If we only see events such as the Capitol Hill riot isolated from their worldview context, then we miss the heart of the conflict and what is truly happening. This event is one example of the results of humanism’s failure to build a healthy, just society. The cathedral of secularism is crumbling and many of our cultural conflicts are manifestations of this failure. The problem is that Christians miss the deeper worldview issue, distracted by superficial skirmishes.
If there was anyone who was hoping for a calmer, more normal year, then those hopes have been thoroughly frustrated by yesterday's calamitous events. In the aftermath of such chaos and violence in the seat of our nation's government, how we should respond? Specifically, how ought Christians think about and answer what we witnessed in the United States of America? I will give my imperfect, incomplete answer in two parts. In this post, I will deal with what I see as more preliminary issues, then in part two, I will provide my analysis of what this event means.
Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks recently made an argument that the Bible is actually pro-abortion. Uygur warned viewers that they have been lied to and mislead about the Bible. “Your religious and political leaders have kept you in ignorance.” Uygur declared, “The Bible is actually pro-abortion. That’s a fact.” Is it?
