Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Ah, the joys of the Reconstructionists. Having subscribed to their monthly "Chalcedon E-Letter", I now receive a scheduled regiment of entertainment. Here's the latest hilarity, which is in no way a joke. This is the actual e-mail they sent me, and these guys are a real group.

"My father, R.J. Rushdoony, had a passion to understand philosophy.

He spent his life mastering the central thinkers in the history of Western thought. However, Dad never started with a particular philosopher when he critiqued Western thinking. Rather, he always began with Adam because he deemed Eden as the birthplace of humanism.

Dad saw original sin as a sin of knowledge. Adam’s eating the forbidden fruit was an attempt "to be like God knowing both good and evil." This was Satan’s foothold -- man’s desire to be as God. The serpent convinced Adam that God was withholding the fruit only to keep Adam from deification. Adam bought the lie, violated the explicit command of God and thus humanism was born.

Therefore, the history of western thought is simply the outworking of the original sin. Man will determine for himself what is good and evil without reference to God.

This is why my father seemed so adept at predicting the outcome of contemporary history. It wasn’t that he knew the future so much as he knew both the past and the roots of man’s sinful pursuit of knowledge. Dad saw humanistic philosophy as man plucking fruit from the same tree and he knew this sin must be opposed by faithful Christians.

A primary part of the mission of Chalcedon is to equip believers to think God’s thoughts after Him. My father spent his life doing this very thing. He knew that our presuppositions shape our thinking in every area of life."

See? Philosophy is evil! As is thinking! How dare you use that sac of protein encased in your skull! We all know that's just an accessory!

I also love the inherent hypocrisy of this guy. At first, this is all about helping to 'save souls' and whatnot. (YOU ARE SOUL WINNER!!!) But then, the exploitation begins. As does the irony.

"SPECIAL OFFER
For the month of May I’ve put together a "Christian Philosophy Pack" -- Four (4) insightful books that will empower you to think like a Christian:

To Be As God: A Study of Modern Thought Since the Marquis De Sade

The Word of Flux: Modern Man and the Problem of Knowledge

The Death of Meaning

The Biblical Philosophy of History

If you order the Christian Philosophy Pack ($80.00) before May 31, 2004, I’ll send you the 8 cassette tape series A History of Modern Philosophy absolutely FREE. That’s a $21.00 value! These lessons feature a critical review by R.J. Rushdoony of such thinkers as Descartes, Berkeley, Kant, Hegel, Marx, Sade, and Genet. This series is a must for every Christian. "

D'oh! >_< THOU SHALT NOT PASS THIS OFFER BY!

Oh, and as for being a "soul-winner", the only time I ever did any of that was when playing Soul Reaver 2 (in case you don't know, you collect your defeated enemy's "souls" for sustenance).

Remember kids: Philosophy is evil. Other religions are evil. Democrats are evil. You are evil. (Disclaimer: I'm not making fun of Christianity. Just the extremists and their views.)
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