divided & conquered
Discussion
This event reveals the consequences of a culture that has abandoned the classical understanding of natural law and divine sovereignty in favor of purely secular political categories.
When earthly power becomes the highest court of appeal, violence becomes inevitable because there exists no shared standard by which to adjudicate fundamental disagreements. The path forward requires citizens who recognize that civil government, while necessary, derives its legitimacy from sources beyond itself and that true patriotism sometimes demands principled resistance to popular political currents.