I have lots of facebook friends who are politically conservative. Sometimes they post things that are disturbing, but then again so do my more liberal friends now and then. The following, however, represents an alarming trend that thanks to social media is finding its way out of the shadows and into mainstream dialogue. The “Culture War” is bad enough as a metaphor. Efforts to make it an actual war cannot be taken too lightly.
facebook post:
What did I think of the Grammy’s? Its a Showdown, Are you ready?
“The world is rapidly being divided into two camps, the comradeship of anti-Christ and the brotherhood of Christ. The lines between these two are being drawn. How long the battle will be we know not; whether swords will have to be unsheathed we know not; whether blood will have to be shed we know not; whether it will be an armed conflict we know not. But in a conflict between truth and darkness, truth cannot lose.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen
As a political science professor, I spend a lot of time talking about the relevance of politics to our lives. The potential of empowering religious extremists by allowing them a greater measure of control over government institutions should motivate all Americans of good will and sound mind to use their voice and their vote this year to repel this very dangerous and very un-American trend.
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