In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, sociologist Max Weber states that when modern Capitalism took form in Protestant countries such as Switzerland and Germany about two hundred years ago, the ideal was to earn money and increase wealth – not to squander one’s income away on status, luxury and consumerism. The duty of the believer was to use …
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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 …
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What happens when an atheist thinker who arguably was Europe’s strongest voice for atheist secularism, changes his mind and advocates for Christian ethics? To follow the development of Jürgen Habermas has been a remarkable journey. He now states that Christian ethics have a greater role to play in society than many secularists previously thought. His point is that it …
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Moral questions are rational questions that discuss how we are to live the best possible life. Christianity produced a distinct set of moral virtues that were the ideal standards for justice in traditional, historic Western nations. Christianity, ethics and Habermas: Since the atheist, relativist ideology took over the hegemony in the West, these ideals have been scrapped and substituted …
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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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Dr. Paul Craig Roberts’ book review of The Billionaire World: Hanne Herland is a leading intellect of the Western world. She is a defender of civilization and Christian morality and a stalwart opponent of the Satanic forces that are attacking our civilization. In her new book, The Billionaire World, she explains the variety of assaults on Western civilization that are undermining …
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This is the most important point for Americans to learn: China is not threatening American prosperity because American middle class prosperity has been the main engine of China’s economic growth. So if the Chinese destroy American middle class prosperity, they are destroying the main engine of China’s economic growth—and the oldest civilization in the world is not a stupid …
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Christmas is the world’s largest celebration of the love between God and man. It is the existential love story that brings a deep sense of meaning into the lives of the human race, asserting that we are not alone. It sends the message that life is not hopeless. Love is not hopeless. God is not dead. The world is …
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We now celebrate Christmas and the magic of the baby boy born in Bethlehem who grew to become the world’s most significant person. As over two billion Christians across the globe seek the grace of this celestial king, the man with greater spiritual powers than anyone else on earth, we also reflect on the powerful ethical standards and values …
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The ultra-rich profited immensely on the COVID-19 lockdowns. The world’s billionaires saw their wealth increase by $12.7 trillion or 42%. The richest 10 now possess more wealth than the poorest 40% of humanity combined, reports Oxfam. The killing of the Western middle class: Yet, what is the situation post Covid-19 for those who are not billionaires, who do not …
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