Thursday, April 3, 2008

Truth Decay

Im reading a book by Steve Hale, good name :), entitled "Truth Decay". Its a book that speaks on the state of emergency that the United States is in right now. I've just started reading it, but it so hits the nail on the head of how our "unsinkable" country has hit an iceberge. Our country has taken truth and exchanged it for a lie. If we look at Romans 1 we see a complete description of the state of our country. Romans 1:18 "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness..." Well, how and when did this happen? Truth Decay states that "any discussion of America's moral freefall cannot ignore the turbulent decade of the 1960's." (pg. 26) In 1962 the United States Supreme Court ruled that leading prayer in our public schools was now illegal and unconstitutional. May I interject a "WHAT THE HECK?!" The law of the land is going to tell me that its ILLEGAL to lead a prayer at school? Check this, the next year the court outlawed the reading of the Bible in our schools, and then in '65 it ruled it illegal, ILLEGAL NOW, follow me- dont miss this, it ruled it illegal to verbally pray over your meal in a school cafeteria! Steve states in his book that the ACLU and other liberal organizations would say, " You cannot legislate morality, so you Christians need to stay out of the political proccess." Listen to this, ACLU says, "Hibernate in your little cell groups and musty sanctuaries, but don't get involved in politics becuase morality is not something that can be legislated." I believe, as Steve says, morality is the only thing that CAN be legislated. So who's morality will it be? So we go from that to a picture of what our schools now look like. Prayer is banned, but a teacher can however teach a nine year old how to have anal sex in vivid detail. Little children are NOT allowed to read bibles aloud in school, but they can however be forced to read and learn about the use of condoms! How has our country go from glory to shame. We have forgotten the law of God. Dont believe me? A talk show host went to the streets to test some college students on their biblical IQ. He asked one, "What is one of the Ten Commandments?", the young lady replied, "Freedom of Speech." To another he instructed, "Finish this sentence: Let he who is without sin..." The guy replied, "Have a good time." To another, "Who, according to the Bible, was eaten by a whale?" The young woman's confident answer, "Pinocchio." I believe we have lost it. This truly sickens me. We have become what Romans 1:28 states, "... since they did not think it worthwile to retain the knowlegedof God, he gave them over to a depraved mind..." 29 "They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossipers, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are sensless, faithless, heartless, ruthless." Here is the really sad part, because if some of you out there were reading this you would probably laught at me, and all this letter has said so far. 32 "Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." You can get a sence the spiritual meter by what the nation laughs at. Ever seen the show "Family Guy"? Ive heard some who say they are Christians state that this show is halarious. I ask them what they think of the sladerous way the show dipicts God, Christ and Christianity. They simply state, "Well, at least they are fair and balanced and hit every religion the same, thats what I like about it." Wow...

2 comments:

Unknown said...

You're awesome.

oandbc said...

Wow! So much passion! Thanks for sharing. You have given much to pray about and much to speak out about.
It's only in abiding in Christ that we can affect the world around us!
Opal