The Possible Complete Decline and Collapse of moral North America.

It is clear that biblical morality has been on the decline in North America since September 11th 2001. With the former World Trade Towers disaster in New York City, the world was plunged into a religious and moral decline that in my opinion, will take centuries to recover from. No religion is to blame as a result, in my opinion it is an absence of peace in our societies, that is a result from the tragic events in 2001 and the moral and religious divisions that we were plunged into daily as North Americans. This absence of peace in our societies has produced a dark religious vacuum for many of us who don't have any religious affiliations, and has created a huge problem for those of us that do. It created a legalistic environment and structure (and exclusivity) to the gospel in (some) of our churches because of fear of continuing persecution.

The current church has become very protective of their doctrine, because of religious persecution and misunderstanding from the world. The Church because of it's exclusivity is desperately trying to hold onto the doctrine of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's way in dealing with minorities and communities that are different, has been harsh, even to the point of persecuting their own brothers and sisters in Christ. Those saved by the blood of the Lamb. The church is currently struggling with compassion and brutality, and harshness towards anyone who disagrees with her. Her current doctrine is a battlefield, although correct and needs not be changed. We need to learn different ways to engage the public without bringing shame to ourselves, or the Name of Jesus Christ.

Otherwise our possibly brutal and harsh response to anyone who disagrees with her (the church) and it's teachings takes us to the point of religious persecution and away from our own freedom. We don't want to open the door further to more religious freedoms being taken from our society, for as the Church goes, so goes the world. This is Mike.

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Catholic Identity.

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