Today, we discuss a back-and-forth I had on Twitter with an influencer with the Babylon Bee about whether Lizzo’s flute playing was an effect of cultural Marxism in America. These ideas are explained more fully in the final chapters of our #BookClub read, The Captive Mind by Czeslaw Milosz. In these last pages, Milosz unpacks the impact Communism has on nations and Christianity. Finally, we conclude with Milosz’s testimony of his choice between a life of academic prestige under communism, or the path of truth and human dignity as a representative of those “Eternal Slaves”, whose voices we would never hear if it weren’t for the pen of Czeslaw Milosz.
The biggest conspiracy theorists are those who say there is no such thing, but how do we avoid falling into the trap of the “wacky” conspiracy theories? We do this this by learning from the survivors of Communism. There is no one better to take us on this tour of conspiracy than Czeslaw Milosz’s friend, Gamma.
Have you ever heard a testimony from an Auschwitz survivor who believed he was better than his fellow prisoners? You will today. Also, how does Czeslaw Milosz’s friend, Beta, come to accept Communism? What tools must Christianity regain in order to resist Communist ideas? Listen today to find out!
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What does tragedy do to a man? What are we to do in times violence? How can we avoid pits of despair when unimaginable evil is destroying those we love and the world we know?
What is driving Christians to seek spiritual wisdom from political commentators like those at the Daily Wire rather than their clergy? Is the rise of the “Nones” an indication that America is becoming non-religious, or is there a “New Faith” behind this trend?
If a life of study is irrelevant to man’s prosperity and spiritual development, then why does the New Faith take great lengths to suppress it? Also, given the battles we are in with the New Faith, why do so many seek wisdom from the likes of Jordan Peterson and the Daily Wire bros?
Christianity and its intellectual tradition is the antidote to the New Faith, but if doctrine ceases to be a rallying point, the New Faith will continue to convert sheep into wolves.
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Today we discuss Chapter 2, “Looking to the West”. In it we find that not only is communism a religion, but Christianity, specifically Christianity of the West, may be the only hope for those ravaged by communism and its Method. The question for Westerners today is the same as it was in 1951: are we looking for freedom per se, or are we looking for freedom with a purpose?
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We as humans like to be liked. We naturally seek the good of being within a community. But what happens when being in community requires one to go along with dangerous ideas, to swallow the pill of Murti Bing?
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The Captive Mind is a spiritual journey through the dark power of Communism. Is Communism a religion? How does it impact a Christian nation? And what can we learn from Polish author and Communist survivor, Czeslaw Milosz? Today we discuss on Solomon’s Corner Book Club.
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