Bill over at Walloworld has an interesting post about Chuck Colson’s take on Christians engaging the culture. Bill writes:
If we keep on trying to “change the culture” by force, without changing the hearts and minds of the people who comprise the culture, we’ve failed miserably. We have imposed our morality, without impressing our faith upon them. And of the two, the faith is the most critical, because from the knowledge of God is where all true wisdom begins.
Colson’s article is a comment on a piece by David Brooks, a conservative columnist for the New York Times. Colson says Brooks argues that “Americans no longer take religious doctrines seriously. We assume religious differences are temporary, that denominational distinctions will fade away, and ‘We will all be united in God’s embrace.’”
Based on the negative reaction that my post on John Kerry and James 2 received, I agree with Colson’s assertion: “When it comes to the culture, there’s no such thing as peaceful coexistence. If we’re not defending truth, fighting for Christian values in all of life, the truth will be sacrificed on the altar of mainstream secularism.”
Amen to that.
