Liberal Logic

 

Does that meme bother you? The message it conveys bothered me, as I imagine it does a lot of us. The senseless truth of the message is a morality issue, one facing the nation today. It is but one issue that has diminished the morality of our country, one among many which is threatening the spiritual fiber of this nation.

Why is this happening? I will offer that complacency on the part of many of us is one of the causes. We have allowed ourselves to become numbed by a progression of morality watering down events of many years, starting with the removal of scripture reading in the classrooms in 1963 as a result of a Supreme Court ruling in favor of Madalyn Murray O’hare, the atheist activist. In many ways we have “caved in”, saying “oh well, what can I do about it?”

Complacency is a form of a soul and heart wrecking cancer. It grows slowly and steadily, robbing us of our spiritual vibrancy. One of the results is 15 year old girls being allowed to get abortions without their parents consent, even though they have to get their parents’ permission to take aspirin at school. It’s upside down isn’t it?

What can we, as parents, do? The first thing is to realize that if you roll over, you have rolled over—you have given up. That is complacency. Here are some suggestions:

·         Dare to be different. Get angry and vocal about such issues.

·         Get actively indignant about issues that are spiritually and morally wrong.

·         Don’t keep it inside. Share your feelings and beliefs with others.

·         Pray for “sane” leadership and actively seek and promote morally sound candidates for local offices. Strong politics always starts at the bottom levels.

·         Insist that your family not “cave in”, talk about the issues from a spiritual context.

·         Wear your values on your sleeves. Does it really matter what others think?

It is really all about taking personal responsibility. It becomes a one by one, by one, process of people having enough, of people getting angry about moral issues.

Bottom Line Thought: If your 15 year old daughter came home to tell you she had had an abortion without your knowledge, would that be okay with you?