Standing in the Face of Evil

By now you've no doubt heard about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Few figures in American politics today have earned as much revile as the late Justice, especially on the social issues that he openly and proudly used his faith convictions and strict Constitutionalism as his guide. Scalia was the kind of judge that didn't care what partisans thought of his decisions. He made enemies in both political parties frequently and didn't seem bothered by angry words hurled his way. Frequently I disagreed with his decisions, especially his support of Citizens United. But he was a man of principles, even if those principles didn't always agree with the fashions and political trends of the day.

When Osama Bin Laden died the political Left didn't celebrate other than the implications for President Obama's re-election. Some conservatives did but the sense was that a dark chapter in American history had come to an end. The response seemed measured.

I found out about Antonin Scalia's passing through my Facebook feed. Friends of mine were cheering for his death, including friends that I had until then held in high regard. The behavior can only be described a ghoulish, especially among many supposed Christians. The response to his death was the starkest reminder of why I thank Christ I became Catholic and left the religion of progressivism behind. It is an immoral system that enables the celebration of the death of those whom we disagree with because it is an absolutist political ideology that places the needs of the collective above everything else.

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Progressives cheered when businesses were shuttered when those businesses stood on Christian principles and refused to participate in same sex 'marriages' even though Muslim businesses refused to do the same and were NEVER held accountable. Progressives have a particular hatred of Christianity above other religions, which says volumes about the source of its ideology. I am more convinced now than ever before that no Christian can be a progressive. To do so is to hold two contradictory positions.

The political implications cannot be ignored. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has already implied that no nominee of President Obama's is going to move forward. I wonder about the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who have also implied that they will be forced to cease providing hospice care if they are forced to provide contraceptives against the religious convictions. These are the things progressives cheer: tyranny in support of the collective.

The darkness of my past political convictions are clear to me now. I'd like to think that I wouldn't have cheered for the death of Scalia but frankly I can't be sure. Now I am disgusted with many of my supposed friends and associates, with whom I doubt I can even look at without turning away. The passing of a human life should lead to a moment of silence. The standard used to be that even the political opponents of a public figure who died would sing their praises. Obviously those days are behind us now.

God help America.