Here are twelve of the commonest forms of this objection, the odium of elitism, with answers to each. The most serious challenge for Christianity today isn't one of the other great religions of the world, such as Islam or Buddhism. Nor is it simple atheism, which has no depth, no mass appeal, no staying power. Rather, it's a religion most of us think is dead. That religion is paganism - and it is very much alive.
Paganism is simply the natural gravity of the human spirit, the line of least resistance.
Wilde s flamboyance and eccentricity raise even more questions when contrasted to his lifelong fascination and struggle with Catholicism, and to its influence on his work. Email This Article Homeschooling - James Hitchcock Beginning in the 1960 s, there has come to be a growing number of parents who deeply mistrust the established educational systems, public and private, and are thrown back on their own resources. If those who educate their children at home do not have all the answers, they are at least asking the necessary questions. But tell him it s because you want her to know the Good, the True and the Beautiful, and to fall personally and passionately in love with Christ and His Church, and you will get the same old vacant stare. That s the real point of Catholic home schooling, and the cultural gurus are still missing it.