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August 22, 2023

Title: Is Western Civilization Decaying?
Topic: Christian Worldview

Discussed by Dr. Joseph Loconte
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Part 1 of 3

The Left would like us to believe that American history is full of nothing but racism and hate.

New guest, Dr. Joseph Loconte, PhD, is a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Religion and Democracy. He also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Today, Dr. Loconte discusses the true reason for the decay of Western Civilization.

Click here to read Dr. Loconte’s op-ed on this subject.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are our traditional beliefs and institutions merely tools of the oppressor against the oppressed? Dr. Loconte reminds us that every culture and society will have oppression because that is our human nature. However, in America, “we have achieved a level of justice and openness and generosity and humanity that is absolutely unparalleled in the history of mankind.”

Are people as free in China to make their own decisions as we are in America?

Do we have a moral obligation to preserve the true history of our Judeo-Chistian civilization?

Were higher education courses in Western civilization once the cornerstone of preserving Judeo-Christian values for the next generation?

Is there a deep, cultural crisis affecting America and the West? Dr. Loconte discusses some of the evidence of the decline…

Do too many people on both sides of the political aisle believe that government is the solution to all of our problems?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Is Western Civilization Decaying?
Topic: Christian Worldview

Discussed by Dr. Joseph Loconte
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

As our society decays and becomes more and more self-absorbed, has the Right failed to grasp how Christian ideas must be communicated to the next generation?

Have Christian philosophies about freedom, forgiveness, charity, equality, and justice been corrupted? Dr. Loconte passionately explains why he believes we must approach all of those issues from a Biblical point of view or society will continue to crumble.

In his recent op-ed, why did Dr. Loconte share the story of a young Korean woman who found life in New York City after escaping North Korea? What helped her learn more and more – MSM or old books?

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Is Western Civilization Decaying?
Topic: Christian Worldview

Discussed by Dr. Joseph Loconte
with Institute on Religion and Democracy www.theIRD.org

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is “civilizational decay”? Dr. Loconte says: “There is no way you can maintain a healthy civilization if you begin to reject those founding ideals and institutions that helped to create and sustain a civilization in the first place!”

Does America still have a blind civil and criminal justice system?

Can our decaying and dying culture be revived and resuscitated? Dr. Loconte remains hopeful and urges us to do the same.

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