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16. Judeo-Christian Heritage
Versus
Atheistic Collectivism
The Judaic heritage is summarized, in part, as
follows: God created all things; man worships God;
human dignity results from creation; divine guidance is
given; commandments are a part of Biblical law; divine
judgement includes reward and punishment, etc.
Christian beliefs under the New Covenant are
generally these: man is equal by creation; man is
capable and responsible; love is greater than law;
worship is by New Testament example; man is
accountable to God; man is transcendent and is greater
than all other creatures; man will do right without force;
immortality is possible for man; and man has the
inherent right to choose.
By
contrast, the totalitarian, regimented state usually
provides little status for religion: there is no divine
power; worship shall be of the state or ruling authority;
religion is decadent; religious services are tolerated and
discouraged -- sometimes outlawed; religion is
subverted by "state leaders"; and religious belief is not
a personal matter -- .no social, economic, or political
significance is attached to it.
The political spectrum from
'Yett"
to
''right,"
and in
present day terms of freedom of the individual, places
totalitarianism -- which gives the individual only such
rights and freedom as the rulers decree -- at the
extreme
'Yett."
The political spectrum places anarchism
-- which is complete absence of government, each
individual
"doing his own thing"
as he sees
fit,
the law
of the jungle -- at the extreme
''right"
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