tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post8922596015429067009..comments2023-10-25T09:45:40.318-04:00Comments on The Politics of the Cross Resurrected: Why are Liberals So Intolerant?Craig Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-2769446804031736592010-09-23T21:32:46.427-04:002010-09-23T21:32:46.427-04:00Thanks Dr. Carter for your kind comments.Thanks Dr. Carter for your kind comments.Gordon Hackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342433273604253495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-13633417879905684112010-09-23T21:31:35.410-04:002010-09-23T21:31:35.410-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gordon Hackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342433273604253495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-56592589307092907942010-09-23T18:15:22.421-04:002010-09-23T18:15:22.421-04:00Gordon,
I agree with your points and with refer...Gordon,<br /> I agree with your points and with reference to the last one I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that I like you a lot and that there is not a single popular, trendy, hip, currently fashionable cause in the world that you could sign up for that would make me like you more. :)Craig Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-60487641978947840482010-09-23T08:12:28.598-04:002010-09-23T08:12:28.598-04:00I'd have liked to see the point about the inab...I'd have liked to see the point about the inability of liberal ideas to survive reasoned public debate unpacked more. Nevertheless, a good and thought provoking article. <br /><br />Here are two additional reasons I'll add to the list:<br /><br />1.) Rebellion - this tracks some with Holloway's second point about liberalism being at odds with mainstream American culture, but it goes further. I'd say a lot (though not all) of liberals are simply in rebellion against God and against the order of the world he created, which is frequently (though not always and not perfectly) embodied in traditional moral codes. Much of today's liberalism is about complete personal moral autonomy and the right to pursue one's desires without limit. People who live out of these values cannot abide anything or anyone that tries to limit their behavior. I think this point is well supported by scripture too. <br /><br />2.) Trendiness- It seems to me that a lot of liberal values and attachment to liberal values and causes(though again, I'd say not all) arises from trendiness and a desire to be thought enlightened or to be accepted by certain people. I think this is especially true, for example, of the swing towards liberalism among many younger people including younger evangelicals. Liberalism and liberal values are considered cool. People who embrace liberal values for reasons like these cannot abide any criticism or open disagreement with their views because it threatens the sense of status and belonging within the groups whose acceptance they desire and leaves them with no good reason to associate themselves with those groups. It confronts them with the possibility that the truth may be uncool or unpopular and that to embrace it may mean losing the approval of those whose approval they desire. I base this second point on my own struggles with insecurity and a desire to be liked and accepted by others.Gordon Hackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342433273604253495noreply@blogger.com