Does Post-Modern Culture Prove the Existence of God?
The
dangers of Post-Modern culture cannot be underestimated, and the remedies to
which the faithful often have recourse are insufficient to meet the
demands of what can only be called greater evils. We will begin,
therefore, by saying a few words about the need for greater faith,
since ever greater evils demand we demonstrate an ever greater faith.
The
poison of Post-Modern culture is such that we find ourselves in a
post-Christian society. This “dechristianization” began in 18th
century France with the rebirth of paganism and the reappearance of
pagan pride and an undue reverence for “liberty”, even among
Christians (though, admittedly, one could argue it began with the American Revolution). This turning away from Christ helped advance the next stage of
the Adversary's plan, which rejected the objective nature of truth,
the existence of objective moral values, a disdain for family and
tradition, and finally, the need for observing the precepts which
lead to salvation; four denials which strike at the root of the
Christian life. The French Revolution with its deism and Naturalism
undermined the faith thus: God, if He exists, is interested only in a
universal ordering of things and not in individual people. Sin,
therefore, is not an offense against God, but only an offense against
reason and perhaps even the prevailing culture, which is constantly evolving. Stealing, for example, was a sin
so long as the right of private property was admitted; but if, as Socialists hold, private property is a crime against the community,
then private property itself becomes a theft.
This
spirit of revolution led naturally to the modern Leftist movements,
which once they infected the churches, at first, to hide their
tracks, tried to steer a middle course between the gospel and Leftist
social ideology. But they found themselves in a situation where they
could reach no definite conclusions: these “liberals” in the
church neither affirmed nor denied, but always made distinctions; and
controversies raged on because they were incapable of solving
difficulties which were springing from their subtle denial of the
principles of Christianity. Liberalism failed to provide a norm of
conduct and so it gave way to modern radical Leftist ideology, which is even more
opposed to the gospel and seeks to replace biblical morality with a puritanical social justice morality as a replacement. Because they tend to avoid the word
"anti-Christian" they couch their hatred in other,
positive, terms. They're “pro-choice”, “pro-LGBTQ”,
“pro-feminist”, and “pro-free thought” (at least until it
conflicts with theirs). And now we see that this radicalism of the
Left has led to the New Atheists and outright Socialism/Communism.
Let's
be very clear here: the only effective opponent of Socialism and
Post-Modern culture is the Christian, because only Christianity
contains the truth without any mixture of error.
What
effect have both of these errors had on civil legislation? Take a
look at our courts and legislatures. They have gradually become
atheistic and antagonistic to the Christian life. Not only does they
forget the existence of God and divinely revealed law, both positive
and natural, but they even enact legislation opposed to the divinely
revealed laws. For example, making prayer unlawful in schools (unless
you are a Muslim), removing mandatory courses in Western European history and American history, philosophy,
etc. and replacing them with courses in intersectional gender
studies, LGBTQ studies, women's studies, and the like. Educational
institutions have eventually become atheistic in all three divisions:
primary, secondary, and university. In these schools religion is
often reduced to a more or less rationalistic history of religions in
which Christianity wears the garb of the oppressor and the violent
aggressor. Finally, there is complete freedom of cults and all sorts of religion on campus, with the exception of Christian groups who frequently find
themselves under assault by both the student body and the administration. Another example is
divorce on demand, which in every nation ruins thousands of families
each year and leaves children without a father or mother in the home, extended family, and
often inferior education and guidance. And so, year after year, young
people who are the country's future citizens leave these atheistic
schools without a grasp of any true religious principles, no appreciation
or understanding of objective truth, no concept of the family as the
foundation of human society, and a completely nihilistic worldview.
Disordered "reason", the sins of the flesh, the sins of the eyes, the desire for money or the hatred of the wealthy and nation, and the pride of life take the
place of Christian faith. All these things form an Atheistic Naturalist system under the name of progress and liberty without any
obligation or sanction.
If
the corrosive effects of these errors are not evident to us now, they
will become very obvious according to the "Law of Acceleration
in Fall" in the generations to come. This deterioration in
succeeding generations is like the quickening speed of falling
bodies: if in the first moment the rate of fall is 20, in the fifth moment it will be 100.
Keep
in mind that at the root of these errors is deism (the heresy of the
Enlightenment and the majority of the Founding Fathers of the U.S.A.), the idea that
God, if He exists at all, is only interested in universal laws and
not in individual people. As a result, sin is not an offense against
God, but against a constantly evolving reason. There is no such thing
as inherited depravity, a redemptive sacrifice, regenerative grace,
sacraments, and a holy life. The church and prayer are useless.
Indeed, according to many modern Progressives, to think that God exists at all is a mistake. If God is disinterested
in us, then we do not need God, so why should we even believe that He
exists? Rather, humanity is evolving itself into god. God is that
tendency to progress, to achieve the happiness of the enlightened
post-Modernist, the happiness of which Socialism and Transhumanism
speak.
As
for objective truth, how, according to these principles, can we
discern truth from falsehood? There is only one way: Progressive liberty. This
liberty is absolute. It has jurisdiction over everything. I have my
truth and you have yours. Morality and even biological science
remains as open as if there never had been a divine revelation or
scientific facts. The fact that there are only two biological
genders, for example, is a material understanding that fails to
account for the transgendered persons “feelings”. They feel
themselves to be the opposite gender of their birth, and so are
that opposite gender. This is “truth” for them and you will accept that as absolute truth-or else! Post-modern
culture, therefore, because it rejects the divine law and even the
natural law written on man's heart, cannot preserve public order and
prevent serious disturbances. This failure is in fact an implicit
proof, per absurdum, of the existence of God.
Societies
which are based on grossly false principles and atheistic legislation
are on their way to death. In them, the individual as such can, with
God's grace, be saved; but as societies they are dying because the
error upon which they are founded is a deadly one.
Only
the Christian faith can resist these errors, but it can only influence culture on
condition that we have deeper faith to meet the deeper errors of our world.
“For
everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is
the victory that has overcome the world-our faith.”- 1 John 5:4
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