Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Andrew Klavan | Can We Keep Silent in a World Gone Mad?" video.

  1. I enjoyed that talk. Andrew gets it in the sense that our culture has actually gone past the tipping point and needs a serious course correction if this country is to survive. As Lincoln put it, a house divided cannot stand. However, while he's going down the proper route he's missing the mark as far as the role faith should play. He expects the awakening that will move young people away from Post-Modernism will occur along spiritual lines but then he adds that it will happen at an intellectual level. That's fine on one hand, people should examine scripture and Christian beliefs from an intellectual perspective but his reference to the way young people are going about it is problematic. "They're trying to reinvent the Gospels for a new age which I don't think is a bad thing...I don't think the Gospel's were meant to freeze us into a First Century morality, that's not the way they read to me at all." That is one of the Church's biggest failings, especially within Protestant branches. This notion that we can rewrite or reinterpret scripture to make it more palatable for the masses has resulted in a lot of people, especially young people, being led astray. It is like they want to remake God in order for Him to be a more proper fit for their lives instead of giving their lives over to Christ which is what Christianity requires. It's "His will be done," not ours. I've seen this tendency to intellectualize and make compromises in other videos he has made where he talks about Christianity. Like I say, there is nothing wrong with hearing opposing viewpoints and having discussions on what scripture means, but the idea that you make religion more accommodating is a slippery slope. I don't doubt Andrew's conversion, I saw a video where he became quite emotional talking about the time God reached into his heart, but his statement about reinventing the Gospels to prevent us from being locked into a First Century morality is way off the mark. Maybe it's the influence of the churches he attends. Having not grown up in the faith he has to have help as far as how it works and if he believes that I question the message he is receiving. Like that mega-church he attended with all the showmanship. They may pack them in but a lot of those churches have a serious problem when it comes to preaching the prosperity gospels. Or maybe it's just Andrew's Libertarian bent. I see this with Dennis Prager as well. Dennis Prager is quite smart and he gives great advice but I have heard him take the Libertarian side in everything from drug use to sex-trafficking. The sex-trafficking video disturbed me so much that I unsubscribed from his channel. I still watch some of the videos but I can't get behind someone who will challenge the guest the way he did on that one or argue the free-choice angle on a topic like that, even if it is just to play devils-advocate. There is a time to talk and a time to listen and he was way out of line that day in my opinion. It's the same with Andrew. I enjoy his talks on other subjects but his Libertarian streak gets in the way of what scripture requires of us so I generally steer clear of videos where he discusses Christianity. It's not because I doubt his faith, it's because I believe he misses the mark. That's just my opinion of course and people are free to disagree all they want. I have been called names for questioning him on this stuff before. The most common argument is, well, he's sticking up for our side so you need to give him a break. Or, what do you know about it. Are you a preacher? The thing is, where Christianity is concerned, it's not a matter of sides or credentials, it's a matter of truth and faith. I have faith that The Gospels are the true word of God and don't need to be reinvented. That is when the church gets in trouble. Just like I believe there is no room for compromise when it comes to the gay lifestyle or other areas I have heard Andrew argue for a more Libertarian sort of tolerance. Sin is sin and it's not okay to say, well, you can continue to sin that way as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. Know who it hurts? It hurts the sinner, and God. Anyway, this has been a long rant and it will be my last word on it. I doubt anyone will ever take the time read it but if you do keep this in mind, I like Andrew and what he stands for, but when it comes to Christianity, I think his messaging misses the point. I am so far from perfect it scares me. And that is precisely why I don't want to reinvent God's word or try to fit Him into a box that is more comfortable for me. I think we have failed our young people enough already. We don't need to reinforce their misunderstanding of how faith works by telling them it's okay to craft God's message in a way to fit a narrative it was never intended to fit. Watch "The Enemy Within" if you don't believe me. The church needs to clean up it's act or risk being devoured by the spirit of the age.
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