America's Downfall
By Rob Hood (03/06/06)
America today is much different than the America we had years ago. The America that I speak of was the moral country that did not let socialism and politics from another culture interfere with our own belief system. Since the early 1960s America has been headed downward. Everything is in a mess because of socialistic thinking. One generation almost destroyed morality and common sense, but since the Reagan era, it has made an astonishing comeback.
The things that I talk about is modern day liberalism and socialism. It was the liberals who wanted us to be more like Europe in that we would ban guns, make abortion legal, create a society where girls and boys were exactly identical instead of unique, made evolution top educational priority, and on top of it all, declared war on traditional Christianity and everything it stood for.
The ACLU is one culprit that I simply have no sympathy for. They have done more than enough to earn them the Anti-Christ of the Century award in my book. Recently the ACLU has really ticked me off to the point that I simply wish they would go bankrupt and fade from history. The act that I speak of involves the Gideons International which is one of the oldest traditional professional men's organizations in America. They distribute Bibles to hospitals, hotels, churches, military facilities, missions groups, and schools.
I remember when I was in fifth grade, the Gideons came to my school and handed every child a little red testament. It was once a common scene to see these volunteers giving our FREE Bibles almost anywhere. They have made a significant impact on many people all over the world, not just here in America. What made me so angry was the ACLU is seeking to ban the Gideons from handing out Bibles at schools(http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=231330&c=87). I take this personally because I personally know a few Gideon volunteers and at one time thought about becoming one myself. I financially support this organization with my hard earned money and every penny that they collect goes to distributing Bibles for FREE! All the men who do this are VOLUNTEERS!
It's one thing when the ACLU and their left wing counter culture followers try to destroy Christmas and Easter, but when they start saying that Bible distribution to children is to be banned, I get alarmed. The only thing that needs to be banned here is the existence of the ACLU!
The ACLU has long been the part of the downfall of this great land we live in. The "hippies" from the 1960s era didn't help much either by using their "if it feels good, do it" attitude. I realize that many of them have been saved and have changed from that time, but some leftovers like the radical feminists and the Michael Moore wannabes are still trying to destroy morality and ethical standards in this country.
The fact of the matter is that there is an absolute truth. There is an absolute good and an absolute evil. These differences are distinctly made in the Bible. There are those that wish that "religious" people would just leave their religion in church, but we can't do that. We are charged by the blood of Christ in The Great Commission to go out into the world and proclaim the gospel. This is exactly what the Gideons are doing and now the ACLU wants to stand against the decree of Christ by banning what Christ told us we should do?
The other thing that really bothers me is that morality is trying to make a comeback, but the left tries to destroy it by all means. Hollywood in all their glory and splendor have sank to a new low by producing pro-gay movies in a pathetic and hopefully failed attempt to convert people to their secular way of thinking. Even Willie Nelson has been moved by the gay rights movement with his new song. Every time we hear this song on the radio we should call in and request a song on Alan Jackson's new gospel album. Maybe that will even the odds a little bit and get people to realize that we live in reality where there is a God that not only loves us, but also wants us to love Him back. The way of the ACLU and the left is certainly not a good starting point though.
Hollywood has gone overboard with their advertised sin. Almost any show even on the local networks, contain something sexual or a dirty theme in them. Can't they go thirty minute without saying something nasty? Whatever happened to shows like Andy Griffith, The Munsters, Leave It to Beaver, etc. Produces are failing to produce good quality shows with a moral family theme anymore becuase thye have lost sight of what the traditional family really is all about.
I admit that the left have some legitimate concerns like healthcare, environment, civil rights, women's rights, and other issues, but the WAY that they go about conducting the "solutions" to these issues is what I disagree with. You don't ban Bible distribution and abstinence education! The one thing America could use right now is a large dose of the Holy Spirit to convict people of what they are doing to themselves and to the country. We, on the right, can help fight this battle. We won;t do it with guns and bombs like some religions, but we can do it through prayer, court, voting, and peaceful means and more importantly we can make the difference by supporting organizations like Annie Armstrong, The Gideons, and The International Mission Board who work daily in sometimes hostile environments to reach out to a lost and dying world.
Anyone wanting to support the Gideons on this issue can contact them at their website: www.gideons.org
RESOURCES:
Willie Nelson and America's Decadent Music Industry"
http://michaelwestfall.tripod.com/id59.html
The Secularization of America
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/adams/060224
ACLU seeks to ban distribution of Bible to school children
http://www.joplinglobe.com/story.php?story_id=231330&c=87
The “gaying” of American entertainment
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/10240/CFI/misc/index.htm
(Printer friendly version) Email: Rob Hood
