[quote author=Glory2019]The healthy society is a society
of bias and prejudice --- bias
and prejudice against sin,
immorality, wrong; against
adultery, fornication,
promiscuity, homos*xuality, lying,
cheating, dishonesty. It is a
society in which there are
strong values, attitudes and
pressures favoring goodness and
right and in opposition to
immorality and badness. Social
taboos and pressures of the right
kind are important to the
emotional and mental health and
development of the individual.
And a society is made up of
individuals. It is important to
emotional health and personal
happiness that there be social
pressures which prompt in the
right direction, pressures
prompting in the direction of
morality and conscience. It is
important that social attitudes
support and reinforce that
voice within us and not oppose
it. If a society becomes so
corrupted that the prevailing
social attitudes and pressures
are in opposition to goodness,
morality and conscience, most
individuals become mislead into
bad and harmful ways. Why?
Because most people are sheep;
they are followers, imitators.
They follow the crowd. If others
are doing it, they do it,
too. They are naive, easily
believe a lie --- especially if it
is a lie they would like to
believe. If societal attitudes are
permissive, it provides them
excuses and they follow their base
inclinations. The end result is
that they shipwreck on the
shoals of life. Sin is
foolishness and brings its
consequences
--- in this life.
How are social attitudes and
pressures created? 1. The mass
media (television, press, motion
pictures). 2. Preachers;
churches and their teachings. 3.
Laws and their enforcement.
Laws and their enforcement can
support good values and
outlooks. They can also support
bad values and outlooks. If
adultery and homos*xuality is
against the law and that law is
rigorously enforced that creates
one social climate. If the
law allows them, that creates
another. If the laws encourage
the teachings of Christianity in
schools, that creates one
social climate. If they forbid
it, that creates another social
climate.
Where can one find those right
values and attitudes that make
for a healthy society? In the
Bible, in Christianity. Where
do wrong values and attitudes
come from? From the sinful heart
and intellect of man at odds with
God; from Satan. Man in
rebellion against God -- it is an
age-old saga.[we need a society where CHRIST is present ]
