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| James Holmes |
According to the leftist worldview, all human beings are born "basically good." And when they do terrible things, it's caused by "emotional trauma", "mental illness" or a flawed environment.
For example, when James Holmes shot up a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado in July 2012, killing 12 people and wounding several others, he was considered to be criminally insane. When Adam Lanza gunned down 20 children and six faculty members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012, he was labeled insane.
And when Jared Lee Loughner shot six people to death and wounded 19 others, including Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, outside of a Safeway grocery store in Casas Adobes, Arizona in January 2011, he was considered to be mentally insane. In fact, nearly every mass murderer in modern history has received the insanity label. Some of the more notorious criminals include John Wayne Gacy, Richard "The Night-Stalker" Ramirez and Jeffrey Dahmer. All were considered to be violent psychopaths.
And yet, there are still some people today who believe in the reality of evil. And they believe that people who commit the kind of atrocities committed by Holmes, Lanza, Ramirez et. al. are wicked rather than insane. One such person is Dr. William Reid, the psychiatrist who spent 22 hours examining Holmes. Reid believes that Holmes was completely sane at the time he committed his crimes, and he believes that Holmes knew exactly what he was doing.
According to Reid: "Whatever he (Holmes) suffered from, it did not stop him from forming the intent and knowing what he was doing and the consequences of what he was doing." When Reid was asked whether Holmes understood the difference between right and wrong when he went on his shooting spree, he replied affirmatively.
http://www.people.com/article/james-holmes-trial-insanity-defense-challenged
Why do leftists deny the reality of evil? Because of their worldview. Their worldview is a complete contradiction and repudiation of the the Judeo-Christian worldview. The leftist worldview teaches that human beings are born "basically good" while the Judeo-Christian worldview teaches that human beings are born with a fallen sinful nature that, left unchecked, will motivate them to do bad things.
Leftists believe that people such as Holmes, Lanza, Loughner etc. do bad things because they are either criminally insane or have been provoked into evil by flaws in the prevailing culture. Thus the difference in the two world views can be summed up this way: The Judeo-Christian worldview teaches that evil begins in the human heart while the leftist worldview teaches that people are motivated to commit bad deeds either by mental illness or by a flawed world.
And so, leftists believe that they can create their own utopia on earth by "perfecting" the world. That's why they embrace the complete control of a tyrannical big government. And if the people refuse to embrace their worldview, then they'll have to be forced to embrace it via fascism.
Stop and think about this: If people are indeed born "basically good", then where does evil come from? How has the world become so utterly corrupt if human beings aren't born with a fallen sinful nature as the Bible teaches? Leftists have no answer for that question, other than to respond that some folks such as Holmes, Lanza and Loughner commit atrocities because they're either insane or they grew up in dysfunctional families.
Here's what Jesus Christ taught concerning the sinful nature that's inherent in all human beings: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person." (Mark 7:20-23)
And here's what the apostle Paul wrote in his epistle to the early church in Galatia: "The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)
When the biblical worldview has dominated society, crime, violence and moral decadence have been restrained. But when the leftist worldview dominates? Unless you're blind, deluded or both, you can see the results. The collapse of western civilization directly coincides with the rise of the leftist worldview and the decline of the Judeo-Christian worldview.
What's caused the decline of the Judeo-Christian worldview in the west? The Christian church stopped contending for the faith (Jude 1:3) and lost its power. That created a moral vacuum that's been filled by leftists.
Or as Solomon wrote nearly 3,000 years ago: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)
Had Holmes, Lanza, Loughner etc. been brought up in the fear and knowledge of the Lord, then it's highly unlikely they would've committed their atrocities. But they were raised in godless, secular households. And because of that, other people were forced to pay a very costly price.
Why do leftists deny the reality of evil? Because of their worldview. Their worldview is a complete contradiction and repudiation of the the Judeo-Christian worldview. The leftist worldview teaches that human beings are born "basically good" while the Judeo-Christian worldview teaches that human beings are born with a fallen sinful nature that, left unchecked, will motivate them to do bad things.
Leftists believe that people such as Holmes, Lanza, Loughner etc. do bad things because they are either criminally insane or have been provoked into evil by flaws in the prevailing culture. Thus the difference in the two world views can be summed up this way: The Judeo-Christian worldview teaches that evil begins in the human heart while the leftist worldview teaches that people are motivated to commit bad deeds either by mental illness or by a flawed world.
And so, leftists believe that they can create their own utopia on earth by "perfecting" the world. That's why they embrace the complete control of a tyrannical big government. And if the people refuse to embrace their worldview, then they'll have to be forced to embrace it via fascism.
Stop and think about this: If people are indeed born "basically good", then where does evil come from? How has the world become so utterly corrupt if human beings aren't born with a fallen sinful nature as the Bible teaches? Leftists have no answer for that question, other than to respond that some folks such as Holmes, Lanza and Loughner commit atrocities because they're either insane or they grew up in dysfunctional families.
Here's what Jesus Christ taught concerning the sinful nature that's inherent in all human beings: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person." (Mark 7:20-23)
And here's what the apostle Paul wrote in his epistle to the early church in Galatia: "The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Galatians 5:19-21)
When the biblical worldview has dominated society, crime, violence and moral decadence have been restrained. But when the leftist worldview dominates? Unless you're blind, deluded or both, you can see the results. The collapse of western civilization directly coincides with the rise of the leftist worldview and the decline of the Judeo-Christian worldview.
What's caused the decline of the Judeo-Christian worldview in the west? The Christian church stopped contending for the faith (Jude 1:3) and lost its power. That created a moral vacuum that's been filled by leftists.
Or as Solomon wrote nearly 3,000 years ago: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction." (Proverbs 1:7)
Had Holmes, Lanza, Loughner etc. been brought up in the fear and knowledge of the Lord, then it's highly unlikely they would've committed their atrocities. But they were raised in godless, secular households. And because of that, other people were forced to pay a very costly price.
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