Last night, Fox News host Bill OâReilly tackled secular progressive attacks on traditional society, a subject he has regularly discussed on his television program. Bringing in popular radio host Laura Ingraham, he decried yet another assault he believes is unfolding against people of faith: The War on Easter.
In addition to dismissing this alleged attempt to further strip faith out of society, the host spent some time hammering secularists who are leading the charge against traditional values.
âIn some schools you are not allowed to say the word Easter,â OâReilly proclaimed at the start of the segment, noting that some public schools are holding âSpring egg huntsâ and heralding the âSpring Bunny.â
OâReilly proceeded to explain whatâs driving these changes. Taking on his familiar ideological foes, secular progressives, he said that these individuals and groups are feeling âunchainedâ and âliberatedâ and are looking to âdiminish any form of religion.â
âIf the far left can marginalize Santa and the Easter Bunny â if they can tell the children those symbols are obselete and unnecessary â they then set the stage for a totally secular society in the future,â he continued, warning America not to go down the liberal road that countries like Scandinavia have pursued.
Ingraham shared OâReillyâs concerns and outlined some of the reasons she believes that traditional Americans may have fears about secular progressivism.
âI think people who are traditionally faithfulâ¦I think they understand society has become more secular. A lot of them I think are fearful,â she said. âI think thereâs a lot of demonization [from] secular progressions of Christians. Maybe they think, Bill, thereâs a new era of persecution that weâve never seen in this country beforeâ¦that weâre beginning to see now.â
OâReilly went on to decry the fact that thereâs no contemporary leader that traditional Americans can look to for guidance.
âThereâs no national leader in this country,â OâReilly said, noting the importance of finding a person who can galvanize people of faith.
And both pundits seemed to agree: Secular progressives pose a danger to Americaâs future, not only because they will potentially erode values and norms, but because history shows what happens when Christianity and values are collectively removed from society.
Ingraham, in particular, noted that Europe became poorer and lost power as secularism crept in. The U.S., too, she warned, could have the same fate should a similar dynamic unfold.
âAmerica as a result will become poorer and weaker and less influential in the world,â she cautioned.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ut-secular-progressivism-and-americas-future/
In addition to dismissing this alleged attempt to further strip faith out of society, the host spent some time hammering secularists who are leading the charge against traditional values.
âIn some schools you are not allowed to say the word Easter,â OâReilly proclaimed at the start of the segment, noting that some public schools are holding âSpring egg huntsâ and heralding the âSpring Bunny.â
OâReilly proceeded to explain whatâs driving these changes. Taking on his familiar ideological foes, secular progressives, he said that these individuals and groups are feeling âunchainedâ and âliberatedâ and are looking to âdiminish any form of religion.â
âIf the far left can marginalize Santa and the Easter Bunny â if they can tell the children those symbols are obselete and unnecessary â they then set the stage for a totally secular society in the future,â he continued, warning America not to go down the liberal road that countries like Scandinavia have pursued.
Ingraham shared OâReillyâs concerns and outlined some of the reasons she believes that traditional Americans may have fears about secular progressivism.
âI think people who are traditionally faithfulâ¦I think they understand society has become more secular. A lot of them I think are fearful,â she said. âI think thereâs a lot of demonization [from] secular progressions of Christians. Maybe they think, Bill, thereâs a new era of persecution that weâve never seen in this country beforeâ¦that weâre beginning to see now.â
OâReilly went on to decry the fact that thereâs no contemporary leader that traditional Americans can look to for guidance.
âThereâs no national leader in this country,â OâReilly said, noting the importance of finding a person who can galvanize people of faith.
And both pundits seemed to agree: Secular progressives pose a danger to Americaâs future, not only because they will potentially erode values and norms, but because history shows what happens when Christianity and values are collectively removed from society.
Ingraham, in particular, noted that Europe became poorer and lost power as secularism crept in. The U.S., too, she warned, could have the same fate should a similar dynamic unfold.
âAmerica as a result will become poorer and weaker and less influential in the world,â she cautioned.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ut-secular-progressivism-and-americas-future/
