Posted on 04/02/2006 6:31:47 AM PDT by Dark Skies
(EXCERPT)What is a common example of disbelief in evil? A person who calls terrorists "freedom fighters" is giving away the fact that he does not believe they are evil. If the random murder of civilians by zealous fanatics is not evil, then nothing is evil. Therefore, it is a fair deduction that many of those who do not believe the terrorists are evil also do not believe in the existence of evil.
Those who deny the existence of evil are often outraged when good men give evil a name and fight against it. This outrage sometimes prompts them to take the side of evil. Their wish to vindicate their stand that evil does not exist naturally leads them to become apologists and defenders of evil.
The term "freedom fighters" confers praise to evil. The defense of evil can be very close to the admiration of evil. Evil is seductive precisely because it is secretly admired by deeply-buried chambers of darkness in the human heart. Therefore, it is very difficult to defend evil without slipping into the veiled admiration of evil. This is why the ACLU has slipped from defending evil clients because they have constitutional rights, to having solidarity with miscreants and enthusiasm in their advocacy of evil causes.
(Excerpt) Read more at renewamerica.us ...
The dark journey downward into evil
The passage from truth to the hideous delusion that evil is admirable--and even good--is a journey through shadowy corridors and through several levels of descent into darkness. This journey into darkness typically has at least seven stages. They are like seven levels of dark basements that one descends in series.1) The first floor down into the darkness involves denial that one is a sinner. One remains there until he erects defenses against the idea that he is a sinner. Then he can resume his downward descent. The place is dark because the defenses of denial will not allow light to intrude.
2) From the stage-one denials, the journey into darkness proceeds downwards to a second denial--the denial that evil exists. This is followed by the erection of defenses against the idea of evil.
3) Then comes the descent into the delusion that those who fight evil are themselves evil: (a) "You must be evil because you say those nice freedom fighters are evil," and (b) "You must be evil for breaking our 'speak no evil' rule. You shock our sensibilities by telling us about the disturbing things that those nice gays are doing."
4) Next comes the hatred of those who fight evil. Hatred is a crucial stage in the developmental process of evil and leads to many delusions. Without hatred, paranoid conspiracy theories and poisoned ideologies cannot come into existence.
5) The fifth floor down into darkness is to believe--or to be willing to tell the lie--that evil things are good, and good things are evil. "Woe unto them who call evil, good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." (Isaiah 5:20)
6) The sixth stage is to hate the victims of evil or to hate those whom the good guys are protecting. When professor Ward Churchill called the victims of the 9/11 terror bombings "little Eichmanns"--i.e., like Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi mass murderer--he was functioning at the sixth level of evil and hatred.
7) The seventh stage of evil is serial killing, terrorism, and genocide.
When I read in the days after 9/11 that Reuters refused to use the word "Terrorists" in any of their writings about the attack, I knew we as a nation were in trouble.
If the newsmedia can't recognize evil when its on display right in front of them, then when will they?
Those who trust in the power of truth feel no need to shout....our battle is not one of good versus evil, but of truth versus evil.
When a society denies the existence of evil, the forces of evil are given cover.
The descent from truth to the darkened level where one calls evil good, and good evil, requires intense hatred.
Good article, liked the C.S.Lewis quotes.
"We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst."
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Quite a comparison ........... but Manson could at least play a little guitar.
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They won't ever call them terrorists .......the old media IS evil.
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The old/liberal/socialist media is the most ruthless and destructive enemy of this country.
The bristly Joe McCarthy was right, David Horowitz and others are right today, and anyone who understands this Plame/Scooter/Blame/Game understands.
The REDS are here and well and out to kill this relatively young country!
A long but very worthy read...
It's no accident that schools of journalism are far left.
Power of the pen, mightier than the sword.
Yes, Mame!
Gotta get back out in the nursery. Take care of the country while I'm in the compost........
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LOL!
I was trolling the DU threads this morning and I couldn't help but notice that the most vitriolic seething hatred was reserved for various well-known Christian pastors. I mean, hatred is common over there but the depth of spitting, cursing vehemence hurled at Christians is overwhelming. Indeed, they have reached the point where good is evil. Not so ironically, many of the worst posters' screen names begin with "Dark". I have to take a shower now.
Going to DU is often a descent into the pit, and you come out coated with their slime....
BTTT
Revelations 9:20,21. Describes a mindset that reminds me of today.
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