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  <title>Are we the cause of the mess we're in?</title>
  <description>A few decades ago, the culture in the US could objectively be described as ‘predominantly Christian influenced.”&amp;amp;nbsp; In the past 30 or so years, that has changed dramatically.&amp;amp;nbsp; As I am writing this, in the Fall of 2020, we have seen cultural trends come to a head:&amp;amp;nbsp; increased lawlessness; disrespect for authority, institutions and one another; abandonment of principles of rational thinking and the rule of law, among others. &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; It is common to blame others:&amp;amp;nbsp; partisan politicians, the death of objective journalism, left-wing college professors and teachers to name a few.&amp;amp;nbsp; And, while all of these have contributed to the mess we’re in, there is one factor that few people have acknowledged:&amp;amp;nbsp; US! &amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; I’d like for us to consider this question:&amp;amp;nbsp; Has our mindless acceptance of the division and separation fostered by the institutional church system substantially contributed to the mess we’re in? </description>
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