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  The famous sociologist of religion, Peter Berger argues that modern liberal society creates a kind of homelessness, a rootless existence without access to the firm pillars that defined the historic, traditional Western societies. Man is left utterly alone, without the rational, religious answers that explain the deeper meaning of life. He has no hope for eternity, no comprehension of …

  Kristin Flood speaks about the value of inner silence in this interview with The Herland Report Youtube: “Silence is the starting point for your soul to begin to flourish,” says author, journalist and mindfulness coach, Kristin Flood. Watch it here. “He who seeks God will find himself, he who seeks himself will find God,” she states. In the age …

  The West has, in recent years, bestowed upon itself an immense weight of suffering from financial crisis, lack of ethics, health and a variety of political crisis. Traditional values, respect for the elderly, tradition, the family and faith has been scrapped from the public narrative. Front and center is the atheist materialist world view that deems the physical dimension …

  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 …

  The term “Western values” is often used when describing historical ideals and cultural traditions that are perceived to be vital in defining the European civilization. If you pay attention to the way the term is currently used, it is easy to assume that modern Western values were invented in the Enlightenment period – the 1600s – with its emphasis …

  The murder of the Russian journalist, Darya Dugina has brought international attention to her influential father, the Russian philosopher, Alexander Dugin. As the car bomb that killed her apparently was meant for her father, many read up on who Alexander Dugin is. Why is he considered so dangerous in the West and hailed as such a hero in the …

  The term “secular” has been completely redefined by the New Left Western atheists. Secularism was invented in the 1600s as a guarantee that all faiths would be respected. Secularism was never defined as atheism or godlessness, but rather the very opposite. To be secular meant to respect religious freedoms for all. Today secularism is often understood as a political …

  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 …

  For decades, the leading European philosopher and atheist, Jürgen Habermas has emphasized the need for moral development in the secular West. His thinking was initially considered neo-Marxist, following along the lines of the radical Frankfurt School that heavily criticized the bourgeoisie, traditional values in Europe. He sought the answers to how to live the best possible life and be …

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 …