Well, I hope everyone will take the trouble of reading Deacon Fournier’s whole essay before condemning it.
I think he is right. I would only add that true conservatism rests on the Judaeo-Christian tradition—on Athens, Rome, and Jerusalem, and the foundation of Christianity in the West. The Constitution draws its basic ideas about rights from the Natural Law derived from Judaism, Christianity, and classical philosophy—the “unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” of the Declaration of Independence.
You cannot have a free people unless they are willing to govern and discipline themselves. And you can’t have that without the basic underpinning of religion—Christianity in particular. That is what has set the West apart from every other civilization, and given us our ideas of freedom.
This doesn’t mean that EVERYONE has to be a Christian. But it does mean that we need a Great Awakening of some kind, a return to Christian practice and beliefs. Otherwise, the conservative revolution will have no solid foundations to build on.
I find especially useful to understanding this Christopher Dawson’s ground-breaking books. Everyone who wants to see a return to America’s traditional values should especially read Dawson’s book Religion and the Rise of Western Culture.
http://www.amazon.com/Religion-Western-Culture-Christopher-Dawson/dp/0385421109
Yes, what you said.
Post 22
Well said. Our problem is lack of virtue, which has lead to a rejection of the code of duty and honor. This has made us weak and indecisive, which is why we don’t effectively confront the political excesses that have become so prevalent..
To 22 - Well put sentiments, and nary a word in your post that couldn’t have been stated by Thomas Jefferson.