The Faithful Consistency of the Left

A couple weeks ago I posted on this page an examination of the thinking and motivations of "Rural Conservatives and City Liberals." Though flawed, as my writing always is, it sought to examine possible reasons why conservatives and liberals have such different world views and how those views are shaped and edited by their environment. Though the myriad causes for these differences in views can be treated only in generalizations, the consistency of, and the opposing views themselves may tell us a great deal more about the source of this dichotomy.

I recently read another fine piece of writing by Bryan Alexander titled "The ACLU Shows Its True Colors." http://r-thinking.blogspot.com/ He writes about the ACLU's fight against "Abstinance-Only-Before-Marriage" curricula and their concern that it is based on ideology and religion rather than science. The piece also talks about NARAL and their sponsoring of a "Screw Abstinance Party." This kind of thing leaves me scratching my head and wondering how we've arrived in a place where abstinance among children is treated as a bad thing that should be discouraged and mocked... A place where groups that espouse disrespect for such a basic moral value are considered legitimate and treated with respect... a place where a national political party embraces and welcomes such groups.

It occured to me, (and I am certainly not the first to make this observation) that whether its the ACLU, NARAL, NOW, Environmentalists, PETA, Move-On.Org, the NEA, or the national leaders of the Democrat Party... it occurred to me that these are all the same people. And whether its Abstinance, Partial Birth Abortion, Prayer in Schools, Gay Marriage, insert moral issue here:______, they consistently come down on the opposite side of the fence where I and most other Conservative Christians are standing. So, is this an amazing coincidence? Are these groups inadvertently fighting the standards of the Church and the laws of God? What are their motivations? And if what they consider GOOD is a stench to God, what is their goal and where are they trying to lead us?

Its tempting to say that this dichotomy simply represents a story thats been played out through the history of man. This is the garden of Eden. Its the tower of Babel. This is the choosing of Whom we will serve. What does it say about the Democrats who openly embrace the Left and champion their issues? Where does it leave church-goers who vote for these Democrats... these national leaders that embrace what the Church calls evil?

When I consider the metamorphosis in this country over the past 50 years I am not very hopeful for our nation. The issues above and the Left's attitude would not have been tolerated in the first half of the last century. And while as a Christian I know that the "war" is already won, I fear that the battle for the soul of this nation may be lost.

The Left's goals are simple and their idols are visible and palpable. No longer considered outrageous, they distract subtly, and lead us in small steps toward their goal.

Finally, to evaluate the progress of the Left, consider the confirmation of John Roberts to the Supreme Court. The story is not that George Bush may be successful at placing a conservative on the Court. The story is that a man must hide his thoughts on abortion and the sanctity of life in order to be confirmed. He must tread lightly when discussing his faith. Ted Kennedy does not tread lightly, and his cause passes as noble in this now secular country.