requiring sacrifice, obedience and surrendering of self- is overcome. Thus a power game is played with language. In the name of ‘inclusion’ and ‘political correctness’ – the words that define secular ‘justice’- the new order is established and given ascendancy. Only that which embraces all (which naturally excludes the Christian with his/her definite creed) is afforded respect. Those who fall foul of ‘embracing all’ are labelled negatively and forced to life in the margins.
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