Kraynak Analysis

Kraynak was very doubtful that the idea of human rights and Christian faith were congruent. His second problem of discussion was whether or not the Christian faith is compatible with democracy. There is nowhere in the Bible that God condones one form of government over another. “Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right” (1 Peter 2:13-14). This passage means to be respectful of whatever government is in place as long as that government does not claim a higher power over God. This could be government characterized as a monarchy, aristocracy, democracy, oligarchy, etc. It doesn’t matter which form of government it

Democracy is about eradicating hierarchies of power and citizens. Kraynak argues that “… hierarchies of a certain kind are absolutely necessary for spiritual life because hierarchies elevate the soul above mundane concerns and provide institutional support for transcendent goods and higher culture (Kraynak),” The Christian faith believes in universal love, but not in accepting all lifestyles as valid and moral. While democracy typically rescues society from a dictatorship or tyranny that imposes its own standard of moral code, democracy can also be responsible for imposing a sense of “social tyranny”. Democracy tends to favor the majority, but unfortunately the Christian beliefs system and their standard of morals is rarely the majority. Instead the common man seems to have a derogative sense of cultural that invades his decision making in a democracy. This derogative sense of culture will lead to the eradication of practices and morals that are sacred to the Christian belief. Despite what current society might think, abiding by Christian beliefs does not mean sitting idly by while immoral lifestyles are considered the societal