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Poitical correctness has ruined living holy
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Dec. 27, 2010 1:50 pm
“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other” (John Adams). The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights was written strictly from a Christian perspective and will not work in any other culture. Recent Pew surveys indicate only 40 percent of the people in the United States consider themselves Christian and the number is declining. Not “believe in God,” which begs the question, what God, but a true follower of God in Jesus Christ and his commandments.
The absurdity of political correctness, which has its roots in godless communism/socialism, uses our rights against us. “There is a way that seems right to man but leads to destruction.” Many mainline denominational churches today and their repetitive ritualistic worship and their unconditional approach to heaven have only a social agenda and critically lack commitment. It is very much conditional. Today, holiness living is laughable, “dumb” or just not with the times.
If you think things will get solved politically, you are delusional. “Despotism can do without Christian faith, liberty cannot” (Alexis de Tocqueville). If there is not a drastic change in attitude soon, the great experiment in personal freedom will end. World War III rages on. It hasn't affected you - yet.
Vernon J. Reed
Marion
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