The Death of A Nation 

   I usually try to keep politics out my blogs, but I fear that we are on a steep downhill race to self-destruction.  There is no longer any compromise or “coming together” of the left and the right.  In some cases, it borders on open warfare between the political parties and their followers.

   It seems that more and more people in this country believe that violence is the proper means to get what they want.  Whether it be what they believe to be justice, or to secure some supposed rights they think they should have, protests and violence have increased greatly in the last few years.

   We are guaranteed the right to peaceful assembly by our constitution but the key to that right is the word “peaceful”.  There is nothing peaceful about arson, looting, damaging personal property or attacking those who are of a different opinion.  And yet, I recall hearing a news broadcaster calling a protest “peaceful” while standing in front of a huge fire set by the protesters.  There is nothing peaceful in such an act.

   Now there are those suggesting that Catholic Churches should be the object of protest over the leaked preliminary opinion of one Supreme Court justice concerning abortion.  In addition, protesters are expected to go to the homes of several of the Supreme Court justices to protest.  Does anyone doubt that at least some, if not many of these protests will turn violent?  Yet I hear no one in authority, the President, the Attorney General or anyone else speaking out against such actions and asking for calm and reason.

   We are a nation that has been greatly blessed by God, but we have become a nation that rejects God, and faith, and religion.  Believers are scorned, denigrated, and persecuted in many ways.  Murder of innocent babies in the womb and of our elderly is commonplace; anyone can claim to be whatever sex they chose on any given day; sexual promiscuity of all kinds is touted as the new “norm”.  And we are told these are the things our nation must not only tolerate but accept and support.  

   If we are to save this nation, we must stop the hatred and come together as a nation.  We must recognize that we will not always agree but that violence is never the answer.  Please pray for our country.