Leftists Hate Religion, But Christianity Most of All

Two polar opposite world views

Getting to know ideas at their deepest levels is something I love to do. It helps me to uncover what is going on at the surface. With these two world views — Christianity and whatever you call woke/social justice — I’m starting to understand what I think is the real reason they’re coming into conflict.

For the sake of accuracy, I’ll be referring to the Christian world view as Judeo-Christian, since it truly was Jewish before it was Christian, and they share it.

Opposing Fundamental World Views

There is a fundamental assumption at the base of leftist dogma that is irreconcilable with the Judeo-Christian view of reality. It’s why priests and nuns received harsher penalties than career criminals in Soviet gulags.

For leftists, the nature of reality is restrictive and forces inauthenticity through oppressive power that needs to be challenged in order to transform reality. This is the exact opposite for the Judeo-Christian perspective and why I think there is such a deep conflict.

For Judeo-Christian believers, the nature of reality is good despite the suffering we will experience. It is to be understood as a permanent structure we should work within, not…