I try to be a compassionate man, and when I see cute fuzzy little things, I am often moved to pity. So last week, while I was casting my ballot in the voting booth, I came upon the "Wolf Hunting Referendum, Proposal 1: allowing for the establishment of wolf hunting seasons and allowing wolves to be designated as a game animal." Now I am not a hunter, so I don't have a lot of emotional interest in this initiative; but as I was reading through the referendum all I could think of was those cute fuzzy wolf cubs. Why would anyone want to hunt those lovable creatures, they remind me of my dog when he was a puppy? "Awwwwww..." Now I know I am going to be labeled as naive and uninformed for saying that, but hey, at least I CARE! I think that speaks better than it does for the mean men with guns - - I will bet they all have hearts of stone! Well, the next day, I noticed the initiative did not pass, and I saw on Facebook a boatload of posts from people who were upset when it wasn't passed. I won't pretend to say I understand everything that goes into the referendum, but here are some of the complaints from the hunting faction - - people who are personally involved: "Wolves are destroying the UPs ecosystem and already ruining traditions of bear hunting and deer hunting." "I have directly seen the effects of the wolves in the UP....when they have to restrict or shut down bear and deer hunts in the UP in the next 3 years, pat yourself on the back." "What you fail to realize is that the voters in the our state are so blind to what is actually going on up there that they don't understand the urgency of the situation." Are these comments from people who are "mean spirited" and "bigoted" toward wolves? Or do they have good reasons for feeling passionate about this issue? The truth is, the wolf issue in Michigan is very complicated, and instead of voting from how you feel about looking at cute cuddly pictures, we need to start listening to the people who are actually involved. I am afraid our culture is full of kind, compassionate people who want to do good, but they often forget they are dealing with wolves. In fact, that last phrase I quoted is the point of this blog post: people are "so blind on what is actually going on in the world they don't understand the urgency of the situation." Our world is riddled by dangerous wolves all over the place, not just up in the UP, but wolves are attacking the innocent on matters of morality, politics and spiritually that is destroying the very fabric of our country. THE FOUR WOLVES OF THE APOCALYPSE I want to mention four wolves in sheep's clothing that I am trying to wake people up to. What I find interesting, every time I do, I sound to many people like I am a person with a "heart of stone" that doesn't have any compassion for the cute fuzzy wolf. It is because I don't! When you really understand what is happening in our world, and learn from people who have actually been bit by the wolf - - you will finally see the wolves for the predators that they are. (1) THE COLLECTIVIST WOLF: Collectivism is the same thing as communism, hyper-socialism and state-ism. They all come from the same root of the same tree that believes this lie: "We as a people are rich enough as a nation to allow everyone to have an equal piece of the economic pie." I am not arguing against helping the poor and finding ways to alleviate the pain of the unfortunate, but I am not going to buy into the Utopian lie that we all can live equally in material standing. The group that perpetuates this lie is often the one controlling the purse strings. Did you know people like controlling the purse strings? They want this position of control so they can dip their hand in when no one is looking! They are the true wolves!! (2) THE FEMINIST/RACIAL BAITING WOLF: Divide, destroy and conquer. Yes, I think women should be able to vote, compete and be able to argue for fair wages. But they should not be allowed to destroy the dignity of men in the process. They should not be able to snuff out one of the most important roles given to society: fatherhood. Race baiters shouldn't be allowed to deconstruct every action, argument and political platform as an attack on the color of someone's skin. This is not bringing us together, this is insidious and the people doing it are the real wolves. (3) THE H.C.I.T. (High Church Inclusive Tolerance) WOLF: Progressive Churches and more and more Mainline High Church doctrine has become so watered down for the sake of sounding loving, compassionate and intelligent that "their" gospel no longer saves. If everyone is in, why even care? Join the Peace Corps, don't represent Christ! Never forget, Jesus was slain on a bloody cross for one main reason - - to die for the sin of the world, everyone's sin. And to not stand strong on that message by saying "Everyone is In, Love Wins, and I Accept All" is to deny and disregard the enormous price Jesus paid. (4) THE PORNEIA WOLF: As a people we think we can trade liberty for license. We can't, especially in the realm of sexual liberation (porneia: sexual license and perversion) on every front; it is corroding our very own souls. Just because the media paints two men holding hands, eating cotton candy at a carnival as the new healthy American culture - -they never show you all the other sad men frequenting the diseased ridden bath houses of New York, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. Now that we have changed the definition of marriage to accommodate homosexual couples, it has also opened the door for numerous mistresses, swingers and other perverted forms of coupling. We think this new freedom is allowing us to finally get to choose the gender we always wanted to be and to live the life we always wanted to live; but the exact opposite is true. Domestic violence, disease, depressed children, high suicide rate and offending a Holy God is the ultimate result. You see, wolves don't really care about you. They sneak in, find the weakest prey, and devour. Tell me, who do you think is the weakest prey in our society? They are the ones who think they are adults but they reason like children - -the adolescents of our culture are being torn apart by wolves. Parents, speak up! Pastors, teachers and coaches, quit trying to be cool and compassionate and open your eyes. The wolves are circling, ready to devour!
2 Comments
11/10/2014 01:31:22 am
The weakest prey are our children.
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Chris
11/10/2014 04:30:30 am
thanks for reading and being a person willing to speak up for our kids.
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