Faith in God is the answer to the identity crisis
Part 5: We are loved by God, why should we think of ourselves as victims?
I am concerned by the hollow brittleness promoted by identity ideology – and this is in such contrast with the resilient, robust joy and peace promoted by the faithful worldview. There seems to be a terrible loss of the individual person in identity ideology, in favour of gaining value through the categories of person that you belong to. And, again, this value through categorisation only seems to operate in conflict against those who are understood to be denigrating your value – rather than the love of God which always affirms your value – and the value of others too. The negative aspect of this secular way of affirming identity is expressed in the way that the positive, life-enhancing qualities of who you are seem to be lost through the concept of victimisation. So, even those positives that could be gained through celebrating all races, through the appreciation of female and male, through valuing the actual positive values of the person rather than being blinded by their status in the world, all these positives are often submerged through the conflict of condemning those who are deemed to oppress you. Victimisation seems to be one of the key concepts of modern society, with many revelling in their degree of proclaimed victimhood – as though the affirmation of their self-worth comes from how many layers of oppression they are thought to be under – rather than being affirmed because all qualities of all individuals can be taken up, transformed and united by the love of God for all.
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