SHORT COMMUNICATION 353
The Godless Among Us
By
Roger Behra
There was a
time-prior to 1965-when the Godly greatly outnumbered the Godless. Sadly to say
that is not the way it is in the American culture any more. It is very much the
very opposite. The Godless among us is in the majority now as 2013 gets well
under way. That is an awful change of events, and very often we are reminded of
just how Godless the Godless can get. We are also being reminded that the price
being paid is astronomically high.
The word GODLY, means
showing respect for God and obeying His Commandments by leading a moral and
good life. The word GODLESS means wicked, not showing respect or belief in God
or His Commandments, and therefore, leading a bad life.
Thankfully, there are
Godly people, and among them some extraordinary Godly people scattered
throughout the American culture: priests and ministers, brothers, nuns, and
teachers to name a few groups. And the Godless benefit as well from the dedication
and goodness of these people.
The reverse is also
true. The Godly people are harmed by the
behavior of the Godless. Since the year 2007 there have been many horrendous
and deadly attacks on innocent Godly people in America's open society. The
deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history took place in 2007 when 32
people were killed on a college in Virginia. In the U.S. Army an army
psychiatrist killed 13 soldiers at an army base in Texas. In Colorado a man
entered a movie theater at night and killed many and wounded over thirty
people. An ex-policeman went on a shooting rampage and killed five people
before committing suicide. A 20-year old man barged into an elementary school
one morning and killed 20 first-graders and 6 adults and then himself. These
are some of the Godless behavior of recent modern times.
Waite! There is more.
On April 15, 2013, at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Mass. someone planted two
bombs near the finish line that went off and killed four people and badly
injured 170 others. That was demonic behavior first class. Innocent people lost
their lives, some lost their limbs, and many were maimed for the rest of their
lives.
Men are much more
Godless than women. But women get some Godless awards for very bad Godless
behavior: abortion and prostitution. The Godly people have to live with
tremendous Godlessness on a daily basis that seems to increase more and more as
the months pass. The Boston Marathon massacre already mentioned above is a good
example. The Connecticut elementary school and Aurora theater massacres are
also good examples of unexpected Godless behavior. Unless God intervenes, the
American culture is going to be swimming in Godless behavior for a long time to
come. And the horrendous type of behavior is going to be mindboggling, indeed!
R. B.