Church: Cultural Marxism by Voddie Baucham

Telos Center

June 3, 2020

Telos Churches

Video [1 Hour]

Founders’ Description

Voddie Baucham has spoken of the unbiblical ideology imbedded in Cultural Marxism. In this address, he unpacks Cultural Marxism identifying how it is incompatible with the Christian faith that has once for all been delivered to the saints.

In recent years we have a growing concern about “social justice.” What is meant by that phrase, however, varies widely among those who use and promote it. What is too often missing—even in the calls for “social justice” coming from Christian leaders—is a clear understanding of biblical justice. Justice exists because God is just and righteous. He is the One who defines justice and He has revealed what true justice is in the Bible. For more resources on these topics, you can visit www.founders.org.

This presentation was given by Voddie Baucham on January 3, 2019 at the Southeast Founders "Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly" regional conference in Cape Coral, Florida.

Referenced Topic Links

Antonio Gramsci - 1900’s Italian Marxists
Balint Vazsonyi - Hungarian immigrated to America and author of the book, America’s 30 Years War: Who is Winning?
Frankfurt School - 1900’s Social Theory School
Hegemony - Term to describe how control over another happens
Karl Marx - 1800’s German philosopher, economist, etc. advocated socialistic values and socialist revolution
LAPD Rampart Division - 1960’s Police Division of the Los Angeles Police Department

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September 15, 2019

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Education: Has Science Buried God? by John Lennox [VIDEO]

Telos Center

September 15, 2019

Telos Education

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Eric Metaxas interviews (mainly at minute 6 on the video) John Lennox at the Colson Center in Washingon D.C. in summary form regarding the topic question, “Has Science Buried God?” The interview might just be best for a helpful introduction to Lennox and to discover more of what he has authored and argued, especially in debates with high profile atheist (20th-21st century version) professors and scientists. Dr. Lennox provides a lot of helpful statements and introductory level direction in how to think and find more answers. Many of the statements are also challenging modern day assumptions, decades old under-toe current, and now seemingly tsunami wave of people’s ‘anti-belief’ in God. Below the video are quotes/statements written out from the interview for reference also.

Metaxas allow 3 questions from the audience at the end, which starts about 1 hour 5 minutes that addresses: 1) Mathematical proofs; 2) Abortion; and 3) What would Lennox say before God in heaven upon death?

From Socrates in the City youtube video (1 hour 19 minutes) description:

“Host Eric Metaxas and Oxford professor John Lennox explore the question, "Has science buried God?" -- discussing the fine-tuned universe, evolution, logic, history, and more! "It's like we're an old Vaudeville team" says Metaxas, who eggs the legendary Lennox into retelling his equally legendary roast chicken anecdote. The interview was hosted by the Colson Center and took place in Washington D.C., in May 2019.“

Video

Dr. Lennox provides statements like:

“There are a myth in our culture: 1) Science is the only way to truth. 2) The position is logically incoherent … That statement (science is the only way to truth) cannot be true since it does not come from science.”
“Science can bury atheism.“
“It was the belief in God that drove science.”
“They got the wrong concept of God.”
“The more he understood of how it worked, the more he admired the genius of the God [of the Bible] who did it that way.”
“There’s a mind behind what’s up there … not mindless, unguided processes.“
“Our faith increases [in God when learning the world and science].“
“Kids can understand but professors cannot. The scientific explanation tells you how it works. The personal explanation works also … the two explanations do not compete but compliments.”
“[The why question] is an important question.”
“Something came from something, not nothing.”
“Science can bury atheism.“
“We have been miseducated by atheists that there’s science there and there’s faith here.”
“Atheism followed to its logical conclusion destroys rationality.”
“The Bible is putting the finger on what is really profound.“
“The universe is word based … not that the universe came from nothing and created itself.”
“And God said … The idea of God speaking is such a powerful one. The Bible has been talking about it for a millennia.”
“Nobody can get rid of the idea of creation. So reject God and end up with a self-creating universal and that’s a contradiction in terms … leads to nonsense.“
“It is a mistake to think that only Christians are a people of faith.”
“Every school in our country is a faith school.”
“They don’t realize that their atheism is a belief system [don’t you believe in your atheistic beliefs].
“We are people who believe in Christ, and provide why we believe what we believe.“
“[Put Christianity and truth in the public space] We need a lot of courage to do that, otherwise we all will be silenced.“
“Evolution only addresses when there is life and not how life came about.”
“Our culture is faced of a raw choice between God and nothing.”