Why today's youth culture has gone insane

World Net Daily ^ | Jan 16th, 2003 | David Kupliean

[missyme]

Remember in the classic, biblical epic films of the 1950s, how Sodom and Gomorrah were portrayed? Drunken men with multiple piercings and bright red robes, with one loose woman under each arm, cavorting in orgiastic revelry against a background of annoying, mosquito-like music?

Maybe a bone through the nose as well? Hollywood took pains to depict these lost souls in the most debauched and irredeemable manner – to justify their subsequent destruction with fire and brimstone as punishment for their great sinfulness.

Guess what? Those Hollywood depictions don't even begin to capture the shocking reality of what is going on right here in America's culture today – I mean, they're not even close.

First of all, there's sex. Very simply, there seem to be neither boundaries nor taboos any more when it comes to sex. Anything goes – from heterosexual to homosexual to bi-, trans-, poly-, and you-don't-want-to-know sexual experiences. Sex has become a ubiquitous, cheap, meaningless quest for ever-greater thrills. As Dr. Laura Schlessinger quipped, the guy no longer has to lie to the gal, pretend he likes her or take her out to dinner to get sex – he just has to show up.

Moreover, with the evolution of online pornography, every type of sexual experience has literally been shoved under the noses of millions of Americans against their will, who find their e-mail in-boxes filled with hard-core sexual images. As a result, a recent urgent plea from well-known evangelist Chuck Swindoll lamented that one out of two American churchgoers today is caught up with Internet pornography.

What about body piercing? It has progressed from traditional earrings for females, to earrings for males (eager to display their "feminine side" which the '60 cultural revolution sold them), to multiple piercings for both males and females in literally every part of the body – the tongue, nose, eyebrow, lip, cheek, navel, breasts, genitals – again, things you don't really want to know.

It's the same progression to extremes with tattooing. But why stop with "conventional" piercing and tattooing? Ritual scarification and 3D-art implants are big. So are genital beading, stretching and cutting, transdermal implants, scrotal implants, tooth art and facial sculpture.

How about tongue splitting? How about branding? How about amputations? That's right – amputations. Some people find these activities a real "turn-on."

There are no bounds – no lower limits. Whatever you can imagine, even for a second in the darkest recesses of your mind, know that someone somewhere is actually doing it, praising it, and drawing others into it via the Internet.

Strangest of all is the fact that any behavior, any belief – no matter how obviously insane – is rationalized so it sounds reasonable, even spiritual. Satanism itself, and especially its variant, the worship of Lucifer (literally, "Angel of Light") can be made to sound almost enlightened – of course, only in a perverse way. But if you were sufficiently confused, rebellious and full of rage – if you had been set up by cruelty or hypocrisy (or both) to rebel against everything "good" – the forbidden starts to be mysteriously attractive.

[longtermmemmory]

The perverts are demanding rights to marry their gerbels.

[Triple Word Score]

There was a father who forbade his children to see R-rated movies. His teenagers were rebellious, for they had friends who REALLY wanted to see a certain film. They had talked about it so much, they could hardly get their minds off how much they wanted to see it. "It only has a little sex, blood, and gore in it, Dad!" He forbade them anyway, and promised he'd be able to explain so that they'd understand completely why he wouldn't let them go.

So that evening he made dinner, as he often did, and he also made dessert. Everyone could smell the brownies he was making and the smell made them all very hungry. This family tried to eat a healthy diet, and such foods were special treats.

They were all ready to dig in to dessert when he warned them, the tray of brownies had "only a little dog poop, chopped-up cat-hairball, and gunk from the shower drain in it." Just a little, not enough to even really taste it, he assured them. Why, just smell! It smelled fine! It wasn't even half a teaspoon really, in the whole batch. Surely it was okay, so long as it was just a little....

Funny thing, not one of his kids wanted any of that pan of brownies no matter how much he tried to sell them on it.

God wants to keep us away from things that corrupt our souls and make us unfit to return to his presence. Kids will stay away from this stuff if they're taught to recognize that if you let pornography, perversion, or sins of other sorts into your life, it's very, very hard to get it back out of your life again. AND: if you can't keep smut out of your mailbox, it's time to change to an ISP that can.

[phxsparks]

This is sick. Where is our society going?

[missyme]

I really tend to dis-agree with your statement due to the fact if your taught Good Manners when your a Kid by your parents it really does not work unless your peer group is doing the "Right thing also" I believe the way your taught by your parents does come out once again when your an adult.

I can speak for myself, be that my folks were strict and even though I did not get into any serious trouble I did let my peer group affect me in doing things that my folks would of had a cow, if they found out Pot Smoking for one, but you do grow up one day to remember what Mom and Dad had to say...

[fatima]

Great post.

[tutstar]

ping

[missyme]

Obviously into the Big Sewer......Who are today's youths role Models anyways:

Puff Diddy? - A Criminal
Michael Jackson- A child pervert
Kobe Bryant-A rapist and adulterer.

[netmilsmom]

I love you.

Thank you so much for that story. I will keep it for the time when my babies are wanting what they shouldn't.

(Ping to all of you for a life lesson - quoted below)

"There was a father who forbade his children to see R-rated movies. His teenagers were rebellious, for they had friends who REALLY wanted to see a certain film. They had talked about it so much, they could hardly get their minds off how much they wanted to see it. "It only has a little sex, blood, and gore in it, Dad!" He forbade them anyway, and promised he'd be able to explain so that they'd understand completely why he wouldn't let them go.

So that evening he made dinner, as he often did, and he also made dessert. Everyone could smell the brownies he was making and the smell made them all very hungry. This family tried to eat a healthy diet, and such foods were special treats.

They were all ready to dig in to dessert when he warned them, the tray of brownies had "only a little dog poop, chopped-up cat-hairball, and gunk from the shower drain in it." Just a little, not enough to even really taste it, he assured them. Why, just smell! It smelled fine! It wasn't even half a teaspoon really, in the whole batch. Surely it was okay, so long as it was just a little....

Funny thing, not one of his kids wanted any of that pan of brownies no matter how much he tried to sell them on it.

God wants to keep us away from things that corrupt our souls and make us unfit to return to his presence. Kids will stay away from this stuff if they're taught to recognize that if you let pornography, perversion, or sins of other sorts into your life, it's very, very hard to get it back out of your life again. AND: if you can't keep smut out of your mailbox, it's time to change to an ISP that can."

[Pahuanui]

They were all ready to dig in to dessert when he warned them, the tray of brownies had "only a little dog poop, chopped-up cat-hairball, and gunk from the shower drain in it." Just a little, not enough to even really taste it, he assured them. Why, just smell! It smelled fine! It wasn't even half a teaspoon really, in the whole batch. Surely it was okay, so long as it was just a little....

Funny thing, not one of his kids wanted any of that pan of brownies no matter how much he tried to sell them on it.

Gosh. A stupid man raises suckers as kids.

Stop the presses, and alert the publishers of Goofus & Gallant.

[BenLurkin]

Why today's youth culture has gone insane:

"You have me to thank."

[mylife]

freed from God and the divine law written deep down in every person's heart. Why? Same reason as always: so they can be their own gods and make up their own rules.

Fascinating article.

[Chu Gary]

Excellent post!!!

[BenLurkin]

That is an excellent analogy. I'll be sure to retell this useful parable, it illustrates very well the problem with "R" "entertainment".

[the invisib1e hand]

i wonder what role, if any, is played by ritalin...

[Chu Gary]

"They were all ready to dig in to dessert when he warned them, the tray of brownies had "only a little dog poop, chopped-up cat-hairball, and gunk from the shower drain in it." Just a little, not enough to even really taste it, he assured them. Why, just smell! It smelled fine! It wasn't even half a teaspoon really, in the whole batch. Surely it was okay, so long as it was just a little....
Funny thing, not one of his kids wanted any of that pan of brownies no matter how much he tried to sell them on it.

Gosh. A stupid man raises suckers as kids.

Stop the presses, and alert the publishers of Goofus & Gallant."



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[RussianConservative]

females, to earrings for males (eager to display their "feminine side" which the '60 cultural revolution sold them),

Tell that to Cossaks who wore earrings too, they some of fiercest warriors of all Europe and feared everywhere.

[tet68]

I blame Paraquat.

[missyme]

Kids need ritalin because they don't use there energy in a constructive way.
Do they mow the grass? or do yardwork NO- DO they clean the garage NO-

They sit in front of the TV or Video games eating tons of sugar and junk then go to school as "DESTRUCTO", so of course the only option for Parents and Teachers is to put them on ritalin.

[proxy_user]

I believe Tertullian denounced earrings and body piercing as great sins against God, for altering our reflection of His image.

He was the only churchman who cared much about this, as far as I can remember.