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You may be interested in this article that appeared in National Review online yesterday.

Yes, "modern" means not only "immorality" but anarchy and several other undesirable things as well!

Thanks for the article. I've told lots of people about my theory regarding "modern" art and architecture and immorality. They think I'm nuts. But I've observed it many times.

Most cultures have a unique architectural style. You can see a picture of a Russian cathedral and know it's Russian, a Chinese temple and know it's Chinese, and so on. It's interesting to note the period in which "modern" architecture became all the rage in America and the cultural changes that were taking place during the same time. It's almost as if the ugly, unimaginative, and plain looking buildings are an outward manifestation of the rebellion from all things traditional. And I guess that's what it is. When someone is attracted to modern art and architecture it's an indication (to me) that they're rebelling from the traditional or the "norm" - which is morality, decency, and honesty.

I saw a good example of this in my own family. I started to take note when my cousin sold his traditional home and moved his family into a "Frank Lloyd Wright" style home. He then started selling off all of his furniture and antiques and replaced them with "impressionist" paintings, hideous modern furniture, and bizarre sculptures. His mother, my aunt, said something to me about his wanting to sell our family antiques from Ireland. I bought the antiques and told her that he must be involved in immoral behavior. She scoffed and I didn't say anything else about it to anyone.

Just like clockwork, he stopped attending Church and withdrew himself from our family. Several years went by. He then turned it around, sold the house, and we're back in business. He's admitted that during that time he was cheating on his wife (they had been married 7 years at that time) with a young woman. He ended up getting her pregnant and coerced her into having an abortion.

It was amazing to watch his personal life and taste change in concert. Modern equals immorality. I'm fully convinced that there's something to this.