A Focus on Promoting Evil
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Are Our Cultural Role Models Advocating Violence?
It seems political rhetoric is becoming increasingly violent. Particularly troubling is how many of our cultural role models, celebrities, and entertainers are publicly advocating violence against President Trump, his family, those in his administration, and those who support him. Rather than face criticism for such rhetoric, they are frequently rewarded with laughter and applause or are granted a pass because their frustration is rooted in politically correct causes.
Read MoreIs Trump Protecting Us from National Judgment? (Part 2)
We now have a president who is actively striving to turn our nation away from sinful practices that invoke God’s judgment. We’ve already considered how President Trump is confronting a culture of lies, endeavoring to stop the shedding of innocent blood, and is providing aid to those who are oppressed, helpless, and poor. However, there are more areas where President Trump—whether he realizes it or not—is working to stave off calamity by resisting the very things that invoke God’s judgment.
Read MoreShould Politics Matter to Christians?
Leadership matters to God! In the Bible, when God wanted to speak to a nation, to direct its course, to call it to repentance, or even to announce judgment upon it, who did He talk to? Who did He send the prophets to confront? That’s right — the kings. The leaders. And the way the leaders went, the people mostly followed, at least for a generation.
Read MoreDoes God Judge Nations for Specific Sins?
God responds to a nation’s faithfulness to Him (Jer. 18:7–10). Unfortunately, this often necessitates judgment. Scripture is filled with examples of specific deeds that have invoked God’s judgment upon nations.
Read MoreIn What Ways Is America Helping to Draw People back to God?
If God’s purpose for nations is to draw people back to Himself, then it can be said that America exists to draw people back to the Lord (Acts 17:24–28). How then is America fulfilling its purpose?
Read MoreJournalists Laugh as We Embrace a New Level of Depravity
“[I]n a routine that swerved from raunchy to downright nasty,” according to The Washington Post, comedian Michelle Wolf crossed new boundary lines on Saturday. Speaking at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Wolf lobbed a salvo of caustic, crass, and hateful comments masquerading as “jokes.” In the course of 19 minutes, Michelle Wolf set a new standard for acceptable depravity during prime-time political discourse….
Read MoreSelling Babies: How WA State Is Becoming a Global Marketplace for Children
“‘Human decency’ died in the dark this morning around 1 a.m. at your WA State Capitol. House Democrats voted to legalize the purchase and sale of human babies in the wee hours of the morning,” according to Washington State Representative Liz Pike.[1] Effective January 1, 2019, human babies will become commodities for sale….
Read MoreWhy Have School Shootings Become a Part of Our Culture?
Gone are the days when chewing gum ranked among the top problems in public schools. When tragedy strikes, it is natural to opine for the “good ole days” of yesteryear when times were simpler, and morals mattered. In such moments, we are reminded of what our nation has sacrificed on its journey into relativism, and…
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