Society is Becoming Vicious

Society is Becoming Vicious | Mary Eberstadt

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In this exerpt from a recent Direct interview, Mary Eberstadt points out that Christianity teaches us we have a place in the cosmos, a binding responsibility to society and a coherent community to live in. Is society 'nicer' now that we have largely moved on from this? Mary Eberstadt argues that part of the reason politics is so vicious in the modern age is because the code of conduct that kept many people civil - Christianity - is on the decline.
Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair at the Catholic Information Center and is a senior fellow with the Faith and Reason Institute. She is the author of several books, including Primal Screams and How the West Really Lost God, and has written widely for newspapers, magazines, and journals.
A frequent contributor to magazines and journals including TIME, the Wall Street Journal, National Review, and First Things, Eberstadt has also served as an editor at The Public Interest, The National Interest, and Policy Review. During the Reagan administration, Mrs. Eberstadt spent two years as a speechwriter to Secretary of State George Shultz. In summer 1981, she became the first female voting member of the student body at formerly all-male Deep Springs College.
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@robotstobor3388 Жыл бұрын

John, that is the nail on the head, having a society with no forgiveness or love, truly is nihilistic.

@dixonpinfold2582 Жыл бұрын

Where I live, society and social life have lost nearly all their charm. Things were tanking ever since the turn of the century but now and ever since the start of the pandemic, very few people are pleasant anymore. There's been a collapse of personality, of manners, of sociability and everything that makes people worth being around.

@ianmcfarlane4923 Жыл бұрын

Not only are we all in the same boat, but we are all seasick. - G.K. Chesterton

@kaylenehousego8929 Жыл бұрын

Amen !

@pm9716 Жыл бұрын

Religious or not , it at least gives people a moral compass and that is much needed today

@odoylerules4503 Жыл бұрын

I don't need a mistranslated fairytale book to be a good person

@kaylenehousego8929 Жыл бұрын

Thank you both for your love and your commitment to the reality that the slogan " love is love" will not pay the bills or protect our Nation and her people. Blessings from Sydney.

@JC-qb3wx Жыл бұрын

These discussions are tonic for our spirit in these chaotic times. THANK YOU 🙏

@michaelcamilleri8554 Жыл бұрын

People are still forgiving it's just that those doing wrong Don't care that they are doing wrong and continue to get worse

@davidegral7152 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree. It's just as the scriptures foretold for the 'last days'. 2 Timothy 3:13 tells us that "wicked people will advance from bad to worse". Luke 21:28 tells us that this is the time to "lift up our heads because deliverance is near"

@BellaMarsilioRN Жыл бұрын

#MoralityMatters Thanks for sharing, Sir!

@EmergingEvents Жыл бұрын

Excellent! I’m seeing more people awakening and speaking to the truth of identity politics.

@sharonwhiteley6510 Жыл бұрын

Short, TRUTHFUL and definitely to the point

@siobhanstrauss8492 Жыл бұрын

I’ve often thought this I’m always thinking this.

@mohamedali2858 Жыл бұрын

When people are pushed to become gods and everyone becomes a god without restrictions and no red lines and exercises the role of god and divine revelation is neglected, the result is a Zambian society

@chocolatesugar4434 Жыл бұрын

Society has always been vicious wth???

@voyd1507 Жыл бұрын

Student of Catholic Highschool in Renfrew, Ontario was arrested for defending girls right to be safe from transgender use of bathroom. Vice principal of the school called cops on him.

@marion4549 Жыл бұрын

Darkness cannot abide the Light.

@jhdholiday7253 Жыл бұрын

They may remove religion entirely from the public square. However, they will never be able to remove it from the soul of truly good people. Those good people will always be good stewards of those in need.

@ceterumcenseo12 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes, one can't help but feel nostalgic for the civility of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

@jamesrodgers3132 Жыл бұрын

Just one of many reasons that Protestants have characterised the Papacy as anti-christ. The term is from the Greek word "ante", meaning "in place of," i.e. a counterfeit for the real thing: fake Christianity.

@davemah1736 Жыл бұрын

The Dark Ages replied: " Am I a Joke to you "???

@osks Жыл бұрын

It is simply a huuuuuge category mistake to speak of the ‘decline of Christianity’! The argument is predicated on the (false) assumption that ‘being Christian’ is nothing more than a matter of mere belief - ticking ‘Christian’ in response to a pollsters question fails the essential nature of what maketh a Christian - dilate for a moment on the immense import of Christ’s words in Mat 7:21 for example…

@mypointofview1111 Жыл бұрын

About a year ago I watch a vlog about AI and how it learns, that it learns from the negative posts as much as the positive. We really need to be careful that we post positive things about ourselves and the planet instead of complaining as AI cannot distinguish between someone just having a moan or being really angry, to AI its the same thing. We should treat it like a small child and not argue in front of it. Secondly there's a bit more anger in the world but this is just weather as people adjust to the new world that is coming. Some are already working towards this, some are realising they need to be doing something other than the daily grind, others are stuck or working through their own problems. Don't take it personally, this is meant to happen and will resolve. Blessings

@PennySmart Жыл бұрын

But really what people need is not church or Christianity, but a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

@chrishewitt1165 Жыл бұрын

It's not a society then

@miriamwells35 Жыл бұрын

There are some things which have been done which IS unforgivable. Ghettoes etc.

@jamesmwilliams1 Жыл бұрын

Bad things follow the death of Christianity.

@davidhawley1132 Жыл бұрын

Non-Western societies can do without these Christian niceties, Japan being a case in point. On the whole, I don't think it makes Japan a better place because of it, but it doesn't stop it from being viable. It seems to me that the US is becoming more similar to Japan.

@daysofnoah Жыл бұрын

Just remember that a Catholic is NOT a Biblical Christian. A Catholic is a Catholic which is not a Christian. Ask me how they are different and learn something new today.

@opencurtin Жыл бұрын

And the 40k Protestant sects are lol

@daysofnoah Жыл бұрын

@@opencurtin No.... there are no denominations in the Bible. There is only one church. the Church of Jesus Christ. Catholics practice idolatry by praying to Mary. Catholics do not beleve that you are saved by grace alone as the word of God states. The Catholic church violates Matthew 23:9 incessantly. The Catholic church is divided against itself. The Pope is directly responsible.

@bobwhite2 Жыл бұрын

Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden lit that.

@Ferdinand314 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your interviews, John, but I don't like your new set. The old set showed your character. This one is just generic. I'll watch either way, I'm just offering feedback.

@andrewblake2254 Жыл бұрын

Yes John just looks like a polly in that set. Whats wrong with being a polly? Its that they always torture, distort or just plain lie about the truth. I like John's videos because they aspire to do better and do do better.

@Ferdinand314 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewblake2254 Does polly mean politician? Cause wasn't he a politician? His last set was more statesmanlike. I hope he goes back to that.

@ianbuttery8693 Жыл бұрын

I accept the general rules behind Christianity, tend to support a stable society but I believe it is fallacious to use this correlation to say the fall of Christianity is the cause of the current fall of civilization. It is likely that there are several behaviors that lead to stable societies. This view is supported by the fact that there are many religions throughout the world that have had long periods of stability and have laws that enforce similar values, i.e. the value of life, value of truth, consequence of theft, etc

@andrewblake2254 Жыл бұрын

@@Ferdinand314 Yep, polly is Australian for a politician. We don't like long words. He was Deputy Prime Minister.

@andrewblake2254 Жыл бұрын

@@ianbuttery8693 You might be right that it is a logical fallacy but the only way any society can work is to have people signed up to an agreed modus operandi. I can't see how this can be other than religious in nature given that anything else would be the subject of endless contention.

@vickilynn9514 Жыл бұрын

Christianity comes with dogma, which is not a sound basis for a community. We need communities free of beliefs, that allow people to be diverse and accepted.

@luisbarbosa8136 Жыл бұрын

be very carefull with the believes that you choose.. never forget that in the last century, people substitute cristhianity with Totalitarians regimes!!

@paulsmith7579 Жыл бұрын

The opposite of nihilism is not Christianity. Gobbledegook.

@ukrandr Жыл бұрын

This deluded woman has it the wrong way round. God is made in our image. The notion that if one is not a christian, or indeed does not believe in ANY gods, is by definition immoral, is absurd.

@Gfish17 Жыл бұрын

Forgiveness is a get out of jail free pass for bigots. That can't happen.

@jamesrodgers3132 Жыл бұрын

Forgiveness is only for the repentant.

@msperkins8310 Жыл бұрын

The worst thing that can happen is for an innocent person to pay the price of others🤷🏾‍♀️ How many people would attend the innocent person funeral. Not the person they hate, the INNOCENT PERSON that was taken out🤷🏾‍♀️ Are you going to tell the family of the innocent that you KNEW about the evil on social media and did nothing about it? Rhetorical question Just leaving a digital trail