Glenn Beck’s Campaign Against Christianity: Leave If Church Teaches Social Justice

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by Jeffrey Joseph

It was probably just a matter of time before Glenn Beck starting making accusations that would put him at odds with Christianity as a whole. Based on statements from his radio program and his FOX show, he has willingly endeavored to do just that.

Attempting to incite his audience into mass action, Beck decided to warn his listeners and viewers to beware churches that preach about the need for social justice. He pleaded, "I beg you, look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can. Social justice and economic justice, they are code words." To ensure that no one misinterpreted Beck's call to action, he followed that immediately by saying, "Now, am I advising people to leave their church? Yes!"

Indeed, Beck, under the guise of a concerned Christian, unconvincingly compared calls for social justice with extremists from both ends of the political spectrum and demanded people leave their churches over the topic. "Communists are on the left, and the Nazis are on the right," said Beck. "But they both subscribe to one philosophy, and they flew one banner... But on each banner, read the words, here in America: 'social justice.' They talked about economic justice, rights of the workers, redistribution of wealth, and surprisingly, democracy."

It should not surprise Beck that social justice, the term coined by Jesuit priest Luigi Taparelli D'Azeglio to promote compassion and humanitarian efforts for fellow individuals, would include calls for stronger democracy. It began as an effort to help others in a practical manner, such as promotion of democracy or clothing the naked and caring for the sick. In fact, social justice has become so ingrained within the Catholic faith that it bears mentioning in the Catholic Catechism. Being raised Catholic, Beck surely understood the gravity of simultaneously conflating the Catholic Church with both Nazism and Communism. Still, he may not have recognized how wide a swathe of Christians his baseless attacks also opposed, including members of the Mormon faith with whom he purports to agree.

Then again, Beck's theological aptitude led him to conclude that God would not support the right to an education. He must see no need for anyone to read the Bible or any of the books Beck so famously shills on his program; the acquired ability to read would, after all, necessitate some form of education. If Beck does not want to promote the ability to read even the book at the core of Christian faith, would that not mean he opposes the faith altogether, as well?

Beck's crusade against humanitarianism, or "social justice" as it sometimes is called, proves how little he cares about others, even his unfortunate viewers and listeners. In his zeal to fear monger about movements of Nazis or Communists, he successfully alienated Christian churches around the world, though he claims to be a Christian himself. Perhaps it also illustrates that Beck has a better understanding of social justice than he lets on. The movement began as a worldly way for Christians to fulfill their spiritual compulsion to help others. Beck simply inverted and corrupted the equation, letting his worldly desire for infamy and money lead him to vilify any spiritual compulsion or actions intended to help anyone but him and his preconceived message.

The time has come to send a message to Beck to quit his misguided attempts at a warped theology -- one that actually takes aim at Christians everywhere -- and choose to Turn Off FOX.

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Submitted by Skinny Dog on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:01pm.

Beck equates social justice, progressivism, liberalism, socialism, naziism, maoism, communism, and fascism because according to the principles of the John Birch Society and his philosophical hero Cleon Skousen, they're all of the exact same stripe - COLLECTIVISM.

THAT right there is the queen bee in his bonnet. That's his Grand Theory of Everything.

Check it out: Daily Kos: COLLECTIVISM UNITE!

Hmmm

Submitted by SpikeHeels on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 12:19pm.

Glenn's most rabid followers attend right wing churches that are so devoid of love and compassion that they would refuse entry to someone like Jesus because he was poor. I've watched some of their leaders speak about how God wants his followers to be rich and by turning their cash over to the church, God will make them rich. That's working out really well for the whores that operate those "churches" and not so well for the rubes that are going into poverty to support their millionaire pastors.

I was raised in an evangelical church and we were constantly reminded to help others and do what's right. When Jesus joined the Republican Party, the message changed and I walked away. All I see when I look at evangelical Christians now is a bunch of greedy hatemongers without an ounce of compassion.

Glenn is probably doing the religion a favor. All those anti-social justice types can become Mormons. The Mormons are a cult where social justice is fought against every day.

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Beck's Campaign Against Christianity

Submitted by revolution9 on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:51am.

Now this is a Beckian campaign I can support. If all those "christians" who opposed social justice leave Christian religions, Christianity would actually be comprised of true Christians.

A Campaign I can support

Submitted by olmon on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:07pm.

I agree. Christians are expressly counselled in the Bible NOT to take part in world politics, which would include all the demonstrations, voting, military service, holding political office and other things. (http://tinyurl.com/yd4jq9) The churches have become political systems in themselves and have, by assimilating the doctrines and traditions of other religions in addition to their political involvements, become a part of Babylon the Great,(http://tinyurl.com/yakzko9) the worldwide system of false religion. Revelation 18 describes the religious organizations very well and also decribes their end that will soon be coming at the hands of the political governments of this system of things.

Olmon in a New World

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Submitted by godblessfdr on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:08am.

Let us remember Becks upbringing,he was a total drunk who found God.The alcohol destroyed his brain but he found a way to make a good living by siding with the powerful and rich,only in America.As far as beck upseting all Christians,the philosophy of greed and selfishness is what conservative fundamentalist teach and what our ex-nazi pope teaches alhough many of the regular priest still go against the grain and teach a social responsiblility.Beck may be censored by the regular churches that still teach social justice but the far right wing fundamentalist embrace this philosophy.I can remeber a newspaper headline about a year ago,one of the hugh Texas mega churches had their flounder say publicly "Greed is good"

I want my Church back!

Submitted by yellowwing on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 9:52am.

Hey Glenn Beck / Fox News, I want my Church back!

What's worse, a religious

Submitted by Atmost11 on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 5:45pm.

What's worse, a religious movement that calls for justice in society or an atheistic movement that does not???

What's WORSE???

Submitted by dgvb55 on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 4:41pm.

Frankly, in my experience, I've seen more and greater acts of selflessness from just one died-in-the wool atheist than I've seen from all so-called christians I've known combined. They seem to be able to be kind without needing Jesus, or anybody else to justify it.

despite the redundant question marks

Submitted by daphne chyprious on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 6:12pm.

I believe the second movement you're referring to is more properly described as libertarian. Compassionate atheism involves motivation from within, not as an edict from God. That's why it's called humanitarian: humans interacting with other humans.

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Submitted by neoconned on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 5:30pm.

I'd love to be there when Jesus tells this to Glenn Beck!

I'd like to be there - -

Submitted by olmon on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:57pm.

I'd like to be there when Jesus says the words @ Matthew 23 to all those in the various religions who claim to be HIS followers. - -

22 Many will say to me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and expel demons in your name, and perform many powerful works in your name?’ 23 And yet then I will confess to them: I never knew YOU! Get away from me, YOU workers of lawlessness

The ones that will be said to will be a lot larger then the ones it doesn't pertain to.

Matt 7:13 “Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; 14 whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.