Edmund Burke Views On Society Analysis

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The View on Society. When taking a look at modern politics, I see very few differences today compared to the 1600’s. For example, when it comes to arguments based on citizens’ rights, the separation of church and state, the importance of a biblical foundation, I agreed more with Burke because he valued tradition. “People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.” (Burke. 29) I identify with Burke’s teaching because he valued the past and emphasized biblical authority, while Paine practiced a deist philosophy and affirmed a progressive approach which destroys any foundation for government. As I began to read through the assigned readings, I found that the quote to be very beneficial to how …show more content…
For example, when Edmund Burke brought to light the idea of the house, he highlighted the idea by comparing the government to a building. By moving on from a situation by going back into the past to pay attention to successful ancestors to see how they might have dealt with the situation. Burke speaks about recreating the walls of the constitution while keeping the foundation of the constitution in check. This idea can work with many situations, not being limited to a home or constitution. If we do not have a solid foundation from the beginning our entire life will become misinformed. Paine on the other hand, would not appreciate how Burke described the idea of the house, he would think the key to rebuilding a damaged house would be to destroy the house completely while starting over with a clean slate. This idea is very confusing. Would you rebuild a home if there was a damaged window, or would you just replace the window? What is the point in putting in all of that work to build a home if when the first storm comes you wipe out the home completely, foundation and all? If this is how Paine would describe the government I want nothing to do with his ideology. We need a strong, wind resistant backbone holding our government afloat, which brings me to the second topic on how the government should handle a higher power, such as the …show more content…
That is to encourage the church to act as the backbone of the society. While Encompassing the church with government this will set into motion the idea of a higher power while setting a moral compass that the citizens, of said society, are instructed to obey. The church should also play a strong role in how education is played out. For example private Christian schools today, with Bethel playing a role in higher education, has set that as an example. When a society incorporates church with education this will teach our future offspring what the church is how we are to worship our everlasting God. As a society presses the idea of molding the two powers of Religion and Government this will put a stamp on social order. This practice will require citizens to believe in a form of religion that may not be their cup of tea, which we as a society will strive to show the people who struggle with believing in a higher power that is Jesus Christ. This ideology may have some civil discrepancies, but in the end, the main idea is beneficial. On the other hand, Paine would strictly remove himself from the acceptance of church and state. He stands behind the idea of a strong separation of the two powers. He lists multiple churches such a Jewish, Roman, Greek, Turkish, or Protestant church. Where he debunks their authority by comparing the churches to his own mind, he makes the statement
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