…Is it actually relevant in a modern world and should a Christian fight for his or her right to visibly exercise their faith in the secular world?
Some Christian writers, bloggers, and would-be spokesmen have suggested that we have lost the sexual battles and need to get over it and move on: lost on the pre-marital sex issue, lost on the multi-divorce-remarriage issue, lost on the homosexual-bisexual-transgender issues, and certainly the homosexual marriage issue as well. The advocates of this position point to the changes both in culture and law that are taking place in Europe and North America, and these advocates seem to take the Anglo-centric view that what Europe and North America do is of course superior to what other continents, nations, cultures and peoples might think, believe or practice. The truth is, until very recently the entire Christian church family agreed on moral standards for individuals, family and marriage, and the battle for the Judeo-Christian understanding of marriage and family is anything but lost on a global basis. While many western denominations are rapidly declining in attendance and vitality, non-western Christian churches are booming.
“Warning, this link could be unsafe.”
I find it interesting how many family values and Christian sites, especially those advocating traditional morality on sexual and other matters, now trigger my computer anti-virus software as being “unsafe.” Clearly there are folks out there hacking or affecting anti-virus and spam software to try limit or block access. How ironic, since these programs were originally designed in part to control unwanted access to p*rnography.