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santodomingo
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Admitedly, there are always exceptions, and we can never see into people´s souls to know exactly what state of sin they are in. But, come on, it´s very obvious that something substantial has changed in society, at least in Western society.
I think the key is that, although before there were many who lived in sin and humanity has not changed essentially since the Fall, what HAS changed dramatically is the social fabric of the West. What used to be abhored by good society and considered a shameful thing, is now absolutely normal. Take fornication, for example. Here in Spain, if an unmarried girl was known to have spent a night away from home that would practically be the end of her hopes to marry. Nowadays 15-year-old girls openly sleep with their boyfriends IN THEIR PARENTS´HOUSE, and it´s generally accepted as morally neutral. Or take homosexuality. Before everyone knows there were active homosexuals, but they had to hide it, as it was considered disgraceful. Now it´s something to be “proud” of!! I think the revolutionary change is not so much the PEOPLE (we´re all just as weak and sinful as ever), but the laws and customs of the West.
Yes. If you look at crime figures, I don´t see how you can avoid any such conclusions. Of course, if you´re talking about the Middle Ages, there are no figures to compare, but I think the OP was referring more to the recent past, ie. since the 60´s. And BTW, the “atrocities” of the conquistadores is another of the masonic black legends. Sure, they did some pretty bad things, but absolutely nothing in comparison to the protestant genocide of the North-American indians.
Again, you´re going too far back. I agree with you that our times ressemble Ancient times in many ways. We are now neo-pagan nations, harping back to “the good old days”, before christianity. Abortion is in fact a return to Roman law, when all children were considered literally “possessions” of the father. The degradation of sexual morality is very reminiscent of latter Roman times.
I don´t agree at all. But we should define terms. Are you referring to the entire world, Western society, or just USA? If it´s the latter two, I think the idea that we have become “depraved” since the 1960´s is correct. Perhaps that´s putting it mildly! How else do you explain 50 million abortions since 1974, all the children born out of wedlock, divorces, fornication, a porn-saturated and blasphemous Media? It seems pretty obvious to me.