By Guy Page
Mary Eberstadt, Christian researcher, speaker and author told the Restoring Our Faith Summit Oct. 10 in South Burlington that catastrophe is resulting from endless social experimenting on the ‘twin pillars’ of faith and family.
“It reminds me of something that a very wise priest, the late father Ari Panula of Washington, remarked toward the end of his life. He said if we ran on the natural order the experiments that we run on ourselves, catastrophe would result,” Eberstadt said. “And catastrophe is resulting.
“I think we seem to think that we can endlessly self-invent the twin pillars beneath which all have recorded history before protected itself – family and faith.
“Into that vacuum, identity groups pose a new substitute answer. They operate as figurative families and communities at a time when actual families and communities are in unprecedented disarray.”
The all-day event featured speakers from Jewish and Christian perspectives on the role of traditional biblical values on American life.
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Why only Jewish and Christian perspectives? Don’t all religions contribute to the fabric of family and society?
Yeah, like Muslim…..
You must have misunderstood.
This event was held to discuss , the failings of Jews and Christians. The advertising seemed clear when they stated :
“The Summit will take a step in helping to understand where we have faltered in professing our faith as people of Jewish and Christian heritage,” said Lenore Broughton, President of VIHF. They also used the word ‘biblical’ many times when describing the event. As Jews and Christians are the only religions that use the Bible, this should have lead the reader to the obvious understanding that the conference was dealing specifically with Judeo/Christian morals and beliefs.
In answer to your question, Yes of course, all religions and people contribute to the fabric of our country. How could they not?
Very different take on “family” and “faith”
“Into that vacuum, identity groups pose a new substitute answer. They operate as figurative families and communities at a time when actual families and communities are in unprecedented disarray.”
Yup. Tho maybe religion is not exactly what’s missing… it’s more a lack of demanding competency from people and the removal of stigmas from immoral behavior while encouraging more immorality. Religion tends to address these things, but we also have been seeing too many social changes within religions.
Over 60 years of watering down the social fabric of civilization, it just might bring upon us the grass-hut days of old. Maybe it needs to go there. Wouldn’t be the first time.
The Truth is those who stand behind the pulpits need to lead and act according to the Word, not according to government instructions. The day they closed off access to their houses of worship due to the coof was a day they defied God and betrayed their flocks. The day they allowed government to enter the house to spy and corrupt the congregations is the day they will regret for eternity. The houses of worship will be shaken and fall if they failed to rebuke, repent, and receive. The final warning was given, now comes the pain.