The Difference Between The 80's and Now

One of the greatest gifts my parents gave me was being able to witness the way the pro-life movement has changed over the past two decades.  My mom and dad first got involved in the movement during “Project Jericho”.  The entire thing (as a matter of fact, the entire pro-life presence in America) was led mostly by Protestants.  If you’ve ever seen films of anti-war sit-ins and protests during the 60’s, then you’ve seen how it all went with us in the 80’s.

If You're Struggling With Dark Times Then Cheer Up

I was watching Dale Ahlquist, President of The American Chesterton Society, last night when something occurred to me.  He was talking about the fact that preumption, not despair, is the opposite of hope.  The idea is that we can only have hope when things seem bleak.  And if we're not worried about something, we're living in bliss, not hopefulness.

This bliss is something that dominates most of our society today.  Americans have made it their business to make everything as safe as possible.  We've also invented backup plans for when something does go wrong (insurance).  We shell out billions of dollars to create a society protected against crime and terrorism.  We make health more important than healing.  And all of this has created a society without hope.