Christians Attacked By Hostile Secularism
The laws originally designed to promote social justice for all minorities are being turned around and used against Christians by hostile secularists. We see this constantly in the threats against Christian charities, in Christian organizations and schools over their hiring of Christian employees, and in court cases against Christian childcare organisations that are refusing gay couples the right to foster or adopt the children given into their care by governments.
The simple belief and supporting fact that a child is better off with both a mother and a father is enough provocation for Christian organizations to be attacked and prosecuted. This antipathy is also seen in the attempt to provide Ethics classes in schools at the same time as Scripture classes, the Bills to stop prayers in Parliament, and to change the funding support for Christian schools.
Christians need to become much more proactive in protecting their rights against such aggressively hostile secularism. It has changed from a movement motivated by goodwill and designed to protect the rights of minorities, which Christians also supported, into an aggressive, unceasing anti-Christian campaign. This is because secularism is itself a religion but one with different values. The laws designed to support minorities are being used against Christians. Being a Christian is not just a matter of belief; that belief has to be enacted daily at work, in society, and in all we do. Christianity is not a private act between consenting adults that must be confined to the bedroom.
There is a hostile movement to marginalize Christianity while supporting the rights of other religions. Some people claim to be tolerant while promoting all religions as equal – except for Christianity. There is a danger that Christian belief and practise can be criminalized when believers act on their beliefs in hiring teachers for their Christian schools or retirement villages and are taken to court with decisions and costs being given against the Christians. Their accusers also seek the suppression of their names but not that of the church.
Church ministers in particular should come out of the comfy closet and publicly speak on these issues. This is no time for pastors to wimp out.
Too many Christian parents find their children’s views are scoffed at by teachers, the elites in the broadcast media and journalism take every opportunity to trash the faith, and important life issues such as views on adultery sites on the internet, abortion and euthanasia are the standard fare for receiving stand up TV comedians’ ridicule. This hostile attack on Christian faith is intolerant and bigoted and demands forthright rejection.