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Thoughts 7/9/2008 July 9, 2008

Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Religion, Sociology.
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Society lately has really been bothering me. I have no idea why, though. Normally I’m indifferent to the world and it’s stupidity, but recently I’ve noticed just how bad things are. Some of the stuff that goes on, the things that are accepted now, and the general attitude of people, really makes me feel sick sometimes. So, why is it? Have things escalated rapidly in the last year? The answer is yes. Compare now to 1980, 1990, and 2000, and watch the huge % increase of demoralization and filth in America. We have that more, more, more complex, where nothing is enough, and we have to continue to satisfy our need with something more extreme every day. This isn’t only displayed by sexual perversion, but everything. Everything is getting extreme. I.E. politics, social affairs, etc… Everywhere you turn we have to fulfill that need with an extreme. I guess the best metaphor would be a drug addiction. At first, popping a pain pill is enough, but after you grow a tolerance to it, you have to have something stronger. Perfect comparison to what’s happening here.
I look at people I grew up with, and used to go to church with, that are now Atheists and Agnostics (not that I have a problem with them, but the transformation just amazes me). Some of the very same people that told me that they felt like “God” was telling me to do something, while we were in church together. So, what’s that mean? Why the change? What causes a person to do a 180° turn? An excellent question.

Fixing this problem is hard. If you’re a Christian, or a Jew, then you probably know the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Regardless of whether or not you take the Bible as a history book or simply a moral guideline, that story has some impact. I’m not saying that’s going to happen to America; however, this country was founded with a basis of Christianity, and what is it coming to now? So, how do we become part of the solution, instead of complaining? Maybe you have some thoughts? Is fixing it possible? Or are people to broad minded. Nothing’s impossible. The friends that always tell me that I can’t do something, or something is out of my reach, is what motivates me to reach my goals. That negative mindset that we can’t change anything is what will ultimately destroy us. Everyone that’s made a difference in the world is a person just like me or you.

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