I saw a video recently in which college students, some of them political science majors, could not correctly identify photographs of Joe Biden or Ronald Reagan. I was initially amazed at such ignorance. After further thought I believe the ignorance was blissful.
Are we really surprised that this generation has no interest in politics and are blissful in their ignorance? Political science education in high school and college is incredibly weak. Perhaps more importantly, statesmanship seems dead. Partisanship is everywhere with no one seemingly able to agree on anything. The U. S. Senate is no longer a congenial club. Truth is rare and relative. News has to be filtered to separate the real from the “fake.”
I have taken to unfollowing Facebook “friends” who insist on posting principally politically related “news” and opinions. The posts are often so slanted that they bear little resemblance to what really happened or to what is actually going on. I recognize I have been guilty of the same in the past. I repent and watching others who haven’t just is not worth the aggravation. I am trying to wean myself from television news. I thought things would calm down after the election but it’s only gotten worse.
It’s not much better when trying to follow developments in the church. Christianity seems to have become so personality and big program based with no unity and, in fact, no restraint in criticising Followers who don’t follow precisely in our steps.
Are we called to be fighters? Aren’t we supposed to be engaged in the “good” fight? I think the answer is “no.’ I will be filling in for Pastor Terrell Reed on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Amana Christian Fellowship in Maurice. I will be discussing why I am so fed up and what I intend to do about it. If you can’t make it, maybe I’ll blog about it next week, but don’t take a chance; by then I could be banned from the internet.
Be blessed.
Be the first to reply