Tom Holland’s remarkable book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World gives a comprehensive account of the vast importance of Christianity for the development of Western civilization. Philanthropy, rational science, secularism, freedom of expression, universal human rights are all Christian inventions. The idea that each human life has a profound value, the concept of equality regardless of race, status and …
Read More »Mental Health: The importance of Moral Standards and Self-Discipline
Reflection on how the spiritual dimension affects our practical lives is more important than ever. There are natural laws, spiritual principles that influence our mental health, whether we believe in them or not. For example, when Jesus said “you will reap what you sow,” he spoke of a law of nature that works regardless of what we think of …
Read More »Discover how Christian values defined the Western success story
As history is twisted to fit the atheist Marxist narrative, we are made to believe that modern Western values are of secular or atheist origin. This is not correct. The Western success story: Leading scientists and philosophers during the 1600’s Enlightenment period and earlier were devout Christians. They developed ideals such as equality regardless of race, creed and …
Read More »The defining role of Christianity in the West: Tom Holland’s ground breaking bestseller “Dominion” explains
Philanthropy, science, secularism, rationalism are all Christian inventions. In Why I was wrong about Christianity, the renowned historian Tom Holland made an honest confession that, for years, he had failed to acknowledge the defining role of Christianity in the West. The Gospels and the Epistles of St. Paul, Holland claims, are the most impactful writings in human history. Secularism is …
Read More »Christianity’s Massive role in Shaping History
Tom Holland’s scholarship prompts a profound re-examination of Western history by revealing Christianity’s foundational role in shaping modern concepts of justice, human dignity, science, and social order. Far from being an outdated religion side lined by modernity, Christianity’s universal ethical framework continues to define the contours of Western civilization and informs ongoing cultural and political conflicts. Christianity’s massive role: Renowned …
Read More »Communism produces Slavery: The Atheist Soviet Experience
As Americans turn to Marxism in the hope of a better and more just world, the Soviet experience is worth revisiting. Submerged in atheist state control, the Soviet media propaganda penetrated society, idealizing the Communist teaching that Marxism would bring happiness and peace to all. Central to the Communist ideology was the idea that traditional religion must be exterminated. In …
Read More »Political Terrorism: Communist Antifa use brutal force to implement anarchy in America
Antifa’s declared long-term objective, both domestically and internationally, is the establishment of a communist world order. Antifa claims to oppose “fascism,” but fascism is defined as a totalitarian governmental system led by a dictator. Antifa seems to be mostly white millennials clad in black, probably educated at US Marxist teaching universities, who believe they are doing good by destroying …
Read More »Communism destroys Hope in the Human Soul warned Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
When Communism reigned with its iron fist in Russia, it was bent on destroying all religion. The very essence of the Communist ideology, which developed from Marxist theory, was to uproot traditional faith in God and its worldview, claiming that a godless, classless society would emerge once Conservative religious values were exterminated. Atheism destroys Hope: As the United States …
Read More »How Atheist Communism produced Religious Revival in Russia and caused its return to Christianity
As Americans now turn to communism in the hope of a better and more just world, the Communist Soviet experience is worth revisiting. Submerged in atheist state control, the Soviet media propaganda penetrated society, idealizing the Communist teaching that Marxism would bring happiness and peace to all. Central to the Communist ideology was the idea that traditional religion must be …
Read More »Christianity is the Water that Western Civilization is swimming in, says historian Tom Holland
Tom Holland says that we are witnessing a historical “great choke point” in Western culture, comparable to transformative episodes such as the Norman Conquest, the Reformation, or the Industrial Revolution. “Essentially what Christianity has that Islam does not is a concept of the secular. Islam is a totalizing way of leading your life. I think Islam is uniquely indigestible …
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