Secular Arrogance
It seems that the decision of England to knight Salman Rushdie, the infamous author of the Satanic Verses, has caused a conflagration of terror attacks in Great Britain. Columnists have remarked about the "backbone" of the government in awarding this honor despite the rise of Muslim fundamentalism in the country. One even trumpeted Rushdie as a first rate novelist.
While I regret the onset of violent attacks in Britain and elsewhere, is it so befuddling to secularists and their apologists as to the source of the Muslim anger? It is one thing for a society to protect free speech. It is another to champion the irreligious. For years England and the EU have drifted to the left on social issues, pressuring traditional Catholic countries to abandon their opposition to abortion and homosexual marriage. When confronted, they appeal to the God of secularism - toleration. Of course that merely means toleration on their terms. Toleration actually leads to moral relativism and hedonism. This is the sad legacy of the 1960's.
It was a tremendous slap in the face to Muslims to knight Rushdie. He is the epitome of secular atheistic decadence in the eyes of the Muslim world. While the fatwa imposing a death sentence on him for his book was appalling, no less is the continuing secular attack on people of all faiths.
Thankfully, Christians have the mind of Christ in enduring suffering for the sake of the kingdom. Muslim attacks in Iraq on Catholics and other Christians are no less offensive than the secular impositions of the Culture of Death.
Many credit Hillaire Belloc for his prescient comments on the resurgence of Islam. Let us not forget the popes of the 19th century who vigorously opposed the rise of liberal secularism and the dangers to the faith. Curiously, their legacy has been largely ignored.
While I regret the onset of violent attacks in Britain and elsewhere, is it so befuddling to secularists and their apologists as to the source of the Muslim anger? It is one thing for a society to protect free speech. It is another to champion the irreligious. For years England and the EU have drifted to the left on social issues, pressuring traditional Catholic countries to abandon their opposition to abortion and homosexual marriage. When confronted, they appeal to the God of secularism - toleration. Of course that merely means toleration on their terms. Toleration actually leads to moral relativism and hedonism. This is the sad legacy of the 1960's.
It was a tremendous slap in the face to Muslims to knight Rushdie. He is the epitome of secular atheistic decadence in the eyes of the Muslim world. While the fatwa imposing a death sentence on him for his book was appalling, no less is the continuing secular attack on people of all faiths.
Thankfully, Christians have the mind of Christ in enduring suffering for the sake of the kingdom. Muslim attacks in Iraq on Catholics and other Christians are no less offensive than the secular impositions of the Culture of Death.
Many credit Hillaire Belloc for his prescient comments on the resurgence of Islam. Let us not forget the popes of the 19th century who vigorously opposed the rise of liberal secularism and the dangers to the faith. Curiously, their legacy has been largely ignored.
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