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The Culture War

Dear Aaron,

             Yes, I guess you can label what is going on as a culture war. Certainly it is termed that way quite often. Remember, that even though our present society was set up by modern day liberals, it really isn’t a war of conservative vs. liberal, or even traditionalist vs. secularist, but that of Christian vs. anti-Christian. If the anti-Christian forces are successful in removing Christian standards from society, the results could be disastrous. Therefore every Christian should in some way be engaged in the battle.

As I mentioned last time, we as Americans used to see life through some form of Protestant Christian eyes. We were never an officially Christian country, but we chose our morals, and saw ourselves and the world around us from that perspective. We certainly made many mistakes and were not always true to our beliefs, but we had an objective standard by which we could be judged and corrected. In other words, our Christianity gave us boundaries that said we could go this far and no further. If we transgressed those boundaries, we could be chastised and brought back.

When we threw off Christianity in the late ’60s and early ’70s, we replaced it with a Godless standard that relied upon human reason and the will of the majority. This is a subjective standard, which by its very nature has no inherent boundaries. In addition, there is no way to judge whatever arises from it as being right or wrong. In other words, whatever the majority declares becomes what is right, and the only way to change it is by some future majority. Unfortunately, there is no way to judge either one, because there is no absolute standard by which to judge.

            We can see an example of this in the present-day debate over homosexual marriages. Marriage between one man and one woman is one of the last vestiges of a Christian worldview left in our society. Since the family is the foundation of society, if we were to do away with the Christian understanding of marriage, we would change the very foundation of our culture. Our worldview would no longer be based on Christianity but on secularism. As a result, there would no longer be an absolute standard by which we could make moral judgments on anything—much less, who should and should not be getting married.

If we do not look to God for our moral understandings, why is anything inherently wrong? Is it written in the stars that murder and rape are wrong? Does the Big Bang tell us not to steal? Does evolution tell us not to commit adultery? As far as marriage goes: what about the polygamist? Why would it be wrong for a man to marry three women? Conversely, why would it be wrong for a woman to marry three men and a woman? Since there is no longer an absolute standard, our society could end up allowing virtually anything.

What the homosexuals need to realize is that the very system that today may allow them to marry, if sentiments change in the future, could have them all jailed or killed. Once you leave morality up to the arbitrary whim of the masses, anything is possible.

So according to liberalism, we could some day have very Christian morals and viewpoints, or we could just as easily end up with a very Hitler-like outlook on the world. There is nothing stopping us from going in either direction. Of course, because of our Christian past, most people don’t see us becoming excessively evil, but the point is, we have set up a system that allows for it, and no one can predict what will happen as a result. One thing that should be made clear is that anyone who gives consent to this system must take partial responsibility for whatever comes forth from it. This includes Christians who stand idly by, allowing it to happen.

            It certainly was good to hear from you, and I must say your letter was very thought provoking. In answer to your question, I don’t think there is any doubt you will do well in school. It can be a major transition, but if you work hard you will do well. Once you start doing well, you will gain the confidence you need to succeed. Good luck, and write again soon. I enjoy hearing from you. 

With much love,

Uncle Greg