Is it me, or has this changing society forced those of a morally conservative nature to become statuesque figures; painful reminders for the standards of old and doctrines of the past? Society from the liberal perspective has become a new, better version of its former self. Racism and bigotry have hidden themselves from the public view but they still are as vibrant as ever. Somehow just because we watch what we say when in the spotlight it somehow removes the flaws in our character. But for the most part there is a greater acceptance of different views, and the freedom to have access to more immoral behaviors without having society to look down upon personal behaviors.
Ethics somehow are to converge to meet some common standard. But we are all taught to believe things when we are little, for me it was to be a good Christian man. The standard was set for me in stone and the word of the Lord became the first and only authority by which I was to live. But I was not aware that the standards of other Christians were rapidly declining and retracting to fit more in line with the societal standards. Can modern society handle the views which just 70 years ago were considered the norm?
It goes unspoken but the fact that a person doesn’t go out to party, engage in sexual behavior, or drink almost makes them a social leper. I sometimes wonder why is it that because my beliefs reflect what my God commands, that I can somehow become a bigot? Because I believe homosexuality is wrong and an abomination does that mean I am to hate homosexuals? No, what it really means to me is that although I may not be a best friend with one, I am to love a homosexual as myself. Love is the key that is supposed to bring people together. But how can love thrive where there is secret hatred?
There is a thin line between religious extremism and being a true believer. That line that separates the two comes from wisdom. Any fool can read anything and apply it to their lives as they see fit, but it takes a prudent student to be taught wisdom and how it is supposed to be applied properly. If a conservative person is viewed as a social dinosaur how can there be interaction? And how can a conservative person accept a morally liberal person when they want to be treated liberally?
Boulders tend to stand out in a desert filled with sand. Society has deteriorated morally while the rocks like me, have been forced to either stand or be worn down until we become as sand like the rest of society. When there is no distinction between the morals of people then there can be a common standard of ethics for everyone else. Believing in the Lord God sets a law standard, which no man can achieve except those who believe in him. So for a conservative to not believe that their beliefs do not rub some people the wrong way is naive.
From the views, which I try to exalt in my life to the best of my ability, it is an inevitability that I shall stick out like a sore thumb. Jesus himself was a painful reminder to the religious establishment during His lifetime, which is why they sought so vigorously to kill him before he finally allowed his life to be taken.
Maybe I lack wisdom, which I stated before and have become a religious fanatic. But maybe just reading things like “Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake,” speak for itself. To me that basically says that a person is blessed to be thrust out from among the social circle and ostracized for their beliefs.
“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.” Contrary to the findings of the Supreme Court, separate but equal in this case is correct! But the gap must be bridged between the two factions of those on the right and the left. An understanding must be achieved between the two that there can be no connection. But no animosity should arise from having different moral standards.
There once was a thing called a difference of opinion. But the power of the majority rules in the United States. Emotion shouldn’t enter into the equation, its about laws and standards. Society runs on the popular opinions of the time. So there isn’t any wonder of how the opinions of our American society has changed when you look at the propaganda sources that have been feeding the youth. Media avenues including music, movies, and television commercials have subconsciously fed us for so long that before we have even realized it what is acceptable has changed almost overnight.
An MTV show showcases a dating show involving homosexual men, an award show exposes its audiences to two women kissing, and a movie shows the most graphic sexual or violent scenes ever seen in movie history. These things break down the walls of our minds. After you see it forever that image has been engraved into your mind. How can you be a rock holding up the moral standards of society when that same society constantly beats and berates you to become more like it.
But when someone speaks out about not changing or getting sin out of our lives then they are considered to be crazy and accused of forcing religion on people. Stop showing utter “garbage” on television then! Double standards plague the reasoning of us all but what happens when instead of complaining about being judged, we shut our mouths and accept who we are? If a person is attracted to men and women, then by all means be you. You should just expect to not be accepted by the majority who are not that way.
Free will and our ability to choose our actions drive us to become who we are in the present.Although society has become new and familiarized by the standards of what is popular today, the God I serve “is the same today, yesterday and forever.” So I’m confident in the future. But is society? Until then I will continue to hide in the shadow of the “Rock in a weary land,” safe from the blowing winds.