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1 | A SIN TO FILE BANKRUPTCY | 1 Pet 4:10 | JCrichton | 130101 | ||
Hi, EdB! Sorry to interject here... I think that the problem is endemic of a society that has been continuously promiting the wrong values: Capitalism and consumption are the deities that people are subliminally trained to serve. Remember when cartoons and movies were just that... at the end of the 70's they became a marketing tool for the major conglomerates (action figures, clothing, trinkets...)... when we watch a program (movie, series, talk show...) most of its content is geared towards wealth/consumption... even the homeless are depicted in spanking-new-designer-brand attires! ...in New York City, NY and in Newark, NJ kids are being crammed into anything that passes for a classroom and many are sent home with text books that are missing not only inner pages but even covers... yet the entertainment industry portrays classrooms of 15 to 20 students who are benefiting from the latest technological equipments... Further, through both programs and advertisments, children are being taught to be frivolous, inconsiderate, gluttunous... the general rule is that the parents set the standards for their household and children, but when children are being bombarded with countless waves of "buy this," or "own that ...and you are going to be the coolest..." ...parents do not stand a chance! Yesterday's children are today's young adults who have been well trained in the ole mighty dollar: consume, consume, consume, for tomorrow you will die! God Bless! Angel |
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2 | A SIN TO FILE BANKRUPTCY | 1 Pet 4:10 | EdB | 130126 | ||
Angel A hardy Amen! As I said credit cards don't get people into trouble, people get into trouble misusing credit cards. Our value system is totally warped. We have learned to value things that decrease in value the minute we purchase them and disregard things that that will live on long after us. I'm drawn back to the Hebrew children of Daniel, they witnessed the horrors war, were lead off to captivity, subjected to the most inhuman treatments, most likely castrated, probably suffered other humiliation and ill treatment, but yet they showed a nation exceptional moral values that were instilled in them. We honor them for their faith and well we should, but we should also give ‘kudos’ to the parents that initially taught them. EdB |
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3 | A SIN TO FILE BANKRUPTCY | 1 Pet 4:10 | JCrichton | 130186 | ||
"We honor them for their faith and well we should, but we should also give ‘kudos’ to the parents that initially taught them." Hi, EdB! Exactly! It goes back to the values being taught and accepted as sound values... When we allow television and the rest of the entertainment industry to rear the future generations how can we cry out to God with the "woes" and "whys?" "We have learned to value things that decrease in value the minute we purchase them and disregard things that that will live on long after us." This to is part of the capitalist culture... remember when cars were made to last? Remember when manufacturers placed commercial adds that spoke on their pride to provide America with the "Best" products? Remember when bath soap came on a family-size (not this wimpy 4.2 oz) or when it was preached that breakfast was the most important meal of the day--before everything was saturated with oil or sugar or salt? As we've bought into the "in-crowd" mentality we've traded sound judgment for "plastic makes it happen--even if beyond our means" mentality--after all, that's why God gave us bankruptcy! The saddest part of this picture is that people are suffering not just from financial bankruptcy but also from spiritual bankruptcy as they knowningly live beyond their means, accure debts that they cannot repay within a reasonable amount of time, and they go on thinking that God must provide for them "any day now--they've seen on that DVD from x evangelist that promises them the ability to unlock all of God's wealth secrets!" God Bless! Angel |
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