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RJ Rushdoony Faith for All of Life November/December 2005 Publisher & Chalcedon President Rev. Mark R. Rushdoony Chalcedon Vice-President Martin Selbrede Elitism ....................................... 2 A Christian Perspective R.J. Rushdoony on the Federal Reserve ............. 18 Editor Timothy Terrell Rev. Christopher J. Ortiz The Critical Patriot ................... 4 Managing Editor Mark R. Rushdoony The Dumbing Down Susan Burns of America ............................... 20 The Christian and Contributing Editor Samuel L. Blumenfeld Lee Duigon Conspiracy Theory .................... 6 Christopher J. Ortiz An Evolving Police/ Chalcedon Founder Surveillance State? ................... 23 Rev. R. J. Rushdoony The Death of the Tom Rose (1916-2001) New World Order .................... 11 was the founder of Chalcedon and a leading theologian, church/ Larry Abraham Leave Us Alone ........................ 26 state expert, and author of numer- Rick Williams ous works on the application of Neoconservatism vs. Biblical Law to society. Christian Reconstruction ........ 13 Unto Caesar and God: Gary North Biblical Principles of Christian Receiving Faith for All of Life: This mag- Resistance ................................ 28 azine will be sent to those who request How We Measure Success ....... 15 it. At least once a year we ask that you Roger Schultz return a response card if you wish to Martin Selbrede remain on the mailing list. Contributors Product Catalog ....................... 34 are kept on our mailing list. Suggested Donation: $35 per year ($45 for all foreign — U.S. funds only). Tax-deduct- ible contributions may be made out to Chalcedon and mailed to P.O. Box 158, Year-end Sale! 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It provides a forum for views in accord with a relevant, active, historic Christianity, though those views may on occasion differ somewhat contact Rebecca Rouse. from Chalcedon’s and from each other. Chalcedon depends on the contributions of its readers, and all gifts to Chalcedon are Contact her at (209) 736-4365 ext. 10 tax-deductible. ©2005 Chalcedon. All rights reserved. Permission to reprint granted on written request only. Editorial Board: Rev. Mark R. Rushdoony, President/Editor-in-Chief; Chris Ortiz, Editor; Susan Burns, Managing Editor and Executive Assistant. or [email protected] Chalcedon, P.O. Box 158, Vallecito, CA 95251, Telephone Circulation (8a.m. - 4p.m., Pacific): (209) 736-4365 or Fax (209) 736-0536; email: [email protected]; www.chalcedon.edu; Circulation:Rebecca Rouse. Founder’s Column R.J. Rushdoony Elitism (Reprinted from The Roots of Reconstruction [Vallecito, CA: Ross House Books, 1991], 298-302). t is a significant fact that Karl Marx be abolished, and childbearing must be any true sense if society is served and Ichampioned equalitarianism while regulated and strictly controlled. flourishes; to seek happiness in separa- being an elitist. The two go together. But this is not all. Basic to the ideal tion from the goals of society is subver- Honest men know the limitations of all “republic” or elitist state is the state con- sive and is not true joy. Hence in the men and that equality and inequality trol of all education. This means also the Soviet state, the workman who surpasses are myths. They are essentially math- control of books, music, and popular the work goals is the happy man, be- ematical terms which cannot do justice entertainment. cause he sees his good and joy in terms to the diversity of life. You and I may Later elitists refined the controls. Sir of social goals. Fourth, man is a rational excel in doing certain things and feel Thomas More, one of the uglier figures being who can become more systemati- totally incompetent in other areas. A of the renaissance era, a man who lived cally rational. Society will flourish as man can be a mathematical genius and badly but died well, added to Plato’s reason and science flourish. Hence, the also incompetent in simple household communism the control of money. philosopher-kings, as reason incarnate, repairs. If we were all equal, we would Gold should be used only for making must guide the state and the masses into all be omnicompetent and would not slave chains and chamber pots. Lenin the life of reason. The implication in all need each other. This is why equalitar- was pleased with the latter part of this such elitist orders is that submission to ian regimes are so murderous: they see plan by More and adopted it. Much the state and its elite is submission to all men as readily replaceable and readily later, Edward Bellamy, in Looking Back- pure reason, and revolt against the elite disposable, except for the elite few, the ward (1888), wanted state-issued credit is irrationalism. philosopher-kings. cards to replace money. (This would Thus, in every elitist social order, enable the state to starve dissidents into the elite holds this as a fixed premise: Plato’s Republic submission.) think as we do, and you are a sane and The great sourcebook for elitism is Chad Walsh, in From Utopia to rational man; if you disagree with us, Plato’s Republic. Its doctrine of justice is Nightmare (1962), cited the principle you are a social deviate with a serious humanistic to the core: “Everyone ought articles of faith held by utopians. Four mental problem. to perform the one function in the com- of these are of concern to us. First, man munity for which his nature best suited is basically good. The doctrine of origi- Rule by Elitists him. Well, I believe that principle, or nal sin is anathema to elitists, because Almost all nations are now ruled by some form of it, is justice.” This justice it places all men on common ground elitists. When men depart from Chris- means that society must be ruled by before God; it is perhaps the only valid tianity, they abandon hierarchy, which philosopher-kings. Under them are the form of equalitarianism. Second, man means sacred rule in terms of God’s law- guardians: soldiers and public officials. is plastic man; he has no fixed nature word, for man’s rule by elitists. These Most people must make up the masses; and can be readily molded to suit the elitist rulers have more in common with they are the slaves, and their virtue must goals of the philosopher-kings. The another than with their own peoples. be temperance, meaning self-restraint doctrine of evolution is an elitist myth Elitists love elitists, or at the least prefer and obedience. which “vindicates” the elitist worldview. them. Our elitists in the United States For such a “republic” to work, It means that the elite can remake man have made us allies in effect of Red Plato felt that two factors which make and the world after their image. Much China and the Soviet Union, but not of for individualism had to go: property science is devoted to such goals. Third, the Republic of South Africa. Although and the family. Private property must individual happiness is only possible in the R.S.A. has many points in common 2 Faith for All of Life November/December 2005 Faith for All of Life with them, economic controls for one, Recently, on a trip, one earnest person, professors tend to look down on those it still smacks too much of the old order who knew the Bible well, asked me in students who intend to be pastors; of Europe and must be destroyed. Red some bewilderment, “I know my Bible, the favored students are the potential China has the world’s most murderous I know Jesus Christ is my Lord and professors. For them, religion often is abortion laws, and extensive state-cre- Savior, and I try to live by God’s word, something to dissect and discuss, not ated famine, but no one proposes dis- but what are these principles our school marching orders from the Lord God. investments in Red China, except a few principal keeps talking about?” Neither For this reason, most seminaries tend to students. The Soviet Union has its slave Christ nor the Bible can be reduced to a do their students more harm than good. labor camps and planned genocide, but Greek abstraction or principle: there is It is of significance that today the fastest where are the demands for disinvest- never anything abstract about Scripture. growing churches are those which do ments in the USSR? Theft, murder, adultery, false witness not require seminary training. Elitists love other elitists; they pro- and more are forbidden, not because Colleges and universities are schools fess to love the masses and are militant of some abstract principle, but because of elitists. They are hostile often to true equalitarians in legislation and snobs God says so. Tithing is required, the scholars as well as to most students. The in person. The elitist loves “exclusive” Sabbath rest is mandatory, and short theory held by intellectuals is that their places; he will patronize with delight tem debt and more is the law of God, intelligence sets them apart and makes a fine restaurant if few know about it, not because of some abstract principle, them distinctive.
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