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Paganism is that view of life which finds the highest goal of human existence in the healthy and harmonious and joyous development of existing human faculties. very different is the christian ideal. paganism is optimistic with regard to unaided human nature, whereas christianity is the religion of the broken heart.

-John Gresham Machen

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Paganism Is That View Of Life Which

John Gresham Machen

Paganism is that view of life which finds the highest goal of human existence in the healthy and harmonious and joyous development of existing human faculties. very different is the christian ideal. paganism is optimistic with regard to unaided human nature, whereas christianity is the religion of the broken heart.

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That the religious right completely took over the word christian is a given. at one time, phrases such as christian charity and christian tolerance were used to denote kindness and compassion. to perform a "christian" act meant an act of giving, of acceptance, of toleration. now, christian is invariably linked to right-wing conservative political thought -- christian nation, christian morality, christian values, christian family.

Christians have always tended to transform the christian revelation into a christian religion. christianity is said to be a religion like any other or, conversely, some christians try to show that it is a better religion than the others. people attempt to take possession of god. theology claims to explain everything, including the being of god. people tend to transform christianity into a religion because the christian faith obviously places people in an extremely uncomfortable position that of freedom guided only by love and all in the context of god's radical demand that we be holy.

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Broken bottles, broken plates, broken switches, broken gates. broken dishes, broken parts, streets are filled with broken hearts.

Progress has brought us both unbounded opportunities and unbridled difficulties. thus, the measure of our civilization will not be that we have done much, but what we have done with that much. i believe that the next half century will determine if we will advance the cause of christian civilization or revert to the horrors of brutal paganism. the thought of modern industry in the hands of christian charity is a dream worth dreaming. the thought of industry in the hands of paganism is a nightmare beyond imagining. the choice between the two is upon us.

Let the message go out - a new generation has taken charge of labour which is optimistic about our country, optimistic about our world, optimistic about the power of politics. we are optimistic and together we will change britain.

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