The Hard Left's Intolerance and Fear of Christianity

The hard left's increasing intolerance and fear of Christianity has been well documented over the last few decades. Let's look at just a few examples ... and consider the real reason for such a mindset.

We have seen attempts through the judicial system to remove long-standing Christian symbols such as crosses or seals, and challenges through the school system to remove the phrase "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance. Many of us have personally witnessed efforts in the public sector to change the phrase "Christmas vacation" to "Holiday vacation," and to replace "Merry Christmas" with "Happy Holidays." We have read or heard of attempts in the educational realm to limit or ban religious expression by Christian students, to disallow Nativity scenes -- or, in the case of a liberal university professor, to direct blatant scorn and derision toward any pro-Christian view that might dared be put forth by his students. And we are often subjected to an entertainment industry that routinely ridicules and typecasts Christian characters and will not tolerate a pro-Christian movie such as Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ, or to a predominately biased and liberal mainstream media. Need I go on?

Many times, these attacks have hidden behind an argument that flaunts the constitutional necessity of "separation of Church and State" -- which is a misnomer, because the phrase does not appear in the U.S. Constitution. But often the argument is put forth by individuals who don't understand that our founding fathers intended this principle to be used to protect the church from the state, not vice versa.

So I ask what I think is a good question: Why do so many liberals fear Christianity? I think it's because they are afraid of moral authority.

In the "progressive" world of Darwinism, evolution, absence of moral absolutes, and no relationship with a personal God, we become our own gods. If we do not believe in moral absolutes, we cannot be judged or restricted in our behavior and are free to do what we will -- "as long as we don't hurt anybody." (Although, then, who judges whether we hurt someone by our behavior?)

The Judeo-Christian belief system teaches that there is good and evil in the world, and that we have to choose each day which to follow. It teaches that even if no one is watching, an omniscient God is, and therefore is continually watching and, yes, judging our actions. The Judeo-Christian belief system teaches the concept of rewarding good and punishing evil.

I am convinced that the hard left cannot deal with moral absolutes because they are afraid such a system of belief would overly restrict their behavior. Liberals are so afraid of judgment that many of them are afraid to enforce the death penalty on even the most heinous serial killer. They are afraid of the subject of life after death involving heaven and hell because that too involves Divine judgment.

All this is really too bad, as the hard left misses out on the redeeming and saving power God has for all of us. While they might ridicule the Bible as "a book of myths and fables" -- a descriptor offered by Lynn Harper, television talk-show host and regular CNN guest -- it seems that the left is terrified of the transforming power the Bible has on people.

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James L. Lambert, a frequent contributor to AgapePress, is the author of Porn in America (Huntington House), which can be purchased through the American Family Association.