The decay of Society - How did we get here?

• Take a good look at today's American culture. Don't just scratch the surface, really LOOK at what has been happening.

45 Million lives destroyed by abortion since Roe V Wade, not to mention the enormous psychological trauma suffered by the post-abortive mother.

Unprecedented rates of divorce as many couples enter lightly into marriage, or are ignorant of the sacredness of marriage and the work and commitment it entails.

The increase in the visibility of homosexual "unions" , which is attempting to shift focus from the truth that authentic marriage is the union of one man and one woman.

Not to mention tragic rises in teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (the CDC just released figures that 1 in 4 people living in NYC have genital herpes), drug abuse, spousal abuse, single parent families, and on and on and on.

Make no mistake about it brothers and sisters, this did not happen overnight, any more than the Grand Canyon formed in a week.

Like the canyon, our morals and values have been eroding steadily for at least the past 5 decades. We give ground and make compromises a little bit at a time, rationalising all the while that "It's OK just this once" or "Its just a little white lie."

Until we realize that our collective societal soul has become pitch black.

British statesman Edmund Burke said it simply and accurately: "Evil flourishes when good men do nothing."

Take heart dear ones! Each of us all are equipped, or have the potential to be equipped, with The Whole Armor of God (Ephesians 6: 10-18). All is not lost, and much hope remains for our future good. More later.

Peace,

Marty

Back to the basics

A wise preacher once said "You don't have to believe in food, but sooner or later, you'll need to eat."
What are we hungry for today? And, importantly, what are we filling ourselves with?
We live in an imperfect world, and we are all more or less broken vessels.
Rejoice! The Lord works best through those such as these.
My goal now is to build this site on a firm foundation. We all know what happened to the guy who built his house on shifting sands, right?
I will try as best as possible to use firm Biblical Truth and solid moral, theological and philosophical teachings.
My hope is convey my observations soundly, and to leave the soap box in the laundromat.
*As this is an interactive Blog, Please, feel free to post your comments. That's what it's all about.*

Peace,

Marty

In the Begining...

Well...here it is.

My first ever attempt at Blogging.

At the urging of my dear friend and fellow parishioner Kurt, I am moving into the foray of the Blog. Kurt said, with great sincerity, "Marty, Blogging was MADE for you."
I looked at him sceptically, and with raised eyebrow said: "Kurt, the Internet is clogged enough already. Who the heck CARES what I have to say?"
He urged me on: "Don't worry about it..you'll be a natural".

And so, here I am.

My goal is to tackle some of the big issues of cultural decline and moral decay that threaten our society, in a forthright and accessible fashion. Hey, I'm just a pencil in the hand of God.

I also want to have FUN, and celebrate all of the good things that our Lord has given us.

I'm no Saint, but hopefully and prayerfully we can all learn something together.

Thanks Kurt...

Robur et Decum (Strength and Honor)

Marty