Faith, Reason and a Call to Spiritual Arms
by Rebecca Bynum (February 2014)
National Review, Conrad Black wrote:
The only problem I see with the statement is that secularity in and of itself has no moral sword which to unsheathe and therefore secular leaders are very unlikely to fully engage in moral battle especially involving opposition to what is supposed to be a religion, namely the system of Islam. They must have the moral guidance of true religion as well as the guidance of reason and common sense. They can act in concert with the churches but they cannot act for the churches. Our churches have a role to play that cannot be replicated by any other institution.
To the balanced personality, reason can never be imprisoned by religion, neither should reason seek to drive religion out of mind or from the public square. Faith and reason act together as two eyes to give us depth perception into the nature of reality and the nature of God. Faith and reason need each other.
Islam is nothing less that a great spiritual prison. Its devotees see themselves as slaves of Allah and most emphatically not as sons of God. The only relationship Muslims may envision between themselves and Allah is one of blind obedience: absolute mental and spiritual slavery. Reason may not be employed to question Islamic doctrine for Allah is not bound by his own laws, by his own nature, or by reason at all. Christianity, on the other hand, views reason as a way of approaching God.
The first objection to such a proposal will be that Muslims will retaliate against Christians in Muslim lands, that is, the tempo of harassment, expulsion and murder of Christians will increase, so that the Muslim world will be Christian-free in ten years rather than fifty. This is a very real possibility and so must be met by the churches collectively calling on our secular government to take back full control of our refugee programs and place Christians from Muslim countries at the top of the list of priorities for refugee status and Muslims from Muslim lands at the bottom. As things stand now, this priority seems to be reversed and control of our refugee program lies ultimately in the hands of the United Nations, not the people of the United States. This must be remedied by Congress.
[1] See Matthew 10:34.
[3] Isaiah 61: 1-3 King James Version.