Posted on 11/01/2013 7:00:56 PM PDT by qwertyz
Christians can learn from Jews. We can learn how to thrive in the secular world that no longer regards faith as central. So argues Rabbi Jonathan Sacks at the 2013 Erasmus Lecture. Speaking to more than five hundred people on the evening of Monday, October 21st at the Union League Club in New York, Sacks outlined a vision in which religious communities—Jewish and Christian—can function as creative minorities.
(Excerpt) Read more at firstthings.com ...
Reflecting on the future of Europe, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger foresaw Christians becoming "creative minorities” there. Rabbi Sacks sees hope, however, in American's attempt to keep the public square open for God -- but growing conflict suggests that it will behoove Christians to learn the spiritual and cultural survival mode of Jews. Very, very helpful and hopeful ideas!
Here's the video: http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/10/on-creative-minorities)
Here’s the proper video link: http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/10/on-creative-minorities
Sacks is an intellectual genius, and has always been a gift to Western Civ. Jews and Christians must unite against Godless atheists and Islamic would-be conquerors.
Christianity is Faith without limits requiring no structure. It is the human spirit unchained. The only thing the Christian needs to fear is doubt.
Just keep having babies, going to church and homeschooling. In a generation America will have gotten much more conservative. The outer wave of liberalism has crested.
Better to evangelize, evangelize,evangelize.
Please post number 6. Thank-you.
great article
great thesis
Just saw an article at http://www.ionainstitute.ie/index.php?id=3276 that births in Ireland are below replacement level.
I think I’ll have to watch this hopeful video again soon.
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