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Church attendance, the traditional nuclear family, religious giving, community – it's all in decline across the nation.

These are signs of impending tyranny. Our article on "bowling alone" discusses how Washington has helped destroy American civil society and family life, and the solution to avoiding it. Read the full article here: https://ammo.com/articles/bowling-alone-washington-destroy-american-civil-society-family

1 posted on 08/29/2019 12:55:37 PM PDT by ammodotcom
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When I bowl alone I prefer to be by myself.


2 posted on 08/29/2019 12:59:23 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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This article is stealing its title from an important book that was published almost 20 years ago. The problems in play were already in full-swing even then.


4 posted on 08/29/2019 1:01:06 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("...a choice between Woke-fevered Democrats and Koch-funded Republicans is insufficient."-Mark Steyn)
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The clergy is much to blame. There was another article about this posted earlier.

The leftward drift of the clergy coupled with the Catholic Church’s moral collapse has chased people away.


5 posted on 08/29/2019 1:01:40 PM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To be fair, JESUS is in charge of church attendance and those that are of the real church. If we are declining, and I believe that is objective fact, then it must mean the next chapter is close at hand.

If I had to take a guess.....the Age of the Gentiles comes to an end (the fall of the USA by implication and Israel becomes center stage once again, and we are marching down that road.

I'd buckle your chin strap and find a church that teaches NT Christianity. Without all the fanfare. Somewhere along the RC Sproul/MacArther/Matt Chandler vein.

7 posted on 08/29/2019 1:03:07 PM PDT by Salvavida
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I’ve lived in communist countries. Bowling leagues don’t exist, gardening societies don’t exist, churches certainly do NOT exist. Anything that is organized or binds people together outside the control of state is absolutely forbidden.


8 posted on 08/29/2019 1:04:09 PM PDT by PGR88
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You know, in American civil society, it’s considered to be impolite to post only an excerpt from your own blog.


9 posted on 08/29/2019 1:06:41 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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In one of my many “wouldn’t it be nice”, (uh ooh), has been using effigies of congress critters as bowling pins facing a bronze 6-pounder, with the real folks tied up, out of the way, being peltted with last week’s over ripe produce.


11 posted on 08/29/2019 1:11:39 PM PDT by Terry L Smith (.)
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13 posted on 08/29/2019 1:17:47 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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You can’t have any groups of like-minded individuals, otherwise the “diversity police” will step in.


14 posted on 08/29/2019 1:19:30 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Bowling Alone studied the breakdown in social cohesion caused by too much diversity. And maybe the biggest engine driving that increase in diversity and the cultural breakdown has the been massive legal migration from the third world that began in 1965. California is the prime example.


17 posted on 08/29/2019 1:26:52 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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sort of like blogging alone...

my opinion piece at my blog... beingalonealone.net


18 posted on 08/29/2019 1:35:18 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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Bookmark


23 posted on 08/29/2019 2:04:42 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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Today the destruction of American civil society and family life.

Tomorrow the destruction of Americans.

24 posted on 08/29/2019 2:15:42 PM PDT by Savage Beast (Was the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency liberty's last gasp? Big Brother is watching you.)
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Destroying civil society was an essential part of the liberals’ drive for absolute power. We need to repeal the policies that have been undermining civil society. We also need to get out and find ways to help our communities and neighbors.


27 posted on 08/29/2019 2:50:05 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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“How WASHINGTON Has Helped Destroy American Civil Society and Family Life”

Federals laws ended prayer and “religious instruction” activities in the schools. The DNC is in Washington, and they booed God at their party’s convention. It’s Washington, and it’s terrible what they’ve done.


36 posted on 08/29/2019 4:59:49 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly." A. Lincoln)
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Two things I have begun to hate: telephones and pets. Both take people attention away from their fellow human beings.

Also people who don’t know how to converse. Okay, they are lonely because all they interact with is their telephones and pets. But when you get into a conversation with them, they talk and talk and talk, and interrupt you to talk some more, and talk over you. Nonstop, until you can literally get a headache.

If people have a radio on at work, I hate it. But if someone is being emotional and making some noise in person, it doesn’t bother me a bit. The first one is canned entertainment. The second one is real life.


37 posted on 08/29/2019 5:13:07 PM PDT by firebrand
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