As Americans now turn to Marxism 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 …
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The Marxist mistake of denying the spiritual realm renders the West in spiritual poverty
Friederich Nietzsche is one of the founding fathers of the atheist revolt against the knowledge of God, famously proclaiming that “God is dead”. The result of the atheist nihilists’ work has been that the broad part of Westerners have been cut off from the spiritual source of inner peace. Nietzche probably would not have worded it that way, but …
Read More »Existential inner peace in the midst of turmoil
The 20th century introduced Marxist, atheist emptiness to the masses in the West. It may be argued that with it came the notion of life as a meaningless burden. With no heaven ahead and no hell to fear, the conscience was deemed an unnecessary relic from the past. Only the empirically observable was to be considered real, eternity regarded …
Read More »Happy Easter! We join the Orthodox celebrations of the Easter Message of hope to the World
Happy Easter! We join the Orthodox celebrations of the Easter Message of hope to the World: The Orthodox Christian world in the Middle East as well as within many other countries now celebrate Easter, as the holy fire ascended in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Patriarch Theophilos III led the celebrations as the fire was transported to other Orthodox …
Read More »The search for meaning beyond Materialism
In the West, many now search for the meaning of life but fail to reach the inner awakening and peace the generations before us spoke of. We live in a culture where depression, loneliness, drugs and hedonism dominate. There is little or no reverence for the values that once made the West a strong civilization. The spiritual knowledge that …
Read More »The Easter Message of Jesus Christ: The symbol of a New Beginning
It is Easter. We celebrate the Easter message of Jesus Christ as he was willing to suffer an excruciating death in order to give his life for the redemption of human kind. Those who attempt to follow Christ, are to take up their cross and follow his example in love for humanity, writes Hanne Nabintu Herland for World Net …
Read More »The Meaning of Easter: The Global Message of Love
The life and legacy of Jesus Christ is central to the Christian Easter celebrations of God’s love for humankind. The world over, billions of followers gather to commemorate the global message that the spiritual world joined the material realm as God gave his grace to the fallen and thoroughly corrupted human race. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ …
Read More »Why do we celebrate Easter? Five answers from Billy Graham
Billy Graham was a leading spiritual leader who preached to hundreds of millions during his life time. He served as a minister to presidents, statesmen and world leaders and held crusades all over the world. His answers to central spiritual questions about the meaning of life and the afterlife is central. Why do we celebrate the Christian holiday of …
Read More »The Traditional Western World View created the Civilization we are now Leaving Behind
In a time of upheaval and radically changing values in the West, it is important to reflect on the world view that shaped the West and historically created a strong civilization. The origins of traditional Western values are mainly found in the Greek, Roman and Judeo-Christian heritage. The radical Hebrew–Christian contribution to the concept of Western values differed from both …
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 …
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