Multicultural left on the defensive

Multicultural left on the defensive

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris, NewBostonPost Editor Jennifer C. Braceras penned an opinion piece laying out the failures of multiculturalism as a policy in Western democracies. Multiculturalism is a deliberate effort to discourage immigrants from assimilating to the culture of the country to which they emigrated. Although the original intent of this policy was designed to protect the sensitivities of the immigrant population, it has resulted at best in segregated societies and at worst towns and neighborhoods that are crime-riddled terrorist breeding grounds where police are afraid to enter.

As Braceras's column correctly noted, in many Western nations, multicultural policies have created segregated ethnic enclaves that have become incubators of radical Islam. It is a real and genuine problem – one that has been identified by European heads of state, including British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Can the Rule of Law survive without faith?
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Can the Rule of Law survive without faith?

Rob McFarland

Law, not faith, is our nation's shared narrative. We are a nation of laws, not of any particular religious creed. The Constitution of the United States provides the framework for peace, order, common defense, and liberty for the people of the United States. The Bill of Rights prohibits Congress from establishing a national church.  There is no test of faith for citizenship. We are not a Christian nation.

These were the central points of my first two posts on this blog. These points are not novel. Indeed, they are rather simple observations regarding the American experiment. As Hamilton explained in Federalist No. 1, the framers agreed to establish a secular government purposefully by "reflection and choice" rather than "accident and force." Many of the framers were Christians. Nevertheless, they built a secular government supported by the Rule of Law rather than raw power.

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