John Horvat II on the Return of the Absent "Clockmaker"

"At a certain point in modern times, it was decided that God, the Creator of heaven and earth, should stay out of the business of running the world he created. Supposedly, men could do it much better without him.

"All this was done, mind you, with a certain amount of tact and propriety so as not to overly offend God or those who believed in him. It was decided that God would be given the title of the maker of a clock, where the clock was a great mechanical universe. As 'clockmaker,' all God had to do was wind up the original clock and leave. Men would take over from there.

"That is what happened at the dawn of modern times. All were suddenly consumed with the frenzied action of the Industrial Revolution. Progress and technology were installed upon God's empty throne and people everywhere worked to transform the world by constructing huge networks of big machines and devices that would control and conquer the nature God had created. Soon giant systems, huge factories and management practices churned out an astounding array of abundant goods and services as never seen before. People looked upon what they had done and proclaimed that the future would permit unlimited growth and happiness."

In a recent commentary, writer John Horvat II, vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, reflected on the brokenness that occurs when people depend too much on technology and other modern systems instead of keeping all things in their rightful place in relationship to God.

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Crisis Magazine: The Return of the Absent Clockmaker (23 MAR 16)