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Debra Rae
2007: A Global Forecast, Part 2
©2007 Debra Rae
Forget
about heroes, successes, and divine intervention associated with the founding
and perpetuity of our great nation. History and lit courses are more inclined to
teach “blame
Hidey-ho,
Revisionist History
Revisionism
introduces factual and interpretive errors, omissions, and one-sided treatments
that censor the dynamic role of Biblical Christianity in
Today’s
“alternate ethic” emphasizes differences instead of shared values. That is
to say, the melting pot has given way to a salad-bowl metaphor. For example,
rather than support our Constitution and laws, speak the English language, and
embrace all that being an American entails, thousands of illegal aliens refuse
to assimilate into the melting pot our culture. This is demonstrated by recent
release of a Mexican variation of the U.S. National Anthem.
Sadly,
the outcome of cultural and historical amnesia is that our children fail to
measure up academically. Over time, undereducated, but fully indoctrinated youth
enter the adult work force with the utopian vision of pseudo-egalitarian global
governance. No longer do they pledge allegiance to the flag of the US of A.
Theirs is a presumed-to-be ”higher calling.”
Hooray
for Kinsey
Dr.
Kinsey’s flawed (even criminal) research gave rise to the Sexual Revolution of
the 1960s. Indeed, Kinsey-trained “sexperts” openly encouraged need for, and
right to, nonproductive sexual gratification at any age and in any way. As a
result, culturally-defined preconceptions of right and wrong were sorely
challenged.
Even
though some 70% of voters approve state marriage amendments, the president of
SIECUS (Sex Instruction/Information Education Committee in the U.S.) fingers
“faith communities” as threats to its allegedly superior pro-gay,
non-abstinence, abortion-friendly sex education, all of which trivialize the
traditional family. So much so that the U.S. Census Bureau no longer collects
data with respect to marriage, divorce, and related matters.
At
odds with traditional, Bible-based morality, a reality-check study concluded
that fully 95 percent of Americans have engaged in sex before marriage. Research
director for a private New York-based think tank, Lawrence Finer based findings
on random interviews with more than 38,000 participants (Crary, David. 20
December 2006. “Study: Premarital Sex
It
stands to reason that the longer one delays having sex, the fewer life partners
and, thus, the less risk of contracting sexually-transmitted diseases. While
defying reason, non-proliferating Kinseyan sexuality holds high the UN banner of
sustainability.
Speaking
of which, the UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child frees children from parental intrusion in their religious,
entertainment, or sexual choices, but that’s not all. The UN views as
legitimate the North American Man/Boy Love Association. NAMBLA advances
“intergenerational intimacy,” better known as pedophilia. Also, voluntary
prostitution is endorsed as a legitimate career choice—this, in the name of
gender equality.
No
wonder the chaste today are viewed as cultural lepers. Indeed, assistant
secretary for children and families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Wade Horn referenced society’s looking askance at “the small
minority that chooses to remain abstinent before marriage.”
Quell
the Christians
Power
shift in the wake of
UN
reformation and treatment of
Even
so, opportunistic political strategists have learned that religion sells. From
Nancy Pelosi’s Faith Working Group
to serious candidates’ hiring high-profile religious advisors, partisan
politicians aspire to corner the market on god, yet one lone voice above all
must be silenced—that of born-again, Bible-believing fundamental Christians.
This
month, the World Social Forum meets in
Perilous
Times
At
the height of summer travel,
Continued
fighting in the western region of
No
matter that
Former
legendary Israeli leader, Ariel Sharon was quick to offer that “
Though
a ceasefire between Hezbollah and
Conclusion
Globalism,
harmonization, anti-traditionalism, religious persecution, so-called sustainable
society—all these contribute to what many perceive as America’s free fall in
these perilous times. Still, the forecast for 2007 is a mixed bag.
As
Christians ponder what’s in store throughout 2007 and beyond for their
families; community, state, nation; and world, they rest assured that the
Heavenly Father reigns supreme. He alone grants otherworldly peace, victorious
and abundant living—even life itself.
In
God’s time, leaves of the Tree of Life referenced in Revelation 22 will affect
the healing of nations. This, I contend, is well worth the wait—and any price
to be paid.
Debra Rae is an author and educator who has traveled extensively throughout the United States and abroad. Having authored two books—the ABCs of Globalism and ABCs of Cultural-Isms (the latter highlighted at the 55th Annual CBA International Convention, 2004)—Debra contributing columnist for News With Views. Debra has been a speaker on numerous radio shows aired across the nation, the Western Hemisphere, Russia, and the Middle East. This past year, she co-launched and now co-hosts WOMANTalk, a special edition of Changing Worldviews TALK Radio, for which she writes weekly commentaries.
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