Kwan-Yin Versus Christ

In “Kwan-Yin Versus Christ,” Rushdoony contrasts Biblical Christianity with the relativistic, equalitarian impulse he traces to Eastern religions, arguing that modern socialism and progressive lawlessness flow from a worldview that denies absolute distinctions between good and evil. He presents Kwan-yin’s refusal to enter paradise until all are included as the logical symbol of total inclusivism, a mercy that ultimately abolishes justice by treating righteousness and criminality as morally equivalent. This mindset, he contends, has deeply shaped Western liberalism, weakening Biblical law, elevating the rights of criminals over the protection of the innocent, and producing social breakdown rather than compassion. The issue, therefore, is not political technique or voting strategy but a religious choice between relativism and Biblical absolutes: either Christ, with His unchanging law and real justice, or Kwan-yin’s sentimental democracy of good and evil, which promises heaven but delivers hell.