We who are considered baby boomers have seen in our own lifetime the abandonment of religious values in the determination of our cultural values. The second of the Ten Commandments actually expands on the first Commandment by stating that not only should you have no other God placed before the one true God, but that furthermore, […]
Category: Politics
Warning Signs of Cultural Decay – Abandoning God
Leading the warning signs of cultural decay is when a people begin to abandon God in their societal traditions. The first of the Ten Commandments tells us ““I am the Lord your God, . . . You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:2-3 NIV). Jesus expanded on this in Matthew when he was asked which […]
Warning Signs of Cultural Decay – Introduction
In Exodus (20:1-17) and in Deuteronomy (5:4-21) we read the Ten Commandments God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. These were commands given to the nation of Israel to provide an ethical foundation for their lives, and their worship of God. They were given so that Israel could maintain their covenant relationship with God. “The commandments were no […]
Cultural Decay – Who’s To Blame
If we are in cultural decline, which I believe we are, it cannot be solely blamed on current events. Nor can it be blamed on one person, such as the President. The truth is that current events are the result of cultural decline, not its cause. The frantic pace of new technologies has only served to accelerate the […]
Cultural Decay
I believe that the Kavanaugh hearing was an example of the cultural decay that has reached to the top levels of our society. It is obvious to me and others that it was more important to to win at all costs than it was to discover the truth. There was no compunction for causing emotional pain to […]
Why I Care
America’s greatness was founded and is continually strengthened by Judeo-Christian traditions. When those traditions are ignored or completely rejected the exceptional greatness of American culture is at risk. Increasingly we are a nation no longer guided by moral or religious values. As I wrote in a previous blog entry: “We are in a state of […]
The Secular Concept of Moral (un)Certainty and the Christian Answer
Introduction A philosophy of life which best describes the moral character of the hippie culture in the 1960s is summed up in the phrase, “if it feels good do it.” Of course this was not a new concept, but this philosophy flourished in the hippie era. They saw this as the most natural way to […]
Gaslighting – A Serious and Irresponsible Allegation
Recently I was made aware of an article written by someone who claims she has been gaslighted by her church. This article begins with the author’s claiming “I don’t sleep through the night anymore. I suffer from near daily panic attacks and almost constant anxiety. The source of my joy, my security and my identity […]
Stand in the Gap
Whenever presidential election years arrive most of us can hardly wait until election day comes so that we no longer have to listen to political ads and supposed news reports that purport to tell us this failings and deceit of the members of one political party or the other. This year seems to be particularly nasty. Many […]