"the course of Western Civilization"

失去基督信仰后,世俗政府有了意志,成了统治阶级,打压基督教会。 (中英文版) 

意志,成了统治阶级,打压基督教会。

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第十二节.美国社会政教分离的演变

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美国社会政教分离的演变(中英文版)

1.美国建国初期,原汁原味的政教分离。

2.失去基督信仰后,世俗政府有了意志,成了统治阶级,打压基督教会。

3.美国新教的特点造成自身的软弱。

 

伴随着各教派的无限地分裂、自由自在地发展、思想完全解放的同时,种种世俗哲学思潮也不断涌现,整个国家逐渐非基督教化、世俗化,政教分离、宗教自由这些概念,也逐渐离开了基督教的怀抱,成为一种普遍概念,成为哲学上抽象的政教分离、宗教自由。由于人性的贪婪堕落,由俗人组成的美国政府,自然也想极力摆脱教会的束缚,于是美国政府就与世俗哲学串通一气,这些世俗哲学无视宪法中,并没有宗教不得干预国家事务的条款,无视政教分离,是在基督教怀抱中产生的历史事实,同样要求宗教不得干涉政治,实现政教的完全分离。这是毫无办法的事,人类在享受自由的同时,也必然承担自由的代价,因为堕落、败坏也是种自由,同样的道理,人们在享受自由思考,给基督教世界带来朝气蓬勃的同时,也不得不承担它带来的负面影响——世俗化,因为它们同样是自由思考的结果,人世间并没有十全十美的事。其实世俗的哲学思潮对基督教并非坏事,它们刺激人们更加深入地思考,使教义更加完善,信仰更加坚定。但是任何事物都是过犹不及,过度的世俗化也可能带来深重的灾难,不幸的是美国与大多数基督教国家一样,都走上过度世俗化的道路,于是危机出现了,美国政府慢慢成为基督教会的敌人。

于是想象不到的事就这样慢慢发生了,由于经济发展的需要,大量非基督教人口地涌入美国,他们很好地抓住美国社会世俗化这个机会,在美国生根发芽,人口迅速增长,基督徒与非基督徒就这样生活在一起,基督徒在美国所占比例从此越来越少。此时最致命的危机也就出现了,基督徒人口的减少,与世俗化的哲学思潮结合一起,使社会发展翻天覆地的变化,此时代表国家的美国政府,已经彻底与基督教会分离,它成为自己的主人,成为所有人,基督徒与非基督徒的主人,它不只是来保护基督徒的,还保护其他非基督徒。一个原来的基督教国家,再怎样世俗化基督徒还是占大多数,基督教会还是承担着大量的社会功能,这是已经成为国家主人的世俗政府,不愿意看到的,于是美国政府就联合所有非基督徒,打压基督徒,它要将基督教会的社会功能降至最少,将基督教会的影响力压至最低,于是美国政府四处打击基督徒,不断地侵蚀着原本属于教会的权利、领域,而且就是以完全政教分离、宗教自由为理由打压基督徒,感觉有点像慕容复的绝世武功,以彼之道还施彼身。

此时美国政府宣称,国家存在的目的是保护所有宗教,不单单是基督教,基督徒首先是国家的一员,他们首先必须服从国家的意志,至此国家已经不再是基督教国家,也已经不再保护基督教会,它已经有了自己的意志,已经成为自己的主人,其实就是少数世俗精英,少数掌权者的意志,为什么这么说呢?我这里重复下莫斯卡的名著《统治阶级》中的观点,“任何社会中都存在着两个截然对立的阶级——统治阶级和被统治阶级。统治阶级一般由武士、教士、土地贵族、有钱的和有知识的种种团体组成,他们管理国民事务,垄断国家权力,独占各种荣誉。因为只有这些少数人才有组织能力,而作为多数的群众则处于无组织状态之中。因此,有组织的少数对无组织的多数的统治支配,是不可避免的。在特定的统治阶级失势之后,就会有另一个统治阶级来取代他们。”这才是国家的真正本质,永远代表少数精英阶层的利益,无论这个精英阶层以什么样的名称出现,所谓保护所有人的利益,完全就是一块遮丑布、一块温柔的面纱,撕开后你就会看见国家狰狞的面孔。今天如果还有人说,当今的美国政府执掌着上帝的物质之剑,保护基督教会,保护基督徒,会被认为是白痴一般可笑。此情此景,只能使人仰天长叹、黯然泪下,人类再次百折不绕地离开基督教的怀抱,离开基督教社会的政教分离,离开这个将人类文明一步步推进的最合理社会,再次走上世俗化,这个曾给人类带来无穷灾难的,轮回动荡的老路,也许这就是人类的宿命,永远在苦难、悲剧中挣扎,而且原因就是自己的贪婪堕落造成的。

 

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Various sects developed freely with the unlimited division of sects, and human minds were emancipated utterly. Different secular philosophical idealogic continuously emerged. The whole country was gradually non-Christian and secularized. The concepts of separation of church and state and freedom of religion had steadily left the embrace of Christianity and became a universal and abstract philosophical concept. Because of the greed and depravity of human nature, the American government composed of laymen naturally wanted to get rid of the shackles of the church. Therefore, the American government colluded with secular philosophy. These secular philosophies ignored that there was no provision in the Constitution that religion should not interfere in the affairs of the state. They also Ignored the historical fact that the separation of politics and religion was born in the embrace of Christianity. They demanded that religion should not interfere in politics to achieve the complete separation of politics and religion. There is nothing we can do about it. When humans enjoy freedom, they must also bear the cost of freedom because depravity and corruption are also one of freedom.

In the same way, when people enjoy free-thinking bringing vitality to the Christian world, they have to bear its negative impact – secularization, because they are also the result of free-thinking; there is nothing perfect in the world. In fact, secular philosophical thoughts are not bad for Christianity; they stimulate people to think more deeply, make the doctrine more perfect, and make the belief more firm. However, too much of a good thing, excessive secularization has to bring serious disaster. Unfortunately, the United States is going on the road of extreme secularization like most Christian countries, so the crisis appears. The American government gradually became the enemy of the Christians.

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As a result, unimaginable things happened slowly. Due to the need for economic development, a large number of non-Christian people poured into the United States. They well seized the opportunity of secularization of American society, took root, sprouted up in the soil, and their population grew rapidly. In this way, Christians and non-Christians lived together, and the proportion of Christians in the United States became less and less. At this time, a fatal crisis also emerged. The reduction of the Christian population combined with the secular philosophical thoughts made the social earth-shaking change. The American government had separated entirely from the Christian Church, representing the country. It had become its own master, the master of all people, Christians and non-Christians. It not only protected the Christians but also protected non-Christians. In an original Christian country, no matter how secularized, Christians still accounted for the majority, and the Christian Church still undertook many social functions. This was what the secular government, which had become the master of the country, did not want to see. Therefore, the American government united all non-Christians to suppress Christians, tried to minimize the social functions of the Christian Church, and diminished its influence. Thus the American government attacked Christians everywhere constantly and eroded the rights and fields formerly belonging to the church. Moreover, it oppressed Christians on the grounds of complete separation of church and state and religious freedom. It felt like Murong Fu’s peerless martial arts beating you with your weapon, paying you back in your coin.

At this time, the U.S. government claimed that the National aim was to protect all religions, not only Christianity. Christians were the members of the nation first, and they must first obey the will of the nation. So far, the nation was no longer a Christian state and no longer only protected the Christian Church. It had its own will and had become its own master. In fact, it is the will of a few secular elites, a small number of secular elites, and the will of a few people in power. Why do I say so? Here I repeat the ideas of Mosca’s famous book “the ruling class” . “in any society, there are two absolutely opposite classes – the ruling class and the ruled class. The ruling class is generally composed of warriors, priests, land nobles, riches, and knowledgeable groups. They manage national affairs, monopolize state power, and all kinds of honors. Because the small number of people were organized, and the masses were unorganized. Therefore, it is inevitable for the organized minority to reign over the unorganized majority. When a particular ruling class loses power, another ruling class will replace them. ” This is the real essence of the nation, which always represents the interests of a few elites. No matter what name the elites use for the nation, the so-called protection of the interests of all people is nothing more than a mask and a gentle veil. When you tear it open, you will see the grim face of the nation. Today, if now anyone says that the American government is still holding the material sword of God, protecting the Christian Church and Christians, he will be regarded as ridiculous as an idiot. This situation can only make people look up to the sky with deep sighs and tears. Human beings once again leave the embrace of Christianity, leave the separation of politics and religion in the Christian society, which is the most reasonable society to promote human civilization step by step. And humans once again go on the old road of secularization indomitably. This old road is a circle of turbulence, which has brought endless disasters to humans. Maybe it is the fate of human beings, always struggling in tribulation and tragedy, and the reason is the greed and depravity of humans.

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