Comments on: An American Downfall http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135 A Cyberspatial Intersection of Culture and Cross-Carrying Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Jackie http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11388 Jackie Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:47:22 +0000 http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11388 this is why i come to blogland, can't find these deep insights anywhere else! Thank you this is why i come to blogland, can’t find these deep insights anywhere else! Thank you

]]> By: Jeff http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11451 Jeff Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:40:31 +0000 http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11451 I know brother. I fear the same. The society we live in is entrenched with the downfall of others. It hurts to watch those who are suffering and others, at the same time, benefiting from this. Praying this would change, Jeff I know brother. I fear the same. The society we live in is entrenched with the downfall of others. It hurts to watch those who are suffering and others, at the same time, benefiting from this.

Praying this would change,
Jeff

]]> By: Jeff Kahl http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11459 Jeff Kahl Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:36:34 +0000 http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11459 Eric - First rate! The sad thing is, this attempt to force children into an adulthood for which they're not ready actually has one sad consequence: people are remaining adolescents. Many child psychologists and sociologists now claim that "late adolescence" extends all the way to age 30 in many people. In my opinion, this is due to exactly the kind of negative cultural influence that you rightly discern. God have mercy on all of us for allowing it to get that bad! Jeff Eric -

First rate! The sad thing is, this attempt to force children into an adulthood for which they’re not ready actually has one sad consequence: people are remaining adolescents.

Many child psychologists and sociologists now claim that “late adolescence” extends all the way to age 30 in many people. In my opinion, this is due to exactly the kind of negative cultural influence that you rightly discern.

God have mercy on all of us for allowing it to get that bad!

Jeff

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11905 Jonathan Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:20:53 +0000 http://www.ericpark.org/?p=135#comment-11905 This is an all-too-true commentary on our culture. Hauerwas' words are haunting. One of the problems with the church stepping up to its role in offering these counter-cultural sexual ethics is that far too many of her members are sexually broken themselves. The good news of a God who has Lordship even over our genitalia is that he can heal ALL our hurts and forgive ALL our sins, even the sexual ones. When the adults in the church accept this healing, we will better be able to offer alternatives to our youth and children. This is an all-too-true commentary on our culture. Hauerwas’ words are haunting. One of the problems with the church stepping up to its role in offering these counter-cultural sexual ethics is that far too many of her members are sexually broken themselves. The good news of a God who has Lordship even over our genitalia is that he can heal ALL our hurts and forgive ALL our sins, even the sexual ones. When the adults in the church accept this healing, we will better be able to offer alternatives to our youth and children.

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