We live in an era of lies. Lies upon lies wrapped in lies and almost always in the service of rank, unadulterated evil. I think we've grown numb to it, to be honest. For instance, this July the Journal of Psychiatric Research released yet more evidence that abortion does mental harm to the women who have the procedure done. Overwhelming numbers according to the study. I know. Studies.
But this is a study that challenges the dominant progressive narrative. And the Journal itself isn't some rightwing rag - though some might call it that for producing such a finding. A common tactic these days. However, I doubt they'll have to since I've not seen a single story on the thing we used to call the news media mentioning it.
But it just goes to show. We're at a stage now where the lies are beyond the lies. It's almost as if we want the lies. Everyone who is anyone knows women who have had abortions often struggle in later years. Oh, you have the rich and powerful types who have come out and cheer any abortion that paved the way for their rise to wealth. But on the more grounded scale, I know for a fact from my own experiences as a former counselor that abortion weighs heavy on women, more often as a rule than an exception.
But you'd never know it. The same with AIDS and our modern Sodom and Gomorrah civilization. Or the godless, soulless age we've built and the staggering drugs and suicide and violence plaguing our children. Or the Me Generation of endless narcissism built on F-Bombs and middle fingers and the rise of senseless mass killings and violence.
Nope. Follow the science, they say. #I Believe in Science! And yet, only when it's the right science and scientists telling me what I want to hear. The stunning thing is the lack of serious pushback about this from our best and brightest religious leadership. I know some are out there fighting the good fight. But so many appear happy to see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil, and if the media aids in that endeavor, then all the better.
The stunning thing is the lack of serious pushback about this from our best and brightest religious leadership. I know some are out there fighting the good fight.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Kirk was one of the ones doing serious pushback and they shot him for it.
Seems like none of our religious leaders have the courage to be martyrs.
Or consider that pre-Oct 7 article by Gloria Purvis, picked up and lauded by Deacon Greydanus, railing against the religious leaders who are praising Kirk. The brilliant sleight of hand by the religious Left was rightly saying that abortion is not the only topic in the world that matters, and then making it the one topic in the world that doesn't matter at all. At best, call it child murder with a mild rebuke, or otherwise just ignore it and move on in preference to climate change, socialism, open borders, antiracism, or any one of a million latest things the political Left says are important.
Delete"Follow the science, they say. #I Believe in Science! And yet, only when it's the right science and scientists telling me what I want to hear. The stunning thing is the lack of serious pushback about this from our best and brightest religious leadership."
ReplyDeleteI...must admit to having trouble following the logic of this statement.
Science...most often references natural science. Religion most often references...faith. One examines the natural world surrounding us, the other most properly concerns matters of the human will. They overlap a good deal, yet neither one exactly has immense interest in the other. Scientists often hold skepticism about a Supreme Being, never mind a Triune God. Religious leaders... most often lack interest or appropriate education about science concerns. They too often cannot examine science concerns critically. Our late pope became fairly notorious for this.
I then fail to understand how--or why--religious leaders would "push back" on anything of science flavor. I also fail to understand why scientists would take them seriously if they did.
Care to elaborate?