"When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;
when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed." Proverbs 11:10-11(niv)
It's clear in scripture that calamity is the result of sin. All sins carry a consequence imo. I believe that the government has it's role and the church has their role and each does well in fulfilling it's own role. You can't legislate morality but OTOH you can't maintain good morality or morale if you suppress the Truth. I think that our society has gone more from the practice of 'freedom OF religion' to 'freedom FROM religion'. It's almost to the point that you dare not mention the 10 commandments in school or any other public place. Creationism can't be taught in public schools (and I'm not sure that I'd want it to be taught because I'd want to be sure it would be taught with all sacredness as it does in my church) but evolution seems to be elevated above everything else because it's not considered "religion" by the government (where I feel it is a religion to a great many people--your not accountable to your creator because you evolved and can choose what want, believe what you want, and feel guilt free).
I believe one of the greatest down falls of the so called right wing is that so many of them carry around this so called decision theology where they claim that they have obeyed the single law of accepting Christ. Where I find in scripture that "...no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.I Corinthians 12:3(niv) My conversion is the work of God's Holy Spirit through His powerful word I can take no credit for it. It's like they think His word of Truth isn't powerful enough to convert the non-believe and that they have to help by legislating/lobbying for it (my feelings of course).
AI
