Religion Loosing its Grip

It is quite possible that the explanation for divorce the "new norm "just might ly in the idea of civilization. Lets suppose for a moment that we forget about all we have been taught. Lets say..there are no schools, no church, no mosque, no synagogue, no therapist, no police or courts to order our steps towards civilization. Where would we be on the idea of marriage? Wait wait..now slow your role... I'm just the messenger.

During the time of my grandfather and his father's time there weren't strict regulations on a man of 40..marrying..lets say...? a 14 year old girl. We quite simply had not advanced to the present ideas of what being civilized is all about. And then there was the time of human chattel...the selling of human beings. This even happened in America with the African slave trade. The point being...in some cases there are vices in place to compel or prompt us in the direction of acceptable behaviors. How long can we hold the human animal at bay. The very idea of religion has to be the one thing that makes marriage remotely possible for the human animal.

So the question becomes; is religion as we once knew it loosing it's grip on society? Many youngsters seems to lack that respect for the sacredness of church and things of righteousness. You hear people all the time saying that we need to turn back to God, that we need the love of Jesus in our hearts. The ways of Christ is the shining example. But just look around. Sadly so It looks quite possible that religion is loosing its grip on the civilized world. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject.

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Fractured Lives Faded Dreams

Divorce among military families are on the rise. I'm a supporter of the troops and wanting of their safe return to American soil sooner rather than later..so don't get me wrong. But just what in the world are these patriotic souls looking for? It's kinda like a theory I had years ago about folks that pursued jobs as police officers, firefighters and the like.

I used to wonder what types of individuals applied for these jobs. In many cases I have found that young people searching to find their place in society often times find themselves in too deep before they even realize that they made such life altering decisions based mainly on emotion. That's not to take away from the integrity of choices of these individual, its just that we all unconsciously respond to feelings.

A career in the military during war time just sounds like something that a married man or woman aught to think long and hard about. Especially with the declining values placed on family these days. You can read any day of the week about a Fort Bragg soldier returning home only to discover a brand new baby in the crib next to his wife after an 18 month deployment. Yes divorce may come up in their next counseling session. But the choices bears the fruits of these acts. And unfortunately divorce is a part of the equation.

The fact that families are being separated by this business of war(and that's what it is)is a sad reality of peripheral casualties that are as substantial of a loss as any.


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Voluntary Beat Down

You would think that the teachers and the administrators would find a better way of dealing with conflict among students? For instance, if one student is confronted by another and subsequently physically assaulted the student that passes the first lick should be the one that gets into trouble, one would think. But it don’t quite work that way in one school system in North Carolina.

Around here the student that takes the punch or beat-down without fighting back does not get into trouble... instead becomes the recipient of a good voluntary beating. But the kid that fights back, gets suspended right along with the aggressor…Please somebody help me understand this train of thought on the part of the administration...talk to me quick!


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Troubled Child Angry Adult

They argue they fight, beat, even kill the people they love. Domestic violence is a sad reality for some. This plague does not discriminate. I read somewhere the other day that there is an increase in incidents of violence among families due to current economic conditions. Chris Henry the victim of his own rage apparently leaped from a moving pickup truck to his death during an argument with his girlfriend last week. And of course we all know about Tiger and Elin Woods' ordeal with the car, tree and the golf club.

What will it take for us to just treat people the way we'd like to be treated? How much turmoil do we want? It does a person good to reflect back his own upbringing an revisit the way our parents and other adults interacted with us. It has been suggested that our relationships are mirrors of ourselves. We view the world not as it is, but as we are. Is that scary or what? What sort of emotional scaring are we passing on to our children as a result of our own unresolved issues? What happens inside the brain when a loved one turns violent...what images of the past are playing out along with the distorted views of the day?

People are really stressed out. My brother just shared a story with me about a young man that was prayed for in a Durham church this past Sunday. This was no ordinary laying on of the hands, this man was reportedly exorcised. Throwing up gallons of puke to boot. This is not the first such incident at this church. So you see the people that are loosing it in most cases are displaying warning signs. But we dismiss or downplay the potential for whatever reason. Chris Henry's girlfriend knew the potential danger of her recent ordeal. Hindsight being 20/20...this young lady was way ahead of us.



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