Spiritual perception of our Culture

[Rev. Joe Pasquella]

Lately I have been studying and writing a lot regarding moral norms. Since the so called Enlightenment of France, the new Religion of Secular-Humanism-Relativism has become the norm for the Western World. No longer is Objective Truth which comes from The Holy Scriptures,considered the moral compass, of want is right or wrong, what is acceptable in society or not.It is my belief that in the near future we will someday see laws that make religious freedom impossible as we have leaned to enjoy in the last couple of Centuries. Already there are laws and proposed laws in some Western Countries that would make the mention of certain sins hate crimes, if spoken even in Church by a Minster of the Gospel. This is a sad affair for Europeans and the countries that came from her, such as the USA, Canada, Australia, etc...If one does a survey and asked people how important is faith and God in their lives, the majority of people in the USA would say, very important. Yet we seem to live in a dualistic way. I was remember my early days of witnessing for Christ . I was truly taken back when people would repeat certain well know, and accepted phrases...such as: Never talk about Religion or Politics. Ha! these same people are not shy about talking about politics at all. I know from over 30 yrs of being a Master Barber what people in general talk about. They are not private about their views of Political Correct topics, who they want to run for a political office, in complaining about the president..etc. etc...Yet talk about Jesus Christ (unless the name is used in a curse word-which then, its acceptable), and you are reprimanded for the very notion of talking about your faith in public. "My faith is personal and private". Or "I don't let my personal faith interfere with my Political Party's Views". I believe that such a notion is false. If one truly believes something with all their heart, these beliefs surly dictate one's thought patterns, governs one's behavior, and informs one's Political decisions. If not, then such professed faith must be false, just lip service.Well, that's it for today...I have to get busy...have to travel a couple of hours to preach today.God bless.Joe