Man. I NEVER DID like this jerk.
He's the LAST one getting outta this car:
But then comes Reich's conclusion:The great conflict of the 21st century will not be between the West and terrorism. Terrorism is a tactic, not a belief. The true battle will be between modern civilization and anti-modernists; between those who believe in the primacy of the individual and those who believe that human beings owe their allegiance and identity to a higher authority; between those who give priority to life in this world and those who believe that human life is mere preparation for an existence beyond life; between those who believe in science, reason, and logic and those who believe that truth is revealed through Scripture and religious dogma. Terrorism will disrupt and destroy lives. But terrorism itself is not the greatest danger we face. This goes well beyond the common denunciation of "fundamentalism" where that term is meant to describe an ideology that seeks the imposition of religious views on non-believers. (That's what Andrew Sullivan means when he uses the term.) It is a denunciation — as a graver threat than terrorists — of people who believe that the world to come is more important than this world, or that all human beings owe their allegiance to God.
Reich has just said that the ultimate enemies are: those who believe in God.
Spread this wide. To TV, radio, print, churches, etc.
It is the MOST sinister comment EVER made for a former national level secretary.
Roughly translated Reich could've said "religion is the opiate of the masses"...
Make no mistake, this is a battle between good and evil. Reich, and the terrorists are on the same side.
xzins,Here's a bump.
Quotes are missing so I don't know which are Reich's words and which are interpretive. But one can see that Reich's attack is based on marginalizing and demonizing his opponents, a revered and often-used liberal tactic.
It is a truly chilling opinion piece by Reich...
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NEVER FORGET
When student REICH was at Oxford University with CLINTON he stated that his group of Rhodes Scholars were so upwardly purposeful that...
...they were ABOVE Fighting Terrorism on behalf of the Freedom of Others in Vietnam.
REICH hasn't changed for our new World War against Terrorism on behalf of the Freedom of Others...
...even though it's now our own Freedom that's at
stake here at home.
Thanks for the ping.
Many think this, RR was 'brave' enough to publicly state it. Others just live it and seek to implement policy in support of these views.
"It is the MOST sinister comment EVER made for a former national level secretary."
Bump!
Jeepers... Thanks for the ping!
People tend to use the word faith as if it’s a good thing and it often is. If you’re talking about it in terms of loyalty and in terms of your friends, then it’s a beautiful thing. If you’re talking about it in terms of optimism and of being happy about life and things will turn out okay, then, it’s also okay. If you’re talking about it in terms of Allah taking care of me in the next life for being a martyr and, therefore, I will fly the planes into the Twin Towers, I don’t know how you can justify that as a good thing.
There is no difference between Mel Gibson’s faith and the terrorist’s faith. We have no evidence that there was a historic Jesus, we have no evidence that he died for our sins. We have no evidence, that we can agree on, for any of that. If you look at the distribution of religion, it tends to be geographical and not intellectual, which is a another discussion.
"Reich, and the terrorists are on the same side."
I am, as usual, in complete agreement with you gentlemen on this, but how is this 'news?'
We've known this for over a decade, have we not?
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Man. I NEVER DID like this jerk.
He's the LAST one getting outta this car:
Consider those who call God "Allah" and believe that everyone who does not call Allah "God" must be killed. Your level of alarm is biased by believing Reich's comment only pertains to God from the Judeo/Christian perspective. Frankly, I'm tired of people using religious beliefs as justification for killing other people whose beliefs are different.
I support the right of every individual to choose their notion of God and worship. So long as such worship does not infringe upon the rights of any other individual to pursue life, liberty and a state of happiness.
Frightening. Not surprising, but frightening.
Reich has just said that the ultimate enemies are: those who believe in God. Spread this wide. To TV, radio, print, churches, etc. It is the MOST sinister comment EVER made for a former national level secretary.
His comment was so close to the truth, and yet so far at the same time. The great conflict of the 21st century will not be between the religous and the secular, but between those who support freedom of religion and those who oppose it.
Islamic terrorism and militant secularism are BOTH enemies to freedom of religion. Reich fails to see that he seeks a similar end as the terrorists do, he just employs different methods.
I dunno, look at the garbage spewed by Ramsey Clark. Reich may be like Avis, he's #2 so he tries harder.
Terrorists commit many murders, terrorists believe in God and life after death, therefore supposedly those who believe in God and life after death are the ultimate enemy, worse than terrorists. Poor logic indeed.
Wonder how he explains his last name? (Just kidding, he didn't choose it.)
>> Quoting Reich: between those who believe in the primacy of the individual and those who believe that human beings owe their allegiance and identity to a higher authority
As the author of the article points out, this is a false dichotomy. Secular and atheistic socialists seek to avoid accountability before God and suppress the rights of the individual under a totalitarian dictatorship. We have seen many examples of this over the last century under Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, etc. Socialists need to admit that they are hostile to freedom and other American values and not try to persuade Americans to follow their lead.
On the other hand, those who champion the rights of the individual to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness also stress our accountability before our Maker. The two go hand in hand. Without that accountability, individual rights tend to get trampled.
So you tend to find both liberty and accountability toward God, or neither.
That's OK,..those who hate us for that reason, do so because they hated Jesus Christ first, moreso. For every suffering their is a blessing for those who remain in fellowship with Him. We already know from Scripture that considerable suffering will still occur and even more judgment upon those who have rejected Him. The rewards for those who remain in fellowship with Him are great and eternal, while the Lake of Fire is everlasting for those who have never come to Him and reject Him. It's all in the good book.
