METRICS OF DECLINE part 2

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together (Colossians 1:17).

Much of the time my postings on Silver Bullets can use some refinement.  With my previous post, The Metrics of Decline, this is true.  Liberals and "progressives" would deny that the United States is in decline at all.  Often times, before the fall of a great civilization, it seems as if everything is well when, on close examination, it is not.  In the previous post I listed 4 metrics of decline that characterize the United States:
1.  A reductionist view of human life, for example, a preborn baby is nothing but and unviable tissue mass;
2.  The loss of personal freedom,
3.  The lack of monetary and budget credibility;
4.  The mainstream news media becoming the propaganda machine of the government.
While revising this post for publication elsewhere I had a moment of clarity when I realized I had left off  the most important measurement of decline:
5.  The rejection of a Christian moral compass.  The denigration of Christian holidays, institutions and morality occurs with regularity.  In America, we understand that free speech is one of our God-given rights so if one wants to denigrate our Christian foundation that is their right.  Free speech also helps us to measure where the hearts and minds of our people truly are.  It is true, however, that denying the One who holds all things together surely means that America will come apart.

Decline can be reversed, but it is dependent on God's help and our commitment to His service.

Our Father's Blessings,
Tom