The Liberal War on Christianity

"The frustrating thing is that those who are attacking religion claim they are doing it in the name of tolerance, freedom, and open-mindedness. Question: Isn't the real truth that they are intolerant of religion? They refuse to tolerate its importance in our lives." - Ronald Reagan

In recent years, as the United States has entered a more secular, politically correct, post-modern climate, Christianity has been under attack. It seems that the anti-Christian socialist liberals in our country want to achieve a new, Godless America where our children will be protected from the “bigoted” Christian ideas of sin and absolute truth. The main weapon used in this attack is an extremely broad interpretation of the First Amendment to the Constitution.

The phrase "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" had always meant that Congress was prohibited from establishing a national religious denomination. The founders wanted to be sure that Congress could not require all Americans to become Catholics, Anglicans, or members of any other denomination (as the British government had done). The First Amendment states expressly that government should not impede or interfere with the free practice of religion. Therefore, the government cannot prevent you from speaking simply because you are a Christian, Muslim, Agnostic, Druid, worshipper of Poseidon, or whatever.

In response to a request that all reference to religion be removed from government, the House Judiciary Committee Report on
March 3, 1854, said the following:

“Had the people, during the Revolution, had any suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity, the Revolution would have been strangled in the cradle. At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and the Amendments, the universal sentiment was that Christianity should be encouraged, not any one sect. In this age there can be no substitute for Christianity. That was the religion of the founders of the republic, and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants. The great vital and conservative element in our system is the doctrines and divine truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Additionally, President John Quincy Adams once said, “The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.”

Liberals in America today constantly harp on the idea of tolerance. However, the word “tolerance” has come to be synonymous with the idea of relativism. Essentially, it is considered intolerant to accuse someone else of being wrong (generally on moral or religious issues). A large amount of people today who call themselves Christians have bought into this idea, and they will often agree with statements such as “there are many roads to Heaven” or “what’s true for me is not necessarily true for you.” That is not what Jesus taught.

An evangelical Christian who expresses beliefs that Jesus Christ is the one and only way to Heaven, that there is only one Truth, that abortion and homosexuality are sins, etc. would be instantly labeled an intolerant bigot.

If we are not careful, and if we allow the secularization of our society to continue unchecked, Christianity will become an underground faith. We will no longer be allowed to express our faith in any kind of public forum. We will no longer be allowed to evangelize, because even implying that someone else’s religious beliefs are wrong would be considered hate-speech. The Bible will be banned as offensive literature, since it speaks of sin and damnation. These statements may sound far-fetched, but such ideas exist today and are gaining prominence in our society.