Hidden Repugnance Toward God - Ep 12 - Therapeutic Theology Series

The N.Y. Time, Dec. 21, 2025 edition, has an opinion piece entitled "Christianity Is a Dangerous Faith."

That might stop you in your tracks even if you're not a practicing Christian.

Dangerous faith? Really? During Christmas week?

My initial thought on seeing the headline was, "Is that really necessary?"

The article goes on to make the usual rather pedantic points about fanaticism and religious intolerance. 

Which are, of course, legitimate concerns. But what causes pause, I think, is the driving force underneath the article. That things of God, in many circles, are still ridiculed and sneered at, and faith in a Creator is evidence of an "inferior mind", as some scientific thinkers would have us believe.

At this time of the year especially, maybe we should stop to consider what the man who gave rise to Christianity actually had to say. And maybe by reflecting on His example and teachings, we might just uncover the validity of his story.

The Hidden Repugnance Toward God, today on our Therapeutic Theology Series.

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Stop Eliminating Christianity from History - Ep 11 - Therapeutic Theology Series

It's been impressive to see the various attempts to re-write history so it fits into a politically correct vision of reality. The New York Times 1619 Project comes to mind, the removal of statues and monuments to take out those associated with slavery or colonialism, the re-evaluation of historic personalities based on a modern view - these are all in full vigor. 

And criticizable -- although not politically correctness makes them closed to much critique. 

We must be careful with all of these. Our fears of winding up on the wrong side of history can lead us to slant things too far in the other direction, thereby skewing our view of history too much. After all, if we're going to expect the figures from history to be saints and totally politically correct on every social issue, we're going to find slim pickings for historical heroes.

And we need to be really careful in our evaluation of Christianity. I know lamentable things have been carried out in the name of God -- and continue to be carried out today -- but we must see what is likewise true: the values and teachings of Christ continue to form the basis of the most advanced societies on our planet.

And at this Christmas time of the year, it is important to remember that. Stop Eliminating Christianity from History, today on our Therapeutic Therapy series.

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