It is very interesting because what we are experiencing is a complete and total return of ANCIENT PAGANISM reminiscent of the Old Testament times. That is what existed BEFORE CHRIST, and that is being celebrated once again in a culture that is more and more rejecting Christ.
Some may call it “progressive” but it is nothing more than a re-establishment of ancient civilization in many cases, pre-Christ. This, I believe, is one of the reasons why Bible prophecy in the New Testament has an Old Testament feel to it. If we deviate from what is right, wrong, true, and lasting it will be because of our pride, willful ignorance and rejection of the truth, and a hardened heart, which work together to cause chaos and disorder morally, spiritually, and ethically, which in turn calls for a “need” for Government to step in as the only available means to keep people in check. This is what the Roman Government did, and it did keep people in check.
In every “new” way of life that deviates from God, we see an re-establishment of the “old” order.
Exactly. That’s why they should be called “regressives” instead of “progressives”.