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Dismantling Christianity and Western civilization — and replacing them with what?

For new readers it might be difficult to tell if Dr. Bill Cummings’ column “Is Christianity dying in America?”[1] was written with glee or with slight regret, like the puzzling smile of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” For those of us who have read some of his previous columns deprecating the Catholic Church, of course, it is not difficult to discern the gloating and streak of satisfaction, especially when he affirms that while it is not dying, “it’s declining for sure.”[2,3]

The persistent attacks upon the foundation of an institution in which he formerly belonged, which educated and nurtured him as a former priest, and perhaps inspired him in his eventually becoming a successful motivational speaker and business executive is a sad state of affairs. And as he points out, Cummings, who strives to be a latter-day Voltaire, is not alone in his thinly veiled rejection of his faith: Christianity and the Catholic Church are indeed in a declivity ushering the decline in Western civilization and America, the pinnacle of that civilization.[4,5]

Make no mistake about it, concomitant with the decline in Judeo-Christian values, America is in moral and economic decline, assailed militarily by the worldwide fanatics of the Islamic State and Caliphate (ISIS) terrorists; challenged geopolitically by Russia and financially and in economic might by China (which is already conducting an undeclared cyberspace war).[6]

Like it or not, whether one is a Catholic, Protestant or even a Jew, Christianity, particularly the Catholic Church, with all its faults is inextricably entwined with the past as well as the destiny of Western civilization. I wonder if those attacking our civilization from within, including the suave Cummings, have a future in mind for our civilization. Have they carried their arguments to their logical conclusion? Undermining the values of our traditional institutions with the moral, economic and financial collapse of America, what do they have in mind to replace Christianity and the West? We have three obvious choices:

1. Surrendering to Islamic fanatics (the future majority religion) and allowing the establishment of sharia law.

2. Accepting the economic hegemony and protection of China, an atheistic proto-fascist, authoritarian state. (Our farsighted local politicians already require Mandarin to be taught in our public schools in Bibb County, Georgia, “in preparation for what the future may bring.”)

3. Embracing the present course with secular humanism as the guiding light of civil religion and its associated baggage — i.e., positivism, bioethics, socialism and all the secular “isms” that collectivism entails.[4,5,7,8] Will this option have the moral fiber to oppose the first, or the intellectual fortitude to combat the second? Good questions. Moreover, what would happen to people like Cummings, a charming but aging octogenarian who continues to utilize precious medical care, an irrational misallocation of resources better spent on younger people, according to his bioethics movement allies? Another good question. Let’s hope Cummings has some good answers.

References

1. Cummings B. Is Christianity dying in America. Macon Telegraph, August 23, 2015.

2. Cummings B. Questioning faith. Macon Telegraph, July 6, 2014.

3. Cummings B. English religious texts are not the ‘originals,’ have ‘obvious contradictions.’ Macon Telegraph, July 19, 2015.

4. Faria MA. Religious morality (and secular humanism) in Western civilization as precursors to medical ethics: A historic perspective. Surg Neurol Int 2015;6:105. Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/religious-morality-and-secular-humanism-in-western-civilization-as-precursors-to-medical-ethics-a-historic-perspective/

5. Faria MA. A defense of Western culture and civilization without apologies. HaciendaPublishing.com, November 16, 2014. Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/a-defense-of-western-culture-and-civilization-without-apologies-by-miguel-a-faria-md/

6. Faria MA. China — spies, sexpionage, and cyber wars against America. GOPUSA, March 1, 2013. Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/china-spies-sexpionage-and-cyber-wars-against-america/

7. Blaylock RL. Collectivism, secular humanism, scientific positivism (scientism) and centralized state power — Part 2: Centralization of power. Hacienda Publishing.com, August 14, 2015.  Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/collectivism-secular-humanism-scientific-positivism-scientism-and-centralized-state-power–part-2-centralization-of-power-by-russell-l-blaylock-md 

8. Blaylock RL. Collectivism, secular humanism, scientific positivism (scientism) and centralized state power — Part 1: A most dangerous admixture. Hacienda Publishing.com, August 14, 2015.  Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/collectivism-secular-humanism-scientific-positivism-scientism-and-centralized-state-power–part-1-a-most-dangerous-admixture-by-russell-l-blaylock-md

Written by Dr. Miguel Faria

Miguel A. Faria Jr., M.D. is an Associate editor-in-chief of Surgical Neurology International and the author of Cuba in Revolution — Escape from a Lost Paradise. His website is: https://HaciendaPublishing.com.

An edited version of this editorial was published in the Macon Telegraph on August 26, 2015.

This article may be cited as: Faria MA. Dismantling Christianity and Western civilization — and replacing them with what? Macon Telegraph, August 26, 2015. Available from: https://haciendapublishing.com/dismantling-christianity-and-western-civilization–and-replacing-them-with-what/

Copyright ©2015 Miguel A. Faria, Jr., M.D.

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2 thoughts on “Dismantling Christianity and Western civilization — and replacing them with what?”

  1. The Christian church, like any large government organization, with believers has done a lot of good and a lot of bad. . . but net it is probably in the good column but not as far as its believers think. . . . And today I think it does a lot of bad stuff and is being used to promote the evils of socialism on folks… — John Dalco (FB)
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    John Dalco what you said is true, but by in large the Christian Church has done a hell of a lot of good through the ages, outweighing the bad. Today we live, as the Chinese say, in “interesting times,” where government seduction, wealth redistribution, and power have altered a lot of things, corrupting once venerable institutions. It has been aided by the degenerate popular culture, PC, and the media, inciting the dark side of human nature and engendering a socialist mentality corrupting ignorant people. The Church has lost its power and goes along for the ride to avoid complete abolition and oblivion.—Dr. Miguel Faria

  2. I’m not religious but whatever makes people happy is ok with me 😁👍— Chris Hunt (FB, Dec 21, 2022)

    Chris Hunt I’m not religious either; but like it or not, if Christianity comes tumbling down, it will also mean the end of Western civilization. It will mean you better learn to speak Mandarin or Arabic, and genuflect properly to either one of these less tolerant cultures/religion, and better hope you chose the correct one for yourself and your descendants, friend. 🤔😎— Dr. Miguel Faria

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