You are no doubt all too aware of America’s continuing moral decline. The evidence is both  overwhelming and disputable. You may be unaware, though, just how far and how swiftly we have
slipped. William Bennett has recently released through the auspices of the Heritage Foundation “The Index of Leading Cultural Indicators,” a statistical portrait of the nation’s behavioral trends since
1960. His finding are alarming. According to Bennett’s study, the population has increased 41%
while violent crime has jumped 560%. Divorces have quadrupled. The teenage suicide rate has risen 200%. Illegitimate births have increased 400%. Today, 30% of all births and 68% of black births are illegitimate. What has gone wrong? Consider these questions carefully. During the past thirtyfour
years, have we as a nation drawn closer to God, or have we slipped farther away from God? Have we placed a greater emphasis on the Bible, or have we neglected the Bible? Have religion and spiritual matters generally been advanced, or have they been pushed aside in favor of secular concerns? Are our families attending worship services, praying and reading the Bible more often, or less often now than families a generation ago? The answers are painfully obvious. We are reaping what we have sown. The Bible has been right all along. “Righteousness exalts a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people” (Proverbs 14:34). The solution to America’s most pressing problems may be found within each of us, in a renewed and determined commitment to put God and His will first in our lives. As people, we don’t need more government. We surely don’t need more selfish greed or self-promotional grandstanding. What we need is what we have always needed. WE NEED GOD! —Author Unknown
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