Oct

06

2007

Conservative site – conservative outlook

by Skip

Change can be good – at times.  Being in the computer industry, change is a constant.  While I remember magnetic drum storage, paper tape, and ASR-100 hardcopy terminals, I’ll take a 2GB thumbdrive and a dual-core laptop anytime!

Yet, in life, I sometimes lament that our morality, traditions, and outlook on life have been as easily swapped out as well in the name of diversity, multiculturalism, political correctness, and "progress".  While the "things" scattered around our homes make us richer than any kings of yore, has all progress truly made us richer in spirit?  I submit that it has not. There are times that change is not only not welcome, but detrimental in the long run – not all change is good.
 

THE OLD PATHS
 
I liked the old paths, when
Moms were at home.
Dads were at work.
Brothers went into to the army.
Crime did not pay;
Hard work did;
And people knew the difference.

Husbands were loving;
Wives were supportive;
And children were polite

Women wore the jewelry;
And men wore the pants.

Women looked like ladies;
Men looked like gentlemen;
And children looked decent.

People loved the truth,
And hated a lie.
Sermons sounded helpful;
Rejoicing sounded normal;
And crying sounded sincere.

Cursing was wicked;
And divorce was unthinkable.

The flag was honored;
America was beautiful;
And God was welcome!

To be called an American was worth dying for;
To be called a Christian was worth living for;
To be called a traitor was a shame! 

Sex was a personal word.
Homosexual was an unheard of word,
And abortion was an illegal word.

Preachers preached because they had a message;
And sinners turned to the Lord to be SAVED!

A new birth meant a new life;
Salvation meant a changed life;
Following Christ led to eternal life.

Being a preacher meant you proclaimed the word of God;
Being a deacon meant you would serve the Lord;
Being a Christian meant you would live for Jesus;
And being a sinner meant someone was praying for you!

Laws were based on the Bible!
Preachers were more interested in new converts,
Than new clothes and new cars.

God was worshipped;
Christ was exalted;
And the Holy Spirit was respected.

I still like the old paths the best!

 

“The Old Paths” was written by a retired minister who lives in Tennessee

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by Skip Murphy

Co-founder of GraniteGrok, my concern is around Individual Liberty and Freedom (and how Government is taking that away from us). My fight, from a Conservative (with small "L" libertarian leanings) and evangelical Christian perspective, is with the Progressives that are forcing a collectivized and secular humanistic future upon us. As TEA Party activist, citizen journalist (and pundit!), my goal is to use the New Media to advance the radical notions of America's Founders back into our culture again.

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  • judy paris

    Thank you, Skip, for sharing…the simple truth is so powerful.

  • Nick S

    ‘Homosexual was an unheard of word’
    An unintentionally revealing line. Look, even if you think that any homosexual action is immoral, there were just as many gays and lesbians growing up in small town Tennessee in the 1950s as there are now- they just mostly unhappily stayed single or unhappily married members of the opposite sex. This retired minister just didn’t ever have to think about them. What this line says is that he didn’t give a damn about other people’s being miserable as long as it stayed tidily out of sight.

  • Michael Kitch

    Somebody was watching way too much television.

  • http://www.andrightlyso.com Raven

    Hey Nick do you have some anecdotal proof of that statement?
    I disagree. I see stats in my work (Nursing) and we’ve seen an increase in bisexual and homosexual activity and preferences (and several health related problems) since the 1970′s…and much more since the 1980′s and esp within the past 10 yrs. At the rate it’s going we wont have any traditional relationships left ;) Is that what we want?
    I didn’t think so!
    A society that chooses to turn a blind eye to diversity (as it’s so often called- this tolerance of gays)- when a society stays silent- it is giving encouragement and approval.
    Some people want to make it a crime to speak an opinion about gays. We can’t let that happen- because once we do we lose all our freedom.

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