I'm nothing but a cynic
Someone reading my "Word on the Street" post recently commented that I am excellent at pointing out problems, but I fail to suggest any solutions. Am I merely a cynic, content only to complain? Perhaps I need to write an apologetic of my technique.
Sigh...I don't think that people who bemoan my lack of solutions are reading me on the same level that I am attempting to communicate. If there is a theme present in this blog, it is the idea that communication is deconstructed most harmfully by those who attempt to objectify and categorize everything. This tendency is obvious and must be an innate feature of modern culture.
The election results have proven to me that our society is still thouroughly "modern." Actually the whole mess leading up to the election proved that point quite succinctly. The general attitude on both sides was one searching for a system that would heal the ills of the world. One particular system seems to have won out, the system that believes ethical regulations create ethical people. The system itself can be the agent of positive change, perhaps the only agent. Therefore we must ensure the purification of said system at all costs.
Since my concerns are theological more than political, I must then ask, how does a Christian react? Is this indeed a Christian victory, an indication of divine justice? I have heard some shocking, scary statements from people lately. We must continue to legislate morality to protect our nation from the righteous anger of God. Where does this mentality come from? Since when has our legal code been the means by which God is pacified?
Ok, I'm once again asking questions, pointing out error without offering solutions. Here's one: there is no solution. To assume a solution is to assume a system, a process, a technique by which we either usher in the kingdom of God, or at least escape from hellfire. None such exists. Instead we are called to a relationship with our Creator that is in constant flux, constant motion. There is no way to objectify this relationship into a set code, or to create a template for others to follow. I'm sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear.
Sigh...I don't think that people who bemoan my lack of solutions are reading me on the same level that I am attempting to communicate. If there is a theme present in this blog, it is the idea that communication is deconstructed most harmfully by those who attempt to objectify and categorize everything. This tendency is obvious and must be an innate feature of modern culture.
The election results have proven to me that our society is still thouroughly "modern." Actually the whole mess leading up to the election proved that point quite succinctly. The general attitude on both sides was one searching for a system that would heal the ills of the world. One particular system seems to have won out, the system that believes ethical regulations create ethical people. The system itself can be the agent of positive change, perhaps the only agent. Therefore we must ensure the purification of said system at all costs.
Since my concerns are theological more than political, I must then ask, how does a Christian react? Is this indeed a Christian victory, an indication of divine justice? I have heard some shocking, scary statements from people lately. We must continue to legislate morality to protect our nation from the righteous anger of God. Where does this mentality come from? Since when has our legal code been the means by which God is pacified?
Ok, I'm once again asking questions, pointing out error without offering solutions. Here's one: there is no solution. To assume a solution is to assume a system, a process, a technique by which we either usher in the kingdom of God, or at least escape from hellfire. None such exists. Instead we are called to a relationship with our Creator that is in constant flux, constant motion. There is no way to objectify this relationship into a set code, or to create a template for others to follow. I'm sorry if that is not what you wanted to hear.