Chris Liss on Nostr: Working on a post about Christians of which I am not one. Growing up in NYC, I always ...
Working on a post about Christians of which I am not one. Growing up in NYC, I always thought of the “Christian Right” as a bunch of scoldy, joyless losers (kind of how I feel about the woke left now).
But during the last few years, it’s been obvious that a large portion of those who had the courage to speak out against tyranny rather than abjectly comply were those who believed in something higher than the State. They couldn’t be easily bullied by fear and incentives because their belief in God inoculated them against the utilitarian nihilism of trading principles for social and professional expedience.
It’s not that they don’t have fear or feel the pressure everyone else feels. It’s that they were able to manage those emotions without caving in.
As I said I am not one, but am awfully glad they exist.
But during the last few years, it’s been obvious that a large portion of those who had the courage to speak out against tyranny rather than abjectly comply were those who believed in something higher than the State. They couldn’t be easily bullied by fear and incentives because their belief in God inoculated them against the utilitarian nihilism of trading principles for social and professional expedience.
It’s not that they don’t have fear or feel the pressure everyone else feels. It’s that they were able to manage those emotions without caving in.
As I said I am not one, but am awfully glad they exist.