The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch regularly asks its online readers questions, or some timely topic of the day. Usually the questions are inane. However, yesterday they had a serious and very poignant and critical question. Here is their question and my reply.
The Hot Issue: Do you think the country is moving in the right direction?
gregjaye: No. Absolutely not.
Ever since the 60s the country has taken an ominous turn leftward. Liberalism, secular humanism and Marxism now permeate our schools, churches, political parties, main stream media, and entertainment. Our country is regressing back to a time when pagan, savage Native Americans were worshipping nature, their ancestors, etc.
Environmentalist extremists, feminists and radical same-sex advocates along with their liberal elite brothers and sisters in academia, politics, business, government and religion have teamed up to push such leftist causes as the homosexual agenda, abortion (the right of women to murder their babies for any reason any time), protection of pornographers and moral relativism.
The radical left, with the aid of organizations like the contemptible and un-American American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) adamantly seeks to protect the free speech rights of child pornographers, but simultaneously and aggressively stifle anyone who tries to honor, or even acknowledge the person, Jesus, in public.
Surely this leftward turn, which is really a downward spiral or path or self-destruction, is not progress. The further we stray from the nation our founders built, the closer we are to extinction.
You can see the affect the leftward drift or shift of our culture on our schools and children most dramatically.
Our schools have borne the brunt, or have been the “beneficiaries” of this leftward slide or attack. Look at our failing schools, which have become virtual indoctrination centers for all of the vilest influences that could be foisted on a culture or on children. Here are some of the leftward trends or influences: the substitution of accepting all forms of immorality and condoms (Planned Parenthood philosophy) for virtue and abstinence in sex education (traditional family values); substituting moral relativism or situational ethics for absolute right and wrong; substituting worship of the creature and creation rather than the Creator; substituting a politically correct “tolerance” instead of respect for authority, discipline and standards; and substituting social engineering and experimentation for basic education needed to prepare our children for the high tech 21st century world.
Is there any wonder why some are calling for a mass exodus of students from government schools? Why some urge parents to find alternative ways to educate their children at home or in private schools? What true Chrsitian concerned parent, for instance, would want their child to attend a public school in California today?
