Liberals Contradictory Moral Philosophy

Did you watch the three-hour Peter Jennings--{RIP} special on April 5 that explained why intelligent--right-thinking people believe Jesus was just a misguided do-gooder with political aspirations?

Did you notice the part where the Apostle Paul was written off for his supposed "puritanical intolerance"?

Maybe you skipped the Jennings "documentary" because you knew it wasn't going to be worth the time.

But--I know you endured the constant barrage of media reports disparaging Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" as an anti-Semitic gore-fest –- even as it was leading a whole nation to phenomenal new depths of understanding about who Jesus was and what He endured for the sake of us all.

There is a new desperation among liberals as the try to convince themselves that the resurgence of logical thinking in America doesn't threaten their position and influence in the society. I listen in amazement at the preposterous criticisms leveled against conservatives in general and Catholics and their Christian brothers and sisters--in particular.

It would be a tribute to the thespian skills of liberal celebrities [Hollywood stars--such as "Hanoi" Jane Fonda, Barbara Streisand,] and-- politicians such as John "war hero" Kerry,"news" reporters--etc.] that they can say what they do with a straight face –- except--that they apparently believe every word of it!

They seem totally oblivious to the contradiction between their criticisms and the beliefs that make one a liberal.

Take--for example--an e-mail I received from someone I'll call "Ted," who wrote to criticize Catholics for seeking to influence American culture and for sending missionaries to countries where other religions predominate.

"Some people don't want you manipulating their culture and preying on their emotionally weak members," he said. "We don't want you [expletive] with our society in the USA any more than the Iraqis or the Afghans want you trying to force your beliefs and social mores on them." I don't even know this guy nor do I know how he discovered my e-mail address. But once the light gets shown in the dark corners of liberal camps--they get nervous.

I'm always intrigued that liberals don't see the contradiction in their condemning Catholics or our Christian brothers and sisters for trying to influence individuals and society toward what we believe is right and good.

Every liberal I've ever met said moral absolutes don't exist. That means there are no moral rules that apply to everyone--everywhere--all the time.

In general--they argue that values are relative. "What's right or wrong in one culture may not be right or wrong in another," they say. "What's right or wrong for one individual may not be right or wrong for another."

When they specifically reject Catholic moral values--they say things like "That's just your opinion," "Catholics shouldn't force their values on others," and "Catholics shouldn't try to change other people's beliefs."

Those are curious comments--coming from people who say there aren't any standards of right or wrong that apply to everyone--everywhere--all the time.

Try asking a liberal critic questions like these:

"If each person has to decide what's right and wrong for himself, why do you insist that something wrong for you also is wrong for me?"

"If my moral values are just my opinion, aren't your values just opinion too? Why should your opinion be any better than mine?"

"If no one should tell someone else that their beliefs are wrong, why are you telling me I'm wrong?"

Don't expect any answers. There aren't any.

The liberal denies moral absolutes--but in fact he believes very strongly that some things are absolutely right or wrong.

Take, for example, his idea that Catholics or our Christian brothers and sisters-- are wrong to try to change other people's religious beliefs. Is that wrong for everyone--everywhere--all the time? Is it possible it might ever be right for someone? If not--then that's a moral absolute –- something the liberal denies is real!

Let's make the point more forcefully by asking a more serious question: What about the rape and murder of a child? Is that wrong for everyone--everywhere--all the time? Is it possible it might ever be right for someone to rape and murder a child? Then why isn't that a moral absolute?

Two critical questions for a liberal are "If we both agree that there are some things that are right or wrong for everyone--everywhere--all the time –- what makes your absolutes true and mine false?" and "What can you give me--other than your opinion--to prove that what I'm doing is wrong?"

The most serious problem America faces is that no one can explain how we can know what is true when it comes to religion and morals. Even Catholics are hard pressed to explain how a pluralistic society with many different religions and worldviews can come to enough agreement about right and wrong to establish a just government and legal system.

The liberal's moral philosophy suffers from a fundamental contradiction. He doesn't practice what he preaches. He can't explain why any value or action he despises is wrong for anyone else. He denies moral absolutes when it comes to "GODS" values--but in fact he holds fast to his own moral absolutes.

It's fuzzy thinking like this that is driving America deeper and deeper into social and moral chaos. It's on the basis of such non-sense that liberals think they will lead America into a new Age of Enlightenment.

Can you explain how a pluralistic society with many different religions and worldviews can come to enough agreement about right and wrong to establish a just government and legal system?

However-- If you can't--you ought to be concerned.

This is aserious problem that needs more flashlights and more people asking reasonable questions.

I'm outfitting Yodi with one of those "miner lights"--the kind you wear around your head with the big flashlight bulb protruding from your forehead. As he snoops around on our walks, I hope he uncovers a few liberals that I can ask a few more questions to. For example--"have you noticed how quiet the parks are these days"? With over 40,000,000 abortions --- there are a lot fewer children to climb those big trees. But that will be the focus of another bunch of flashlights. Stay tuned.