During some idle time the other day I was musing about the philosophical distinctions between Judaism and Christianity (yes, I spend my idle time thinking about these things). Obviously there are several such differences, but the source of all of them strikes me as this: Judaism is outwardly focused, while Christianity is inwardly focused. Judaism requires one to follow elaborate rituals and strive to improve the world. Christianity rejects legalism as insufficient to achieving spiritual health; instead, Christianity focuses on overcoming sin in oneself, not removing it from the world, which is fallen and ruled by the prince of darkness.
Surely I'm biased, but I prefer the Christian approach because it does make the world a better place in an indirect manner. The historical record is irrefutable as to the blessings of Christendom, plus I would much rather live in a world filled by people who are internally focused and care about being decent and righteous in their own lives, than to live in a world filled by unreflective busybodies and buttinskies who cannot mind their own affairs. If more people would remove the beam from their own eyes rather than scorn the mote in everyone else's, the world would be a far better place (though I'm fully aware that many people calling themselves Christians do not operate this way.)
With this in mind, I've decided to focus my energy more on my own life and less on the chaos that the world is falling into. The (imminent) publication of my third book Unlawful Government: Societal Collapse will be my last major effort at outward polemics for a while, though I will continue to make occasional commentary here and fight the good fight whenever it comes my way.
The world needs more people of dignity, responsibility, and principle. That is the person I will dedicate myself to being, while also enjoying life as my own boss with many good years still ahead.
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