Posted on 06/11/2025 7:09:03 AM PDT by Rev M. Bresciani
“No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.” – Nelson Mandela
Since the inception of Western civilization, the concept of human dignity has been that value most cherished by those who live under its domain. And it is fitting that we recognize Christianity to be responsible for this occurrence. As critical theorist Jürgen Habermas so eloquently put it:
“Egalitarian universalism, from which sprang the ideas of freedom…human rights and democracy, is the direct heir of the Judaic ethic of justice and the Christian ethic of love…To this day, there is no alternative to it…we continue to draw on the substance of this heritage…Everything else is just idle postmodern chatter.”
(Excerpt) Read more at new.americanprophet.org ...
Why not post directly to Andrew Wolf’s original article?https://www.thethinkingconservative.com/if-christianity-recedes-what-of-human-dignity/
When men deny that they are created in God’s image, the nation tumbles into primal decadence.
.223 or 5.56 speaks the loudest and gets results.
You won’t like what comes after Christianity.
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