Comments on: We Are Not Our Own: A Reflection on John Calvin’s 500th Birthday http://www.wabashunion.org/blog/we-are-not-our-own-a-reflection-on-john-calvins-500th-birthday Your Portal to the Conservative Movement at Wabash College Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:36:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric Kysela http://www.wabashunion.org/blog/we-are-not-our-own-a-reflection-on-john-calvins-500th-birthday/comment-page-1#comment-62 Eric Kysela Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:06:51 +0000 http://www.wabashunion.org/?p=792#comment-62 If man is depraved so are the interpreters of His Law. Predestination and Calvinism has been the excuse of leaders to ignore their subjects. "The poor will always be with us." Hence the desires and rights of the poor can be ignored except when we wish for their support like during wartime. Calvinism led to the Czars and the French aristocracy being wiped out. The "poor who are always with us" decided the Bourbons and the Romanovs were not ruling in their best interest. When the French and Russian aristocracy begged to differ by force they were eliminated from society. This is what the reactionaries and Calvinists on Wall Street and in Rome have to worry about. The French and Russian revolutions were chaotic and led to despotism but the tyranny they led to was no different than the tyranny they abolished. In America we are lucky to have a democracy to repudiate failed dogmas like free market absolutism (the Great Depression cured us of that) and racial intolerance (the Civil Rights movement cured us of that). These evils were ended due to the work of Lefties and Liberals and there is a lot more work to do considering the State of our Nation (our nation, not the wealthy or the Christian). Considering the religious intolerance, male chauvinism and the defense of Oligarchy by the Conservative movement I doubt we can expect much help from them when it comes to human progress. If man is depraved so are the interpreters of His Law. Predestination and Calvinism has been the excuse of leaders to ignore their subjects. “The poor will always be with us.” Hence the desires and rights of the poor can be ignored except when we wish for their support like during wartime. Calvinism led to the Czars and the French aristocracy being wiped out. The “poor who are always with us” decided the Bourbons and the Romanovs were not ruling in their best interest. When the French and Russian aristocracy begged to differ by force they were eliminated from society. This is what the reactionaries and Calvinists on Wall Street and in Rome have to worry about. The French and Russian revolutions were chaotic and led to despotism but the tyranny they led to was no different than the tyranny they abolished. In America we are lucky to have a democracy to repudiate failed dogmas like free market absolutism (the Great Depression cured us of that) and racial intolerance (the Civil Rights movement cured us of that). These evils were ended due to the work of Lefties and Liberals and there is a lot more work to do considering the State of our Nation (our nation, not the wealthy or the Christian). Considering the religious intolerance, male chauvinism and the defense of Oligarchy by the Conservative movement I doubt we can expect much help from them when it comes to human progress.

]]> By: Adam Current '11 http://www.wabashunion.org/blog/we-are-not-our-own-a-reflection-on-john-calvins-500th-birthday/comment-page-1#comment-15 Adam Current '11 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:51:59 +0000 http://www.wabashunion.org/?p=792#comment-15 Adam writing a blog on religion. Shocker! However, I must say that I was taken back at how relevant it really was. (Or is, rather.) As always a good read. Happy Belated 500th, Calvin! Adam writing a blog on religion. Shocker! However, I must say that I was taken back at how relevant it really was. (Or is, rather.) As always a good read. Happy Belated 500th, Calvin!

]]> By: Brandon Stewart http://www.wabashunion.org/blog/we-are-not-our-own-a-reflection-on-john-calvins-500th-birthday/comment-page-1#comment-14 Brandon Stewart Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:34:55 +0000 http://www.wabashunion.org/?p=792#comment-14 I think I'd give as much (if not more) credit for recognizing the depravity of man to Augustine. Also, I think suggesting that the present/future eschatology debate has direct political implications is dead on and, in the end, makes some political debates useless because people are often debating first principles. I think I’d give as much (if not more) credit for recognizing the depravity of man to Augustine.

Also, I think suggesting that the present/future eschatology debate has direct political implications is dead on and, in the end, makes some political debates useless because people are often debating first principles.

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