The Foundations of Social Order
by Glenn R. Jackson
At the time of our nation’s youth early 18th century England was experiencing growing pains of its own. Elie Halevy, England in 1815, writes “It (early 18th century England) was a period of general disturbance. A political was aggravated by an economic crisis. On all sides there were strikes and riots. Similar conditions a half-century later must have given rise to a general movement of political and social revolution.”
Only one thing saved England from the revolutionary fate of France toward the end of that same century, for in England “In 1739 the revolt assumed a different form. The discontented workmen flocked to the sermons of three clergymen and their disciples. The popular ferment took shape as an outburst of enthusiastic Christianity."
In early 21st century America, mass immigration advocates have created a “press one for English” culture within the greatest English speaking nation in the world. Illegal immigration adds thousands to public support on a daily basis. Current estimates range from 8 to 11 million migrants in the U.S. illegally.
Yet the political class panders unashamedly for benefits to make the illegal’s life in America more easy and bearable.
In Georgia on September 20th, 2001 Governor Roy Barnes (D) indicated his intention to push for driver license privileges for illegal migrant workers. The state of Georgia’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) due to a lack of funds is unable to provide a system to streamline license renewals for legal citizens. Just this week the Georgia DMV announced that it is unable to comply with a new law enacted with the beginning of 2002, also due to the lack of budget and staff.
Yet the Georgia Governor continues to burden his DMV, and Georgia taxpayers, with providing a drivers license for any illegal migrant who wants one. The dirty secret, unspoken by the media, is that voter fraud is on the rise across the country and a drivers license is the key to the voting booth. And of course voters, even if illegal, can be counted on to reward their benefactors.
The nation continues its march to Balkanization. Diversity and political correctness are the new gods to be feared. Violate the commandments of our new gods and the punishment is a very public humiliation.
Who stands for Americans?
The list is long for those who do not. America’s business elites gaze longingly beyond these shores. While America’s political elites gaze longingly upon their careers and look for the next gambit to retain their grip on power.
However, nowhere is the failure to the American people greater than that found with America’s churches. No other American institution has the moral authority to call into question the abuses of our business and political elites in their violation of trust with the American people. Yet America’s churches remain blind to the issues and grow corrupted by the secular lure.
Prior to the Wesleyan revival in 18th century England “Theology was … called upon gratefully to salve the conscience of the possessing and to reconcile the poorer groups to the injustice of their lot. ...where the argument of providence convinced the unpropertied that their position was divinely determined, reassured them of their religious worth in spite of their condition, and bade them look to the distant future for redress, there would be the strongest assurance of contentment and obedience.”
Once again America's churches, by ignoring the loss of American jobs to the gods of the New World Order, permitting the oppression of political correctness over moral correctness, and allowing the imposition of moral relativism over truth are playing the role of societal Prozac.
At the close of the 20th century no major American denomination drew one breath of anger, criticism, or condemnation for the abuses of the Clinton administration. Indeed the Churches allowed the President to conduct an unchallenged moral charade on the American people with his support group of secularized clergy.
“Why was it that of all the countries of Europe England has been the most free from revolutions, violent crises, and sudden changes? We have sought in vain to find the explanation by an analysis of her political institutions and economic organization…”
America’s churches must find their voice. Contention for the sake of God’s truth and moral order is a necessity. Support for the natural inclinations of the American people to respond with acts of faith must be reinforced and encouraged by those called to lead in that faith. To whom much is given much is also expected, and America’s churches are not responding in kind.
The leaders of the Wesleyan revival “Uniting their influence with that of industrialism, … fashioned the character of the English middle class, dogmatic in morals, proud of its practical outlook, and sufficiently powerful to obtain respect for its views.... The ruling classes watched the growth of this new power, whose nature they could not comprehend…” “Had they understood the situation better, they would have realized… that the free organization of the sects was the foundation of social order...”
The "pop" culture has declared war on Christianity, but it is only upon the strong churches of America and an enthusiastic Christianity that the American social order will be renewed.
The Church is the caretaker of the soul. Without it what is the future of a soulless nation?
Glenn Jackson is Chairman of the American Reformation Project, former State Chairman for Buchanan Reform and former state Chairman of the Georgia Freedom Party. Glenn also served on the Executive Committee of the Reform Party USA. Glenn holds an MA in Philosophy from Georgia State University in Atlanta.
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