Christians & Public Schools at the Tipping Point
The California legislature's SB777 bill is inspiring some Christian leaders to call for an exodus of Californian Christian children from the public school system.
Also, state-sponsored birth control for children in Portland.
Nothing will alter the future of America more than a national exodus of Christian children from the public school system--absolutely nothing. So, while the Christophobics occupy themselves with presidential elections, Christians must continue the unrelenting mission of removing God's children from public schools. Our opponents are ignorant, and we should exploit such ignorance when it comes to securing liberty for Christian families.
The opposition of Christophobics to conservative Christianity will not inspire their followers to make the personal sacrifices necessary to secure the future. They are progressives, which means they are not in a "fixed" position, and therefore cannot inspire the kind of long-term commitment required to dominate history. They can probably muster enough commitment from their constituencies to win an election, but that's about it.
On the other hand, Christians are willing to go the extra mile...and then some! They'll pay their mandatory (illegal) school taxes while also sacrificing a second income to educate their children at home. Christian parents will gladly take a second job to send their children to a private Christian academy, if they perceive a threat to their faith. This is the power of a religious commitment. It supersedes partisan politics, and it goes beyond mere protest to the kind of personal sacrifice undergirding the great cultural movements in history. This will leave the Christophobics with one option: coercion.
The Christophobics will use the strong arm of the state to impose regulations upon Christian families. They did it in the past, and they'll do it again. They'll do everything they presently accuse the Religious Right of doing, viz. take over the state in order to impose their will upon an unwilling population. But this will not work. Christians are accustomed to the taste of semi-educational freedom, and there's way too many Christian families for them to contend with.
This is why Barak Obama is working so hard to cater to the religious community--we are too large to ignore and too powerful to provoke. What the Christophobics don't realize is that it's best that they have a Republican in office instead of a Democrat. Why? Because the Establishment Republicans, and the powers they represent, have no intention of allowing any religious leader to seize any real power. Influence is only given to Christian leaders in order to secure the Christian vote and keep the hordes of the Religious Right marching in lockstep. So long as the GOP is in power, Christians will focus on fighting the usual issues of abortion and gay rights. After all, does it look like Bush is going to overturn Roe v. Wade any time soon? It'll never happen. The Religious Right will get bogged down in these cultural battles and the status quo will be retained.
However, if a Democrat gets in the Oval Office, a new wave of resistance will hit the Religious Right. They became sloppy after 7 years of Bush being in office, and another Republican president in 2008 will have devastating effects because the Religious Right will have little reason to change. Lord Acton's axiom will undermine their integrity.
That's why a "Hillary in '08" could be a good thing for conservative Christians. It would mean the type of "wound" that brings adjustment and correction. It would open the doors for groups like Chalcedon to better educate our constituency regarding the threat of statism; and it would permit a new discussion between the once-declared "think tank" of the Religious Right and the reckless leadership of conservative Christianity.
But Christophobics are foolish. They tend to forsake wisdom for reactionism. The taste of politic victory will drive them to make the very same mistakes made by the Religious Right; and when they do, we'll be waiting.
Also, state-sponsored birth control for children in Portland.
Nothing will alter the future of America more than a national exodus of Christian children from the public school system--absolutely nothing. So, while the Christophobics occupy themselves with presidential elections, Christians must continue the unrelenting mission of removing God's children from public schools. Our opponents are ignorant, and we should exploit such ignorance when it comes to securing liberty for Christian families.
The opposition of Christophobics to conservative Christianity will not inspire their followers to make the personal sacrifices necessary to secure the future. They are progressives, which means they are not in a "fixed" position, and therefore cannot inspire the kind of long-term commitment required to dominate history. They can probably muster enough commitment from their constituencies to win an election, but that's about it.
On the other hand, Christians are willing to go the extra mile...and then some! They'll pay their mandatory (illegal) school taxes while also sacrificing a second income to educate their children at home. Christian parents will gladly take a second job to send their children to a private Christian academy, if they perceive a threat to their faith. This is the power of a religious commitment. It supersedes partisan politics, and it goes beyond mere protest to the kind of personal sacrifice undergirding the great cultural movements in history. This will leave the Christophobics with one option: coercion.
The Christophobics will use the strong arm of the state to impose regulations upon Christian families. They did it in the past, and they'll do it again. They'll do everything they presently accuse the Religious Right of doing, viz. take over the state in order to impose their will upon an unwilling population. But this will not work. Christians are accustomed to the taste of semi-educational freedom, and there's way too many Christian families for them to contend with.
This is why Barak Obama is working so hard to cater to the religious community--we are too large to ignore and too powerful to provoke. What the Christophobics don't realize is that it's best that they have a Republican in office instead of a Democrat. Why? Because the Establishment Republicans, and the powers they represent, have no intention of allowing any religious leader to seize any real power. Influence is only given to Christian leaders in order to secure the Christian vote and keep the hordes of the Religious Right marching in lockstep. So long as the GOP is in power, Christians will focus on fighting the usual issues of abortion and gay rights. After all, does it look like Bush is going to overturn Roe v. Wade any time soon? It'll never happen. The Religious Right will get bogged down in these cultural battles and the status quo will be retained.
However, if a Democrat gets in the Oval Office, a new wave of resistance will hit the Religious Right. They became sloppy after 7 years of Bush being in office, and another Republican president in 2008 will have devastating effects because the Religious Right will have little reason to change. Lord Acton's axiom will undermine their integrity.
That's why a "Hillary in '08" could be a good thing for conservative Christians. It would mean the type of "wound" that brings adjustment and correction. It would open the doors for groups like Chalcedon to better educate our constituency regarding the threat of statism; and it would permit a new discussion between the once-declared "think tank" of the Religious Right and the reckless leadership of conservative Christianity.
But Christophobics are foolish. They tend to forsake wisdom for reactionism. The taste of politic victory will drive them to make the very same mistakes made by the Religious Right; and when they do, we'll be waiting.
