Now, just over the last five years or so we have had a number of cases like it. Lacy Peterson, the case in Ohio that is ongoing, and a lady in Raleigh, NC a couple of weeks ago. And there were others. It is still shocking, but generally people are not completely stunned by such news anymore. Homicide is now the number one cause of death for pregnant women, as a new study just announced.
Teen age violence keeps rising, school shootings and senseless acts of violence are becoming more and more frequent, and the killers are getting younger all the time. At the same time we see a government that no longer is for the people. While members of congress have voted themselves a 15% pay raise each year for the past decade or so, the minimum wage has remained consistently low. Politicians have put themselves above the law and we have let them get away with it. America just does not seem to care anymore. To think that more people voted for American Idol contestants than in any governmental/presidential election in the last 12 years says a lot about our society.
There are currently more wars going on than I can remember and a lot of them include large scale genocide. Rwanda and Burundi, Bosnia, and most recently Dafur and Iraq. Yes, Iraq. Shiites and Sunnis are trying to wipe each other of the map and let's not forget the threats made by Iran to exterminate Israel, God's chosen people.
Maybe I am way off base here, but world events as well as domestic issues are beginning to sound more and more like something out of the Book of Revelation. And while the world is working hard to self-destruct, we as a nation are trying to get rid of God. His name has been banned from public schools and government facilities, the Navy even tried to forbid Chaplains to invoke the name of Christ. Members of Congress and the Senate can choose which book to swear their oath on, Bible, Koran or any other book seems fine, maybe soon we will have someone take their oath on the satanic bible. After all, Wicca is now recognized as a valid religion in the military and there are actually Wicca pastors (witches?) serving in our armed forces.
I actually put the blame on the Church and mainstream Christians. Let us be honest, when was the last time some of us have stepped out of our comfort zone and proclaimed the Gospel publicly or simply offered to pray for a co-worker? I am probably in many ways as guilty as the next person when it comes to evangelism, but I do take the opportunity, when it presents itself and refuse to hide my faith. Anyone who says that their faith is private must be reading a different Bible than me. I do not remember Jesus or His disciples keeping their faith private, had they done so a whole lot fewer Christians would have found themselves on the lunch menu of some lion in the Roman circus.
This is my first blog ever, so take it easy on me with your critiques. God bless. In Christ,
Rudi
