What's In It For Me? The Result of Four Generations of Self

If I'm a young person in America:

I have tremendous financial freedom: I don't have to work all day, just to eat
I have constant sensual stimulation: Music, Internet, Facebook, Youtube, etc.
I have a world of opportunity: I'm not limited in what I do or where I do it.
I have time for entertainment and relaxation: leisure time; time for Me

What I don't have is a stable, secure and constructive family life.
I don't have the pressure of survival to make me strong.
I don't have to live with the character building consequences of my actions.
I don't have to get along with people.
I don't have to take an active part in my community. I can hone my selfishness.
I don't have to learn from history. My success is not dependent upon it.

In the end, I am over-stimulated, sensually and under-motivated, spiritually. Everything about life is physical or social, not about strengthening the 'inner man.'

Of course, none of this is new! However, in recent years, it has reached new heights due to the invasion of destructive philosophies, largely in our own homes!

Home used to be a safe haven. We protected our children from outside influences. Now, if I try shielding my children from the destructive images of decadence and profanity dominating the media, I'm "The Problem!"

We've had several generations of people who have adopted the greedy, self-centered worldview offered up 24 hours a day, by every digital delivery system known to mankind. Now we're surprised at the suicide rate among young people [which is higher than any other demographic].

Or...the destructive nature of their 'play?' Something the Bible calls 'uncleanness.'
Or...the failure of so many to "launch?"
Or...the dismal way they handle their finances or raise their children?

Life, for the average young person, is artificial. Nothing about it is real. It's a house of cards just waiting for a stiff breeze to blow it down.

So, what are WE doing to counter this destructive cultural pattern? Sadly, with the majority of Americans under the age of 50, we are like 'Pogo.' A Cartoon character who once opined: "we have met the enemy, and he is us!"

Happy Father's Day? Not Likely!

Noted Theologian and Sociologist, Bill O'Reilly, says "Marriage was invented to domesticate the male of the species." Raised a Roman Catholic, educated in Roman Catholic Schools, and this is what he learned?

There is apparently no human purpose to the monogamy of one man and one woman, for life. I know this because our society is being driven by a secular humanist mindset and this arrangement doesn't fit with their goals.

This, alone, should be ample proof that The Bible is true! If not true, at least reliable, because it is in The Bible that we find the genesis of marriage [pun intended]. God established what we now call The Traditional Family Structure.

But, is it all that necessary? The Feminists say No. The Gay, Lesbian, Transgender community say No. And the humanists aren't quite sure....yet. They're thinking about it.

Well, think about this. According to Drs Patrick F. Fagan and Kirk A. Johnson, in their book, "Marriage: The Safest Place for Women and Children," children in the care of single mothers are:
33 times more likely to be seriously abused (requiring medical attention)
73 times more likely to be killed.

In addition, according to U.S. Government Statistics [in the last decade], when it comes to children from fatherless homes, young people are more at risk for a host of really bad things
63% of suicides
85% of those exhibiting behavioral disorders
80% of rapists [motivated by displaced anger]
71% of school drop outs
75% of adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers
70% of juveniles in State-operated Institutions
U.S. News & World Report Feb. 1995

But The Traditional Family is not all that important, and Fathers are certainly not any more important to the mix than, say, two women, or two men, or three women, two men and a monkey.

It is not a Happy Fathers Day In America! Many fathers are missing out. And many parents are wondering "what went wrong?"

So, let's stay the course on "Alternative Families" and see what happens.
Can't hurt. No one but the children. It's still amazing: The Children Always Pay!