There is a full-out war being waged on morality. It is no coincidence that those who advocate for socialism and big government also promote aberrant behavior and the destruction of the most basic, time-honored moral codes of our society.

What’s the connection? Why do they do this? Simple: power and gain. A free society requires a moral underpinning. Without morality, freedom cannot long last, and thus those who seek power and gain want to destroy morality.

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” (John Adams)

Freedom of Religion is not only a right, but also the Founders intended it to be part of a comprehensive set of checks and balances.

“The Founders counted on our country’s churches to teach morality so that individuals who were connected to God would put checks on themselves.

Much of religion is about self-mastery. The concept behind most faiths is that when one is connected to Deity, Deity changes human nature.

By encouraging a religious and moral people, there would be additional checks upon the people without the need for governmental force.” (Restoring Liberty: Personal Freedom & Responsibility in America)

When a large proportion of the people lack self-mastery, people clamor for more laws and bigger government to control lawlessness. Bottom line… big government means less freedom and more power held by the elite in a centralized governmental force.

We’re Paying the Price

According to an article on CNSNews.com, “William Jeynes, a professor at California State College in Long Beach and a senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, N.J., spoke at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 13, 2014 about putting the Bible and prayer back into U.S. public schools. (Penny Starr/CNSNews.com)

Since 1963, Jeynes said there have been five negative developments in the nation’s public schools:

• Academic achievement has plummeted, including SAT scores.
• Increased rate of out-of-wedlock births
• Increase in illegal drug use
• Increase in juvenile crime
• Deterioration of school behavior

“’So we need to realize that these actions do have consequences,’ said Jeynes, professor at California State College in Long Beach and senior fellow at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, N.J., ‘When we remove that moral fiber — that moral emphasis – this is what can result.'”

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