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 …
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The trend continues: Atheists renounce atheism because it has worsened our society
One of the best-known sociologists and intellectuals in the world, Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) strongly believed that the cultural trend of modernity would cause religion to decline. Then he had a mid-career transformation and dramatically changed his view. Berger admitted that he was wrong when assuming that a modern society automatically would lead to religious alienation. Atheists renounce atheism: …
Read More »Atheists now say that Christian Ethics are the logic solution – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Leading atheist intellectuals who have spent a lifetime ridiculing the Christian fundament of their own Western civilization now suddenly have a change of heart. One by one, they either become Christians, profess to be on Team Christianity, hail the traditional Christian culture or voice the need for more Christian ethics. They have found out that the logic solution to …
Read More »The Protestant Ethic and Capitalism: The idea was to earn money, be trustworthy and have something to give to others
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 …
Read More »Mental Health and the failure of Atheism
Psychiatric disorders and mental health problems are skyrocketing in the United States. More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, writes CNN. At least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 — nearly 15 deaths …
Read More »Jürgen Habermas: The origins of Human Rights is Christian theology in the Middle Ages and Spanish scholasticism
To the surprise of many, Europe’s arguably most important intellectual, Jürgen Habermas (1929-) has made religion a major theme of his work late in life. The origins of Human Rights is Christian theology: Realizing that religion’s prominence in the public sphere has not diminished, rather on the other hand, is more vital than ever, Habermas is critical of his …
Read More »Secular values redefined by New Left Marxists to mean the opposite of its original meaning
Herland Report: Secular values redefined: The Herland Report has a series of articles on Marxism and how its variant after World War II, namely neo-Marxism, has influenced Western culture with its hatred towards traditional values – and is now causing the break-down of stability. This topic is important to study in order to understand how nations such as the United States …
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