Getting Tired of Liberal Bias
September 14th, 2008 by Dave
In today’s Connecticut Post, the front page of their Commentary section features a rant by wire editor John Hourihan who opines about how he is “getting tired of the religious right”.
Writers like Hourihan need to understand that the feeling is mutual. We are getting tired of liberally biased media who scoff at the faith of our fathers, and who grow evermore out of step with mainstream America. We are getting tired of being dismissed as irrelevant by elitists, who bluntly categorize us under a single derisive label rather than trying to develop a better understanding of the breadth of our concerns. We too are citizens, and deserving of a voice in public affairs – notwithstanding the determined efforts of those who seek to exclude anyone whose political opinions are informed by their faith.
Nevertheless the increasing sense of frustration being expressed by our liberal colleagues is a sign that we are making good progress towards reclaiming a more significant role in government. So let them keep on ranting about how we bitterly cling to religion. Their words and actions continue to make it clear that they don’t understand average, everyday folks who are more concerned about the moral distinction between “right and wrong” than the political appellations of “right and left”.
Sadly the liberal mindset seems to be blurring for its practitioners a proper knowledge of “right and wrong”, and erasing their understanding of their own religious faiths and traditions. Like our dear Speaker Pelosi, who misrepresents Catholic teachings on the sanctity of life, Hourihan misstates Catholic teachings on salvation – saying “I’ve been told we’ve all been saved.” Such a heretical belief in universalism actually denies the uniqueness of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross; but the catechism says that “Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.” Moreover not everyone is saved – because we each have a choice. The grace of God enables us to choose to turn to Him, and calls us to repentance; but man can still choose to either receive or reject this inspiration of God. As explained by Jesus Himself:
You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. (Matthew 7: 13-14)
So who are you going to believe … Jesus Christ, or John Hourihan? Perhaps instead of mocking those who seek to share the gospel message, we should commend them for honoring Christ’s instructions – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations!”
I read the the entire article by John Hourihan but I did not see where he supposedly misstates Catholic teachings on salvation – saying “I’ve been told we’ve all been saved.”
Truly he like many fallen away Catholics emparts such Theological Wisdom saying….” Now, I’m a Catholic-school boy, born and raised, and I believe my own truth about religion,”.
Hell must be strewn with those who go to their graves with such a belief. He then, like Pelosi, or even Biden see no Truth, no Authority on any issue of Faith or Morals.
Sounds more to me that in writing this article he is trying to blow off the angst he is experienceing in his conscisnce, not knowing what his Eternal future holds for him. Seems to me that God has been sending him a wake up call on just the very occasions he wrotes about.
Let’s pray that through God’s help John will accept salvation by Grace through Faith and work out his salvation with fear and trembling. Then he will know what to answer when someone asks him….”Are you saved?”