The West's War on Christianity & Its Unintended Consequences

From Totus Catholica

For more than a century, the most powerful governments in the West set out to remove Christianity from public life. It keeps failing. In France, adult baptisms are breaking records. In Britain, church attendance is climbing among the young. In America, the long decline has levelled off. The ratchet turned out not to be a ratchet. The pattern is as old as Exodus 1;12: the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread. Pharaoh prefigures every power that tries to stamp out the people of God. The bush burns but is not consumed. Tertullian watched Roman executions multiply believers and told the authorities plainly in 197 AD: the blood of Christians is seed. Augustine gave the reason in one sentence: you have made us for yourself and our heart is restless until it rests in you. You can ban the institutions of faith but you cannot legislate away the restlessness that produced them. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Secular Project That Keeps Failing 1:32 The Stakes: Is the Desire for God Built In? 2:08 Exodus 1:12 and the Pattern of Multiplication 2:49 The Burning Bush and the People of God 3:08 Kahal, Ecclesia, and the Continuous Assembly 3:39 Acts of the Apostles: Persecution as Engine of Spread 3:52 John 12:24 and the Grain of Wheat 4:10 Tertullian and the Blood of Christians as Seed 4:42 Augustine and CCC 27: The Desire for God 5:25 France, Britain, and America: The Data 6:43 Protestant Objection: Matthew 16:18 7:07 Jewish Objection: The Maccabees Came First 🌍 Website: https://totuscatholica.org/ 📿 Rosary Guide: https://totuscatholica.org/rosary ✉️ Contact: https://totuscatholica.org/contact 🔍 Examination of Conscience: https://catholicexaminationofconscien... 📚 Free eBooks: https://buymeacoffee.com/totuscatholi... 👥 Become a Totus Insider: https://buymeacoffee.com/totuscatholi...