When enough people in a society accept a certain behavior as normal, their influence is powerful. Other people are then given “cultural permission” to consider, to experiment with, to participate in, and then to give further acceptance or even approval to that behavior. Many will then even begin to celebrate that behavior, giving further freedom for others to participate in that behavior. That behavior begins to be seen as normal and good; thus, a culture or a society can be transformed.
It is true in many areas such as style of dress, popular music, and even tattoos.
But in far more important things it has been true.
It was true with human slavery.
It was true of Hitler’s attempt to eradicate the Jews.
It was true for divorce, which is now totally acceptable.
It was true for extra-marital “affairs”.
It was true for sexual promiscuity; birth control was even supplied to young people.
It is now true for abortion.
It is now true for same-sex relationships.
It is now true for trans-sexuality, boys “becoming” girls and girls “becoming” boys.
It is even now becoming true in some dark corners of society to accept pedophilia.
All of these things have happened in some cultures and in some societies – and our only real hope is to have a spiritual revival of biblical morals – and then perhaps our culture can be transformed into a safer, more peaceful, and saner society. May God awaken enough of us to influence our society for the good.
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