Why Christians need to hold on to their roots

Bullies will always be bullies. They have existed since the first records of man; only now, besides the obvious examples we see among the less educated (in other words those who push and shove), we are also observing a refined and sophisticated form of bullying. It comes in words, very carefully chosen to diminish and degrade any opposing force.

Governments are experts at this game: the EU and America in particular. They hand-pick the academic stars, offer them salaries they cannot refuse and then use them to promote their agendas. This is effected largely through articles written and distributed widely in international media. This type of bullying is especially noticed when directed towards the Catholic Church. The superficial politeness is just a varnish but beneath there is a determination to eradicate the controversial issues that are contrary to its policies: divorce, euthanasia, abortion, gay marriages.

My guess is that by diminishing the influence of the Church two aspects of governing will be served. The first is economic, reducing the population so that the considerable drain on the governments will be lifted. In the case of abortion, all babies with deformities, handicaps and mind-related disabilities need not be born, thus ensuring a population that will be able to add to the economy. (Rather like Hitler’s ethnic cleansing). Euthanasia will also get rid of the burden of looking after those who are no longer able to look after themselves, becoming a problem for the government. This will also reduce the outgoings needed to meet their pensions.

The second reason that will benefit the governments is the “power” issue. Total control needs to be in the hands of the governments if they want to have the power to direct and mobilise peoples according to their own schemes. However, so long as individuals exercise their freedom to choose God’s laws over civil laws, this control can never be achieved.

We need not be over-intoxicated with civil and human rights; some are beneficial but others are not. They are the carrot that will allow governments to control us. As we get duped into thinking that certain rights will be of benefit to us and assure our freedom, they are, in fact, enabling governments to control us.

When a Catholic couple is forced to accommodate a gay couple at their bed-and-breakfast home or else pay a fine or even risk having their licence revoked; or when a Christian family is denied the ability of fostering a child on the grounds that they will brainwash the child with their beliefs; or when Catholic adoption agencies have to close down because they are accused of discrimination when they refuse to allow a gay couple to adopt – we know that the bullying machinery is in action.

What some young generation officials fail to understand is that both Europe and America grew from soil that was well cultivated by Christianity; Europe’s roots and background are The Holy Roman Empire; the Crusaders; and leaders moulded in the Christian faith. You may argue that “evil” abounded throughout – we are not allowed to forget it, as films and all forms of literary works flood the market. No-one can deny the atrocities committed in the name of God but if a greater effort were made to educate not only what was evil but the abundant “good” that resulted over the past centuries, then some prejudices may change. A closer look at the lives of saints like St Benedict, Pope St Gregory The Great, St Francis of Assisi, St Catherine of Siena, St Louis of France, St Theresa of Avila, St John of The Cross and St Edith Stein (just to mention a few), might adjust the balance of scales in the direction of “good”. We have a heritage to be proud of and the last few generations don’t know it nor do they care.

In recent years counselling and therapy have become a popular aid for stress and depression. One of the basic skills that a professional uses is to delve into the client’s background. A close look at the parents is most helpful in understanding the client. In the same way, uprooting us from Christian soil and trying to grow a pagan crop in it is doomed to fail. What we need is to recognise who we are and realise that new experiments to deny God can only increase the chaos we are already experiencing.

If we hold fast to our Christian roots and refuse to be bullied the scheme to eliminate God will fail.