The news from Cleveland, Ohio was both joyful and horrendous yesterday. I can only imagine the happiness of the families of the three women released from the sordid home of those three perverts after more than a decade of captivity. While the joy is very much real, it is another shock to the world that such evil is existing right next door in so many circumstances these days.
The world had reduced it's modesty and grace to a very low standard. We don't stop premarital sex, we find ways to prevent the 'side effects' like disease and . . . babies. Women want to be taken seriously yet dress like they are recruiting business on the streets. Women have the choice of carrying a disposable fetus or expecting a baby. No choice for a baby struggling to survive the horrors of being burned or butchered through abortion. Women demand equal rights and snub men who dare to be polite and open a door for them. Sex isn't a gift a married couple shares. It is now a part of recreation and it doesn't have to be within a committed relationship. Yet, we are still shocked when the level of cruelty and horror takes another step as in the discovery of the three victims in Cleveland.
Years ago, Ruth and Billy Graham presented the world with a quote and it keeps gathering meaning over the years. God doesn't allow bad things to happen so much as allow us to use our free will and forget about praying for discernment before utilizing that gift of free will.
"If God doesn't soon bring judgment upon America, He'll have to go back and
apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah!"
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