conflicted conservatives

I was reading one of my favorite Jewish commentators, David Klinghoffer, commenting on Republican politics. He said that there are two lines of thinking among those who follow politics. One, those who emphasize foreign policy, many who are Jews. Then there is the group who emphasize cultural politics, many who are conservative Christians.

He asks that both sides take a look at the Old Testament prophets and what they emphasized. He noted that Israel was in difficult times and the prophets were not concerned about Babylon and Assyria, knowing that God was going to use these nations as a means of judgment on Israel. Rather, the prophets spoke to the moral and cultural issues in Israel itself, seeking that the nation repent, and return to God.

In this thoughtful articles, he states, "Idolatry manifests itself in every age. Its essence lies in setting up moral authorities in competition with, or to the negation of, God. Today, aggressive secularism possesses all of the classic pagan hallmarks: relativism, nature worship, sexual corruption, and a willingness to sacrifice children for the cause."

That is a powerful statement, in light of what some on the religious left have been saying of late. All we have to do is look at what the political left emphasizes and see this. 1) It really doesn't matter what one believes. 2). Environmentalism, i.e., man is destroy the earth and is responsible for all the ills. 3) Free love and government as the parent. 4) Abortion.

It is something for us to think about. Others have expressed the idea that America is becoming more like ancient Rome and Greece that Israel at this point in time.