Christian Resistance Pt 1

Mar 23, 2023 by

by Campbell Campbell-Jack, A Grain of Sand:

A Rival Religion

We repeatedly witness new, alarming, and sometimes bizarre examples of woke culture. From demands that free speech be curtailed for fear someone’s feelings are hurt, to unscientific assertions that there are countless genders and the consequent insistence on weird pronouns, or that Drag Queen Story Hour is for the good of children.

As well as reacting to specific incidents we should also step back and view the big picture. To resist any movement it is important to understand its underlying beliefs and motivation. Christians must realise that in confronting progressivism we are not face to face with a political ideology destroying Western culture piece by piece, but with a rival religion ultimately determined to supplant the Christianity which has given us Western culture.

Myth of Progress

Despite objections to its use the label ‘progressive’ is accurate as it describes their fundamental belief. They are termed progressives because they are motivated by a deep faith in progress. They are totally invested in the enormously seductive idea that they are on ‘the right side of history’.

One of the most potent ideas of Western civilisation for the past 250 years has been the myth of progress. This holds that today we are receiving the gifts of past development and have a responsibility to facilitate future progress which will eventually create a just and equitable society. Progress is a dynamic myth, it has direction and imparts motivation, it tells its adherents they are on the right track and gives them a reason to persevere.

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