Secular Plague

[JackieO123]

Hello. I’m here to talk about secularist authors; having read a few books written by secularists myself, a common theme is one of “Humanity’s shared core.” Many are quick to attack anything to do with religion, or anybody’s interpretation of it. A good example would be Valerie Tarico; a woman who has essentially denounced every religious group, while putting an emphasis on Christians. Claims are also common about religion going against science, “Reproductive health” and burning books.

Many secularist authors also claim that religious groups work on specific tactics to make sure that outside ideas don’t get inside. I’m not sure how this could be interpreted. Though the aforementioned woman; Valerie Tarico is a psychologist. She also writes regularly for the Huffington Post.

Overall, this begs a number of questions. How are we, as Christians supposed to respond? It’s understandable to ignore them, but what about some form of campaign? Are we able, would it be right? Quite simply, I’m aggravated at how we seem to be lacking in defending our faith; on all fronts.

 

[Jared2914]

The simple fact is that Catholics are outnumbered. Because of this, I think the best option is the write to the author directly with your thoughts. A good person, even secular, will consider all points of view. For some authors it is hard to find contact information. I wouldn’t suggest posting comments on their stories. Catholics are usually outnumbered 10 to 1. Any comments you make are immediately filled with hate replies.

 

[jonathan_hili]

I think the best approach in these situations, particularly if you are responding to an online article or blog post, is to send a curteous reply that tackles the issues raised in the article and makes no mention of the author or a group the author belongs to. The reply should also have credible evidence that supports a contrary position and explains clearly and concisely why the belief is held.

Obviously, it is unlikely that anyone will change their minds on the issues, they will at least be disarmed and any hate-filled response will betray itself for what it is.

 

[Miserissima]

Unfortunately, I haven’t enough background on this topic to weigh in, but subscribing to learn more.

 

[oldcelt]

It has been, and in my view remains, a war of ideas. Generally speaking, I believe that the people who would resort to censorship do so because they know that their position is a weak one.
The United States is a distinctly secular society that is highly tolerant of religion by design. People here are free to worship as they see fit, but not to govern with the same freedom. That right must be won according to the laws. In some cases, a more religious person may be elected;in others quite the opposite.
When I hear cries of persecution in this country, it saddens me that some would believe it.

 

[DavidFilmer]

Nobody is ever gonna convert somebody who writes books bashing Christians. It’s a waste of time, and what Jesus meant by saying, “don’t cast you pearls before swine.”

Ignore the secular swine and hang out here instead.

 

[7armyrugrats]

It has been, and in my view remains, a war of ideas. Generally speaking, I believe that the people who would resort to censorship do so because they know that their position is a weak one.
The United States is a distinctly secular society that is highly tolerant of religion by design. People here are free to worship as they see fit, but not to govern with the same freedom. That right must be won according to the laws. In some cases, a more religious person may be elected;in others quite the opposite.
When I hear cries of persecution in this country, it saddens me that some would believe it.

Yes, as a country we are far from perfect, but I would still rather live here than nearly anywhere else. I think people throw the word persecution around an awful lot and that they usually have no idea what it really means. We are far from persecuted in the US. Someday it may very well happen, but as of right now we are not. It is my fear that people are throwing that word around so much that it is losing its meaning, and when persecution actually does occur, no one will listen. It is beginning to become like the boy who cried wolf. No one benefits from that.