American Morality – A Study in the Lesser of Two Evils
By Michael Bresciani (07/02/06)
Starting out in the twenty first century has to be harder for the young
than in any previous time in history. Young people have far more choices
to make but most of them are simply deciding between the lesser of two
evils.
Evangelist Vance Havner told the story of a boy who brought home a
watermelon he had stolen from his neighbor’s farm and proudly showed it to
his parents. They knew he had stolen the watermelon but after looking it
over for a moment all his parents had to say to their son was… “Don’t get
any more of them because you don’t know what they have been sprayed with.”
The parents knowing the unseen poison on the watermelon might make their
son sick or even worse could kill him gave him what seems like a concerned
warning. They ignored the command of God, “thou shalt not steal” and the
concomitant effects of stealing that result from ignoring that
commandment. Could the boy get sick from stealing? I can hear a line from
a beautiful traditional hymn “There is a Balm in Gilead, to heal the sin
sick soul.” I can also hear the warning of God from Romans 6:23…”the wages
of sin is death” The parents were concerned for the boys health but not
for his future or the health of his soul.
In a recent episode of the popular TV show “Law and Order” an enraged
father beat and killed a homosexual man who along with his homosexual
partner had adopted his son. The mother a drug addict never told the
father he had a son and after being removed from her custody the boy was
placed in the home of the homosexual couple. Anyone who knows their bible
is aware that killing a homosexual person is just as sinful as being a
homosexual person.
In the end the man was tried and found guilty of murder and it would seem
that alls well that ends well. Before the entire matter was disposed of
the prosecutors gave a final argument that was based on the idea that it
was the love of the homosexual couple that saved the boy from a terrible
life without a home. Here is the choice; here is the lesser of two evils.
One might ask first. is a home a destination for an entire life. Has the
American dream become an end in itself or is there still something more?
The homosexual union was bestowed a sort of reverent dignity because of
the couples willingness to do what others would not. The constant daily
example of a perverted and sinful lifestyle is ignored for the fulfillment
of the American dream. Today’s morality labors hard not just to ignore
Gods commandments but to deny them and actively fight against them. Can
good come from a sinful union? Jesus said it could not. “A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good
fruit.” Matthew 7:18. The lifestyle of the homosexual couple would do far
more harm to a boy if he was taught to accept it than years of shuffling
around in foster homes. The lesser of two evils won this bout. Not
forgetting that “Law and Order” is after all only fiction it is the
message that we are addressing here and not the program itself.
That men can become proficient in choosing between the lesser of two evils
was known to the apostle James who said…”Are ye not then partial in
yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts.” James 2:4. How many
parents today have boasted that even though there may not be much in their
children’s behavior that is redeemable at least they don’t do drugs? This
is the lesser of two evils magnified or perhaps even glorified. Where will
it end? Is beating people up OK as long as we don’t kill them? Is robbery
OK as long as we are not armed? Is stealing watermelons OK as long as we
know they have not been sprayed with a toxic substance?
This is just one example of a dangerous trend in America that leaves our
children with only the choice of the lesser of two evils. This is no
choice at all.
Rev Bresciani is the author of “An American Prophet and His Message” and
the writer of hundreds of articles both online and in print. Please visit
the article archive at http://www.americanprophet.org/
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