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order and a spiritual depth they no longer find in contemporary secular culture for a growing number of them the structure ritual and aesthetic beauty of catholic liturgy are decisive factors in other words a generation is rediscovering in god not only a transcendent ideal but also a concrete community and a form of stability that secular society struggles to provide a leadership roundtable study notes that young adult catholics in the u s are among the most engaged parishioners attending mass confession and eucharistic adoration while also feeling tension between their personal dedication and the institutional fragility they perceive in parts of the church this is not a series of isolated conversions it is a demographic and cultural shift and a profound one and the intellectuals are returning to god alongside this youth driven religious revival a comparable phenomenon is unfolding among intellectuals for the past two decades a large portion of the western cultural elite embraced the paradigm of the new atheism the formula seemed obvious economic progress science technology final emancipation from all religion but that season is over philosophers writers commentators and even high profile figures in the tech world are now moving in the opposite direction returning to god or at least to the religious dimension as an indispensable cultural foundation this time the trend does not originate with the masses but with the people who shape ideas and that matters cultural currents often begin at the top and filter downward into public opinion though the personal stories differ they share a common thread the realization that hyper rationalism no longer explains the world and no longer helps people live well within it here are some emblematic cases drawing on an insightful free press article by peter savodnik matthew crawford from academic agnosticism to the anglican church matthew crawford long seen as a symbol of secular intellectual life found faith through a human encounter meeting marilyn simon a scholar and believer his story is simple yet revealing it wasn t doctrine he lacked but meaning a higher moral order became for him a response to today s radical individualism and fragmentation paul kingsnorth the environmental novelist who found orthodoxy once a leading figure in european environmentalism kingsnorth explored several spiritual paths before embracing orthodox christianity his reasoning is partly sociopolitical the ecological crisis he argues is at its core a spiritual one the result of a rupture between human beings and the natural world orthodoxy with its mystical depth offered him a restored sense of the sacred ayaan hirsi ali faith as a response to inner emptiness and to islamism a former dutch mp survivor of genital mutilation and for years a fierce critic of political islam ayaan hirsi ali converted to christianity for two reasons her personal battle with depression the west s inability in her view to confront aggressive religious ideologies with purely secular tools her conversion is perhaps the most overtly political she argues that a culturally disarmed europe needs christianity as an anchor of identity and resistance richard dawkins and cultural christianity the father of new atheism has not converted but he has retreated dawkins now describes himself as a cultural christian openly worried that abandoning the christian tradition will create a dangerous ideological and religious vacuum jordan hall the anti silicon valley conversion a former tech pioneer jordan hall discovered god not in some futuristic spiritual forum but in a small rural church his diagnosis is sociological before it is mystical the west is undergoing cultural termination marked by demographic decline loneliness and digitized relationships religious community he argues provides something no technology can replace conversions are sweeping through the young across the u s conversions among young men are rising traditional liturgies are making a comeback and seminaries are seeing increased interest in a period of economic insecurity relational instability and cultural uncertainty religion reemerges as a form of social capital not a folkloric revival and not a fashion statement the return to faith among both intellectuals and the young reflects a deep unease with a cultural model that has lost its normative power for europe and for the west more broadly where debates over identity welfare birth rates and social cohesion are intensifying these developments deserve close attention religion may be returning not only as a legacy of the past but as a resource for the future a striking challenge to the atheism and agnosticism that once appeared firmly in command posted by s r piccoli a 10 42 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest etichette america philosophy religion uk politics us politics november 6 2025 new york turns the tables the socialist mayor who sounds almost like trump zohran mamdani won over the big apple not out of love for socialism but by giving a voice to a new class of the disillusioned affluent professionals who no longer believe that hard work is enough to make it few places on earth embody capitalism quite like new york city yet it s that very city that has just elected zohran mamdani a self described social democrat as mayor the american right predictably wasted no time branding him a communist though the label says more about their reflexes than about mamdani himself beyond the noise and the name calling something deeper is happening mamdani s victory is not proof that new york has fallen in love with socialism it s the expression of a widespread frustration with a system that many feel has stopped being fair and that frustration isn t limited to struggling families or low income voters it s spreading among the very people who on paper are supposed to be thriving the well educated ambitious professionals who have done everything right and still feel like they re running in place these are the people who checked all the boxes good schools long hours solid jobs yet they can t afford the city they helped build rents rise faster than salaries taxes eat into their paychecks homeownership feels out of reach they re not poor they re just exhausted worst of all in the supposed land of opportunity they ve stopped believing that hard work automatically leads to stability let alone success they don t want government handouts as republicans tend to assume nor do they want to burn the system down as some democrats fear what they want is a system that works again one that rewards effort and merit rather than luck inherited wealth or connections new york used to be that kind of place a city that lifted those who hustled today it seems to reward only those already at the top in electing mamdani new yorkers didn t reject capitalism they demanded that it deliver on its promises mamdani s genius was recognizing this disillusionment before anyone else and having the instincts to speak like a citizen not a career politician he didn t offer a revolution he offered recognition and that s what made him resonate with voters who had stopped trusting the system but hadn t stopped hoping for it to work in a strange way that makes mamdani an accidental echo of donald trump like trump in 2016 he gave voice to a segment of americans who felt unseen in trump s case the working class in mamdani s the frustrated middle and upper middle class both tapped into empathy and anger to deliver the same essential message the game is rigged and i m the one who will fix it trump targeted washington s swamp mamdani took aim at a city economy where even success feels unstable republicans would be mistaken to dismiss mamdani s win as just another far left aberration they should study it as political analyst lee hartley carter put it new yorkers aren t rejecting capitalism they re asking it to keep its promises they re not demanding special treatment they re asking for a fair game one more striking fact roughly 20 of new york s electorate is jewish the largest jewish community in the world outside israel and yet the city elected a candidate who has voiced strong criticism of israeli policies and what he calls the zionist establishment still according to cnn s exit polls 33 of jewish voters supported him despite open calls from israel and the mainstream press including the new york times to oppose him that tells us something about the shifting winds of american politics where skepticism toward israel s government is now emerging not just on the left but increasingly on the right as well figures like tucker carlson candace owens and joe rogan once considered pillars of the maga movement have become some of its most outspoken critics on the issue much to the discomfort of traditional christian zionists mamdani s election doesn t signal a socialist takeover of new york it signals something more profound a crisis of faith in a system that once promised upward mobility and now delivers exhaustion his victory is a warning shot to both parties people haven t stopped believing in capitalism they ve just stopped believing that it s still fair posted by s r piccoli a 10 10 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest etichette america new york us politics november 1 2025 criticizing israel is not antisemitism and heritage s kevin roberts just said so kevin roberts draws a crucial line between policy critique and bigotry restoring clarity to conservative discourse on israel in recent weeks former fox news host and now hugely popular conservative podcaster tucker carlson has been relentless in denouncing what he sees as the intolerable influence of foreign lobbies most notably the american israel public affairs committee aipac in shaping u s policy a few days ago he was sharply criticized for interviewing nick fuentes founder of the so called groyper movement which promotes an ethnonationalist vision of american identity a figure whose views on jews and the holocaust have rightly provoked outrage and condemnation there has been speculation that heritage is distancing itself from tuckercarlson over the past 24 hours i want to put that to rest right now here are my thoughts pic twitter com f8bcxbiqki kevin roberts kevinrobertstx october 30 2025 that is why it caused such a stir in conservative circles when kevin roberts president of the heritage foundation publicly defended carlson in a video posted on x last thursday roberts did more than lend support to a friend under attack he may have initiated a long awaited turning point in how the american conservative movement talks about israel and antisemitism roberts drew the outlines of a crucial distinction christians can criticize the state of israel without being antisemitic and of course antisemitism should be condemned a brief understated remark but an eloquent one for decades american conservatives have been expected to treat unconditional support for the israeli government as a moral litmus test any questioning of israeli policies or of washington s automatic alignment with them risked being branded antisemitic that accusation has often shut down honest debate and ironically trivialized genuine antisemitism by confusing it with political disagreement roberts s statement matters not only because of who said it the head of the most influential conservative think tank in america but because it signals a return to reason and common sense at a crucial moment on one hand roberts clearly rejects fuentes s vile statements affirming that antisemitism has no place in public life on the other he refuses to join the mob calling for tucker carlson to be canceled it s a combination moral clarity without hysteria that conservatism once prided itself on you may agree or disagree with tucker carlson with his tone or his questions but his opinions deserve debate not excommunication the idea that congress or the white house might be too deferential toward any foreign state israel included is not antisemitic it s a legitimate concern for national sovereignty the founding fathers themselves warned against foreign entanglements is it now forbidden to echo their wisdom let s be clear defending israel s right to exist and to defend itself is one thing equating that defense with blind approval of every action taken by its government is another a mature alliance like a mature friendship can withstand disagreement in fact it thrives on intellectual honesty that s why roberts s statement may well mark a watershed moment it reminds us that love for israel like love for any nation should be grounded in truth not fear or idolatry unfortunately some prominent conservatives have blurred that golden rule senator ted cruz for instance recently told tucker carlson as a christian i was taught by the bible that those who bless israel will be blessed and those who curse israel will be cursed adding that of course he would rather be on the side of blessing there is no doubt that senator cruz spoke with sincere faith yet his interpretation loosely and poorly drawn from genesis 12 3 has too often been elevated to a general rule that christians are biblically commanded to support the modern state of israel theologically speaking however this confuses the spiritual israel of scripture with the modern nation state god s covenant is not a mutual defense pact and divine blessing cannot be reduced to foreign policy to suggest otherwise risks turning faith into geopolitics and elevating earthly governments above divine truth carlson and others have rightly pushed back against this quasi religious absolutism it s not about rejecting israel it s about rejecting the notion that criticizing israel amounts to apostasy there is a profound difference between loving the jewish people as every christian is called to do and suspending moral judgment over the political actions of a nation state confusing the two serves neither side roberts s project esther launched to combat genuine antisemitism demonstrates that moral vigilance need not come at the expense of free expression precisely because antisemitism is abhorrent we must preserve the integrity of the term not dilute it by applying it to anyone who dares to question benjamin netanyahu or the idf when everything becomes antisemitism nothing truly is moreover uncritical alignment with any foreign capital be it jerusalem kyiv or brussels undermines the very sovereignty conservatives claim to defend america s friendship with israel should rest on shared values and mutual respect not on emotional blackmail or theological confusion that friendship is strongest when both nations can speak honestly as equals roberts s unexpected defense of tucker carlson has reopened a door that in america had long been sealed by fear fear of being misunderstood misquoted or smeared true courage today lies not only in denouncing hatred of israel which is real 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