Part of today's problem is that those who used to be called "God-fearing" (ie. conservatives) have looked to political methods for their solution, being way too sophisticated to look to Providence. We think the tea-party, Sarah Palin, pro-life crusaders, etc. will have more effect than an appeal to the Lord. Meanwhile, the demographics show that the country is being overrun by a people who venerate a mixture of saints, idols, and ancient gods.
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At this rate, these "Amorites" will get the upper hand just as they did in a previous era.
You are exactly right. We the people exert ourselves to enact change, we fight to plug the dam, we work through the political system, but I really believe that in the end we are just spinning our wheels. The things that really matter are never affected-I am not holding my breath to see Obamacare repealed, just like every other expansion of government tyranny into our lives, it will stay. It may be tinkered with around the edges, at best. The few really good people who get into office, if they’re not co-opted, are voices in the wilderness of the personal ambition of the rest.Not counting the few who are truly driven by ideology-and those are the truest “true believers” are almost always from the left. We keep going because we don’t want to be swept away in the flood, but there are so many cracks in the dam that it’s bound to crack sooner or later.
No, politicians and the political system as it exists right now are not going to be our salvation. One side is advancing government tyranny full speed ahead, the other side is dawdling its way there.