Just/Faith - A Critical Analysis - Part 1 of 4 or 5

Just/Faith – A Critical Analysis – Part 1 of 4 or 5
The relentless pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011

From the Mindszenty Report – Nov. 2011 – Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation – Vol. LIII-No. 11 – “Blowing in the Wind” – Just/Faith & the Socialist Indoctrination of the Church by Dr. William A. Borst, PhD. If possible obtain a copy. Phone 314-727-6279 – www.mindszenty.org -

“In 1962 four years after John XXIII became Pope; he called the Second Vatican Council to open the windows of the past, so that the winds of modernization or what he called Aggiornamento would blow a refreshing breeze over the Church. That same year, songwriter Bob Dylan wrote the lyrics to “Blowing in the Wind,” which was a paean to the Civil Rights movement that was blowing across the American social landscape. Since then both powerful winds have emerged to create a prevailing weather system that has penetrated the deep corridors in America with tornado force.

“The Winds of Change: With the Church’s open windows, many innovative and unique programs have substantially changed the face of the Church. Among the sex education courses, centering prayer groups, and the like, is Just Faith which has an activist pedigree that dates back to the Social Gospel of the late 19th century.

“The Social Gospel was a Protestant intellectual movement during the early 20th century that applied Christian ethics to social problems, especially inequality, alcohol, crime, racial tensions, poverty, child labor, and labor unions. The leaders of the Social Gospel were predominantly associated with the Progressive Movement. In true utopian fashion they sought to institutionalize the words of the Lord’s Prayer, thy will be done on earth. The Second Coming could not happen until mankind had cleansed the world of its social evils.

“The founder of the Social Gospel Movement was Walter Rauschenbusch. He wanted to spread the Kingdom of God, not in the fire and brimstone style of 18th century Puritan preacher Cotton Mather, but by leading an exemplary Christian life. He believed that the Kingdom of God is not a matter of getting individuals to heaven but of transforming the life on earth into the harmony of heaven. In his 1907 book, Christianity and the Social Crisis, he wrote that whoever uncouples the religious and the social life has not understood Jesus.

“Unfortunately, Rauschenbusch had ulterior motives. HE WAS A DOCTINAIRE FABIAN SOCIALIST, who wrote in 1893, the only power that can make socialism succeed, if it is established, is religion. In his priorities, religion took second place to his socialism. Faith was primarily a convenient tool with which he could make socialism a permanent fixture on the cultural landscape.

“A Faith Journey: A closer look at JustFaith indicates that it is more like a Social Gospel than it is Christianity. While JustFaith purportedly tries to foster a passion for social ministry as part of a journey of faith, religious doctrine is conveniently tossed aside in favor of fostering a deeper commitment to the social work of the Church on earth. It stresses the interconnection of the Gospel message of peace and justice with the Catholic social teaching & intersection of spirituality & action…"

George H. Kubeck concurs with Dr. William A. Borst.