James Hirsen huffed in a Dec. 5 Newsmax column:
Moral relativism is a philosophical construct in which there are no objective moral truths.
There are only subjective truths that are shaped by a society’s hierarchy of authority, cultural norms, and myriad feelings on the part of its individual members.
We need to learn about moral relativism’s background and the manner in which the construct has in a major way insidiously supplanted our nation’s long-standing moral framework.
Additionally, we cannot even begin to study these aspects without also studying in-depth the danger that moral relativism continues to pose for our society — globally.
Hirsen won’t, however, tell about his personal experience with moral relativism. We’ve documented how he was a longtime defender of Mel Gibson at Newsmax — even after his notorious anti-Semitic tirades — while failing to disclose that not only was he a close friend of Gibson, he ran an organization linked to an ultraconservative Catholic sect run by Gibson’s father. Hirsen also touted the supposed right-wing Catholic conversion of Shia LeBeouf; that conversion apparently didn’t last long, given that he was spotted last month in the lobby of a hotel in Rome wearing only his underwear asking for a light for his cigarette, and he also got into a fight at a New Orleans bar while hurling homophobic slurs, which he blamed on having “small man complex.” (He also ignored that LeBeouf had been accused of sexual assault and much more by an ex-girlfriend.) And he pines for the days of Hollywood censorship via the Hays code.
So, what was it you were saying about moral relativism, Jim?
Western civilization was built on the conviction that certain truths are self-evident; that human beings are created equal in dignity, not outcome; that rights come from God rather than government’s whim; and that marriage and family are society’s cornerstones.
Many have abandoned these shared principles in favor of the shifting sands of “my own truth.” But a society that cannot agree on what is virtue and vice is one that is hurtling toward collapse.
What’s the antidote to moral relativism? Well, for starters, cooler heads, clearer thinking, and caring attitudes.
If our nation is ever to regain its moral footing, it is essential that our society return to the values that carried us through for centuries.
But here’s the catch. In order for this to occur, our people have to really want it.
The question is, do enough of us?
The answer determines our destiny.
Hirsen has yet to apologize for his association with Gibson and LeBeouf.