By Craig Manners
17th November 2015 No wonder the West is under such imminent threat from so many enemies. Our young people are being taught by university professors who tell them that our Christian foundations are "disgusting" and no different from Islamic fascism. All religion has been lumped into one basket and the whole basket is being thrown out. Our political leaders are busy dismantling the foundations of our society because they have fallen for this lie. What are they replacing them with? "Secular Humanism." They are not getting rid of all religion, they are just replacing them with one single totalitarian religion. It is state sponsored and like anything totalitarian will abide no competition. In response to Islamic attacks in Paris, The (confused) Age newspaper ran an article by Bruce Hearn Mackinnon, senior lecturer in the Department of Management at Deakin University, in which he wrote, "Finally, it is time for atheists, agnostics and moderate believers everywhere to unite in our disgust and opposition to religious fundamentalism of all varieties, be it Islamic, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish or any other variety." 1 So, Muslims kill over one hundred civilians in Paris and we blame Christians with equal vigor! Right. That makes sense Bruce. Christianity teaches our children to love everybody, even those who hate them, to help other people, to be "other" centered, to pay their taxes, obey authority, be good citizens. Christians lead our children away from ice and other drugs, away from alcohol abuse, away from sexual immorality, they build schools and hospitals around the world, they help our children to grow up and have hope, healthy lifestyles, productive careers, good relationships, to be faithful husbands and wives, to have children, to be honest and trustworthy citizens. If our media and university teachers cannot tell the difference between Christianity and Islam our civilization is probably as good as lost already. One encourages freedom of enquiry, speech, religion and conscience, the other has no room for religious or political or cultural or even language opposition. It is not that difficult Bruce. Then there is the option Bruce is pushing: secular humanism. A political/religious ideology which will teach your children that the State is the supreme authority, that there is no truth, no God, no hope, just self, just this life. Which will lead your children toward dishonesty, welfare dependency, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, sexual immorality, selfishness, singleness, childlessness, loneliness, regrets, depression, poverty, hopelessness. Which would you choose for your children? 1) Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-west-must-face-up-to-some-home-truths-to-start-to-confront-islamofascist-terrorist-plague-20151114-gkz9ie.html#ixzz3rc7Mt6fQ By Cathy Rushton in The Australian 31-10-5
From the back row in a senior English class, Miss I’m Bored asks: “Why did you choose this text? It’s political. We’re not really into politics.” I see red, channel Sister Mary Hardline ... and launch: “Within 12 months you can vote, drive, procreate, drink, gamble and be responsible for the future of my children and grandchildren. So don’t wear your lack of interest in politics as a badge of honour. In a democracy, you must all care enough to engage with the process.” “Chill, Miss! We just don’t care.” In an advanced co-ed class of great kids that includes most of the school leaders, there is a consensus that they are being asked to examine a political text, The Justice Game by Geoffrey Robertson, against their wishes. Most take the considered view they should have been consulted. Where did this sense of entitlement come from? Did it start when we asked the two-year-old what she wanted to do or eat, rather than just telling her? Was it when every kid received a prize in pass-the-parcel at the party? Perhaps it began when competition became frowned upon because there should be no winners — and most definitely no losers. Kids are becoming as adept at expecting and demanding as their parents are practised in acceding to their wants. And kids don’t always know best, yet teachers, it seems, are expected to play along in indulging their preferences. In preparation for a parent-teacher night I canvass a Year 8 class: “Raise your hand if you get to sleep around 9pm.” None. “10pm?” Seven. “After 11?” Six. “After midnight?” Five. Homework is not keeping these 12 to 14-year-old bunnies awake, of course. They are on Facebook and Instagram and I prefer not to know what else. Only one-third of these students eat regularly with their families and a quarter arrive at school each day without having had breakfast. No wonder they conk out after lunch. The predictable parent gripes play out at the parent-teacher interviews. He won’t do his homework. I can’t get her off the computer or her phone. He doesn’t like reading. The novel is too hard for her. And what are you doing about it, Miss? There used to be a natural, if not always fair, pecking order: children knew their place, and family and wider society provided certainty. Now our kids receive mixed messages and are learning to be unaccountable — with the unwitting help of parents. Parents who discourage part-time work because the teen needs to study (Facebook, most likely). Who do not insist children contribute to family life by doing jobs around the house. Who share a drink with the offspring and encourage the boyfriend to stay over. And who provide the laptop and phone, pay the bills and exercise no control over their usage. The message is clear: have all the privileges of adulthood without having to earn them. We used to call it “needs must”: the way kids in often less fortunate households, where favours must be earned and transgressions have consequences, can grow into responsible, thoughtful adults. It is often these people who contribute to the world — and from a teacher’s perspective are “entitled” to a bright future. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/facebook-and-a-sense-of-entitlement-condemn-kids-to-a-dull-future/story-e6frg9zo-1227585323766 Four Dangerous Characteristics Of Radicalised Christians
From New Life Magazine ISLAMIC Radicalism is a growing problem. It poses a clear and present threat to society. But as many Atheist Facebook commenters have pointed out to me, Christians can also be radicalised. As if on cue, David Cook, the leader of the Presbyterian Church, recently wrote: ‘I am part of the pastoral team of an 800 member Christian Church, [and] we are all being radicalised, every meeting, every week …’ But fear not: I will call ASIO a.s.a.p. and report these radicalised Christians! They’re clearly a threat to society. In fact, if your teenagers became radicalised by the local church youth group, they might start exhibiting these four dangerous characteristics: 1) Radicalised Christians Love And Forgive All People, Even Their Enemies. THE radical Jesus of Nazareth said: ‘But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you …’ After 21‐year‐old Dylann Roof massacred nine church‐goers at Charleston Emmanuel Church, we saw this radicalism openly displayed in the response of the family members of the massacre victims. According to The Guardian: Relatives of the Emanuel Church victims stood up one by one in the courtroom, offering forgiveness to the man accused of murdering their sons, mothers and grandfathers in cold blood. Could you imagine what would happen to our schools, families, workplaces, and wider society if such radical forgiveness took hold? 2) Radicalised Christians Don’t Practise Sex Outside Of Marriage. This fanaticism is straight out of the Dark Ages. I mean, without the sexual revolution that Christians have thankfully had, where would the blessing of STD’s, AIDS, and teen pregnancies be? Any dad of teenage girls would be horrified if their daughter succumbed to such radicalism: no longer would their daughter ‘put out’ sexually to porn‐addicted boyfriends, or to older blokes at parties. Could you imagine how destructive it would be for these radicalised girls to no longer base their self‐worth on their looks or sexual attractiveness? 3) Radicalised Christians Believe That The Unborn Are Not ‘Clumps Of Cells’, But Human Babies. If ever there was cause to take up arms against such radicalisation, this is it. As this 12‐week ultrasound of my son (sorry, my bad choice of words: ‘fetus’) shows, the unborn are nothing more than clumps of undifferentiated cells. Only the most radicalised fanatic could see a baby in the ultrasound picture. Only a fanatic could believe that a 12‐week old fetus has eyes, ears, reflexes, liver (making bile), kidneys, and brainwaves. Only a radical could believe that a 12‐week old fetus squirms if the abdomen of the pregnant woman is prodded. 4) Radicalised Christians Believe In Moral Absolutes. This is truly dangerous: if you meet someone who believes that ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ are not mere opinions or made‐up social conventions, but are ‘stitched into the fabric of reality’, then call the terrorism hotline, a.s.a.p. Fortunately, most of our western secular youth/young adults aren’t affected by such radicalism: they’re quite happy to assert that there is no ultimate right/wrong, or good/evil: it’s all a matter of human opinion. And therefore behaviour like rape is not wrong. The future of our society is in good hands! Ok, Ok, enough of the satire. This is really serious stuff! I’ve been poking fun at the view that Christian radicalism is as dangerous as Islamic radicalism. Sure, the teachings of Jesus really are radical in their own unique way. But let’s face it: there’s a world of difference between an Islamic radicalism that beheads enemies, and Jesus’ radicalism that forgives enemies. Why our secular intelligentsia can’t, or won’t publicly admit this obvious difference simply baffles me. And so here in NSW, draconian restrictions are being placed on voluntary Christian lunchtime student groups in public schools. Even more bizarrely, Christian school students are now banned from telling their mates about Jesus – all in the name of preventing ‘radicalism’. But why would anyone want to prevent students from following in the footsteps of the Nazarene? Question: Why do you think there’s such a fear of Jesus’ teaching in our public schools? –http://akosbalogh.com/2015/10/21/4-dangerous-characteristics-of-radicalised-christians/ Source |
Craig MannersWhile much of what is written in this Blog may currently appear to be counter-cultural, given our post-truth culture, it is in no way counter-human beings. I am always for people no matter what they think, do, or may have done in their past. Where I put forward ideas or debate against certain ideology, behaviour, ideas, movements, politics, I remain very much on the side of the human beings even though I may be opposed to their worldview, behaviour and politics. Such opposition is generally out of concern for the ultimate consequences of such behaviour or ideas, especially for children. |