I now want to examine a second major feature of Western civilization that derives from Christianity. This is what philosopher Charles Taylor calls the 'affirmation of ordinary life.' It is the simple idea that ordinary people are fallible, and yet these fallible people matter. In this view, society should organize itself in order to meet their everyday concerns, which are elevated into a kind of spiritual framework. The nuclear family, the idea of limited government, the Western concept of the rule of law, and our culture's high emphasis on the relief of suffering all derive from this basic Christian understanding of the dignity of fallible human beings. . Dinesh DSouza
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This quote is about how the society of Western civilization is built around the Christian religion. The Western civilization believes that everyone belongs to God, they are all the same, and that everyone has the right to live a happy life. This quote also talks about how they believe that their government is very small and limited. They believe that if their government gets large, it will become corrupt and the people will lose faith in it.

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