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Cultural Decline

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:12:49 +0000

Towards the end of the age society is to decline in morals, values, etc. There will be a huge rise in immorality, hedonism, humanism, situation ethics, and more. Men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, brutal, disobedient to parents, etc. See Matthew 24, II Timothy 3, Jude 18, and II Peter 3. Love will grow cold. Family values will be mocked. Entertainment will be perverse even for children. It will be “as the days of Noah.” And that describes the 21st Century.

HOLLYWOOD UNRAVELING THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY

admin — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:10:29 +0000

Liberal Hollywood is intentionally corrupting children’s morals via the movies and TV programs they produce for public consumption. Dictionary.com defines the word intentional in this way: done with intention or on purpose. In my opinion the harm Hollywood is doing to the minds and hearts of the next generation, which includes people of faith, is on purpose — and it’s criminal.

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The Fall and Rise of Human Violence

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:38:58 +0000

The world is changing fast. A massive shift from the guidance of a Bible-based conscience to a mindless pursuit of corrupt “thrills” has been fanning the flames of this transformation for years. The following news items let us glimpse the dark consequences:

“In Philadelphia, a group of 20-40 youths went on a rampage…resulting in 59 people being beaten and briefly hospitalized. …a mob ran through the Wisconsin State Fair at closing time, beating up people at random. In London, citizens have been besieged by three straight nights of hellish rioting [that] spread to other parts of the nation.” (Weapons of Mob Destruction)

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Twelve Signs of the End Times: Immorality

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:12:10 +0000

I want to begin with is the increase in immorality. The Bible tells us in 2 Timothy 3:1-4 that this would be a mark of the last days. Briefly it states, “But mark this, there will terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.” Have we arrived to the point that these signs of immorality are currently being fulfilled today?

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Theology, Therapy, Twitter and the Scandal of the Gospel – Mohler

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:34:48 +0000

Over the weekend, Rep. Anthony Weiner announced that he will seek a leave of absence from the House of Representatives in order to seek professional treatment in the aftermath of his sexting scandal on Twitter. In the words of his spokeswoman, Risa Heller, the congressman left last Saturday “to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person.”

She continued: “In light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the House of Representatives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well.”

In response to Rep. Weiner’s statement, I posted the following message on Twitter:

“Dear Congressman Weiner: There is no effective “treatment” for sin. Only atonement, found only in Jesus Christ.”

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When the Wicked are Exalted

admin — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:16:23 +0000

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.(Proverbs 12:8)

One of the pitfalls of our times, is the exaltation and even empowering of ‘evil men’. Just perusing the headlines, yields surreal evidence that this is true of our society.

A few examples would suffice; “Sir” Elton John, and his homosexual partner announce the birth of their baby,(by surrogate mother).The National Review, (a conservative publication), celebrates the fact that ‘gay couples’ are the new Bourgeoise. The repeal of DADT has opened the doors to the homosexualisation of our military.

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Look what students get official blessing to do …

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:53:05 +0000

Schools in one region of Scotland are lifting the Internet filters on their school computers so students will be able to access sexually explicit websites if they choose, according to a new report from the Christian Institute.

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A gospel choir’s heresy – WND – August 11

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:20:44 +0000

Will someone please tell me what Obama has done that constitutes holy praise? He hasn’t laid down his life for anyone; he hasn’t sacrificed anything. He didn’t even serve his country in the military. In fact, his wife wasn’t even proud of our country until he was running for president.

It’s hard to put into words how this album makes me feel. On one hand, I feel like I have to apologize to Christ. “I’m sorry people are worshiping a mortal man.”

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There’s a New Culture War & We’re Losing It – Gingrich – June 2

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:51:45 +0000

One of the most rewarding experiences I have had since leaving the Speakership was becoming a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

AEI is an extremely important organization which, along with the Heritage Foundation, has formed the backbone of the conservative think tank community in Washington, D.C. This has been thanks to Chris DeMuth, whose leadership of AEI from 1986 to 2008 brought the organization from near bankruptcy to extraordinary success and influence.

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Toss your cookies? Girl Scouts taught how to be ‘hot’

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:02:27 +0000

A new campaign by the Girl Scouts, with the help of Planned Parenthood, is offering girls ages 10 to 14 the inside details on how to be “hot.”

This week, the World Association of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides held a no-adults-welcome panel at the United Nations in which Planned Parenthood distributed a brochure entitled “Healthy, Happy and Hot.”

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