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Resisting Secular Ideology, Remember the value of suffering
The Catholic Register ^ | September 7th, 2021 | Rod Dreher

Posted on 09/09/2021 4:06:11 AM PDT by Wpin

ROME — As “soft totalitarianism” coincides with an erosion of civil liberties, and a “woke”-fueled “cancel culture” leads many religious people and social conservatives to self-censor, bestselling author Rod Dreher, offers his own insights and solutions, culled from the experiences of those who suffered under communism in the Soviet bloc. In his acclaimed book Live Not By Lies — A Manual For Christian Dissidents, published in September 2020, he notes how these citizens recognized the seeds of tyranny in the West long ago, and have been trying to warn Westerners ever since...

(Excerpt) Read more at ncregister.com ...


TOPICS: Activism; Catholic; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: catholicism; culture; politics; secularism
Great read...we need to stand up! Christianity has always been controversial...we are supposed to openly defy evil.
1 posted on 09/09/2021 4:06:11 AM PDT by Wpin
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To: Wpin

I have this book. Havent read it yet, but I will!


2 posted on 09/09/2021 5:31:52 AM PDT by sauropod (Bidet was no prize before he put the “d” in “dementia.” - Schlichter)
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To: sauropod

I would be very interested in what you think about it...I am thinking of picking it up as well...


3 posted on 09/09/2021 7:22:01 AM PDT by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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