How Cultural Marxism Is
Grinding Christianity Down
American Thinker,
by
John Eidson
Original Article
Posted By: Harlowe,
9/13/2020 5:16:04 PM
During a recent prayer session in support of Black Lives Matter, the pastor of St. Xavier Catholic Church in New York City instructed white congregants that they must renounce their white privilege to help "transform the church culture." Using the noble cause of racial equality as a fig leaf, Black Lives Matter is in fact a violent political organization whose Marxist ideology is anti-Christian--and anti-American--in the most profound meaning of those terms. In many churches across America, cultural Marxists in the pulpit are quietly supplanting traditional Christian values with those of the hammer and sickle.
The biggest problem with Christianity is that it has a wounded brand and questionable packaging, not to mention an inconsistent quality. One can start with the scandalous antics within the Catholic Church, from the homosexual sex to the banking and the intrigue of the two-headed papacy. The show biz antics of the TV evangelists, ever trolling for $$$ in the vein of ol' Jimmy Swaggert and his moll. Overzealous missionaries among the pagans and savages. The "puritanism" projected by some denominations. The Al Sharpton/Jesse Jackson shakedown artists and bloviators. The preacher driving a top-end Cadillac preaching humility and charity. Sunday "Blue Laws" in some jurisdictions. One can go on and on. Christianity is a lucrative racket for many. So is selling used cars. There's plenty else to do on Sunday than go to church these days. And that's why many don't.
It's not Christ who's flawed, but his messengers and some followers on earth.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
varkdriver 9/13/2020 5:37:12 PM (No. 539728)
I remember reading that Communists have plenty of men who enter the priesthood, seemingly good Catholics, but actually serving as undercover agents determined to undermine the religion from within and ultimately destroy it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
lana720 9/13/2020 5:46:39 PM (No. 539740)
Share this On your social media platforms. It is that important, especially the video of the Harvard prof at the end.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Salt5792 9/13/2020 6:04:32 PM (No. 539763)
Democrats are trying to eliminate Christianity from America. Primary target is the Catholics.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
franq 9/13/2020 6:17:20 PM (No. 539777)
It's only grinding down those who let it. The problem is the reasoned, safe response only appeases. Then when the next "thing" comes, it's 2 more steps backwards.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
udanja99 9/13/2020 6:34:27 PM (No. 539787)
Not just the communists, #2. The radical homosexuals did the same thing.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 9/13/2020 6:41:16 PM (No. 539795)
I agree in part with No.1 but the misuse of religion for money is simply because it's easy to do. In fact, any business that's easily abused will be abused. My prime example is the practice of law. Ambulance-chasing lawyers with fake or exaggerated claims are everywhere like a plague of locusts and it costs all of us money. My local TV station is cluttered with commercials for these weasels, all claiming to get you the money that you "deserve" (after they take their 35%-40% cut)..At least you can choose whether to give your church money (or not).
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There is a reason that marxism targets Christianity. Christians know they have liberty. We have been freed from the death penalty for our sin, due to the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the cross. We have an ongoing celebration of this pardon. We will never willingly be subject to the reign of a tyrant after experiencing liberty.
Marxism has to end that notion of liberty, and end the idea that God is in control.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
TexaTucky 9/13/2020 7:09:47 PM (No. 539818)
And that's the marvel of it all, #1. An institution that Christ deliberately entrusted to wounded men with questionable packaging and inconsistent quality - an extortionist, a murderer, and a coward at the very outset, in fact - has guided flawed messengers and followers through two millennia and has not yet been destroyed.
We'll be fine.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 9/13/2020 11:33:34 PM (No. 540038)
Figures the Catholic Church would embrace Marxist anti American racist revolutionaries.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Italiano 9/14/2020 12:26:57 AM (No. 540054)
True Christianity wins. Pick a side.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Trigger2 9/14/2020 1:59:05 AM (No. 540089)
Demonrats can stick their Marxism (the precursor to communism) right where the sun doesn't shine.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 9/14/2020 4:09:33 AM (No. 540111)
Christianity is the embodiment of God’s free Grace and Salvation from destruction by Christ taking sinful man’s penalty on The Cross! Christ was “ground down” for us so that we might run to him for forgiveness of our sins. And we have all sinned. “There is none who is righteous, no not one”. He even took a convicted thief on The Cross with him through the dying man’s profession of his belief in Jesus as The promised Savior of mankind! The Church is The Bride Of Christ and isn’t going anywhere until Christ returns. We will be persecuted...but we follow one who lived a sinless life and was persecuted and killed because of his message! Until The Holy Spirit is withdrawn, The Church stands against all powers of this world and the invisible realm of the Evil One!
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 9/14/2020 5:10:19 AM (No. 540123)
With the exception of evangelicals and those in enemy territory, Christianity has already surrendered to totalitarian socialism and Islamic jihad .
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 9/14/2020 8:21:52 AM (No. 540240)
Note that governors have almost completely shutdown churches with their social distancing and mask edicts. It is distressing how church leaders have submitted to the government.
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