American Crisis

Cultural Marxism and the Culture War: A Christian Response

Jefrey Breshears

I Preface

V Introduction

p1 Ch 1: In the Beginning ... Origins of America's' Culture War

p11 Ch 2: Natural Law: The Moral Foundation for Social and Political Civility

p41 Ch 3: Origins of Cultural Marxism and Political Correctness: Part 1

p101 Ch 4: Origins of Cultural Marxism and Political Correctness: Part 2

p163 Ch 5: How Neo-Marxists Corrupted American Popular Music ... and Culture

p197 Ch 6: What's Wrong with Socialism

p197 Franklin D. Roosevelt "The federal government must, and shall, quit this business of welfare. To dole out relief is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit."

p197 Winston Churchill "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."

p197 25% of American adults favor socialism to free enterprise, and about 75% of contemporary college students. "However, most of those favoring such a system cannot define it, and very few really grasp the social and political implications or the real-life consequences of it. One thing they do know, however, is that socialism is 'cool'".
"The widespread ignorance of the history and philosophy of socialism is largely attributable to the effects of decades of left-wing propaganda channeled through our educational system, the mainstream media and popular culture."

p198 "Many young adults have been indoctrination to believe that socialism is more compatible with the ideals of "equality" and "social justice" than is a free enterprise system in which individuals generally succeed or fail on the bases of their own initiative and resources. Individual responsibility has always seemed 'unfair' to those who haven't developed the necessary skills and/or character to compete in a

p233 Ch 7: A Political Odyssey: Part 1

p269 Ch 8: A Political Odyssey: Part 2

p297 Ch 9: The Culture War and the Two Americas

p339 Ch 10: Was the Election of 2012 America's Adrianople?

p353 Ch 11: A Contemplative Response to the Culture War

p369 Ch 12: Countercultural Christianity and Spiritual Warfare

p399 Ch 13: The Ministry of the Watchman: A Vital Component in America's Culture War