I remember a “devil worship” chapel adjacent to a seminary I attended in the 1980s – apparently they target seminaries – one of the adventurous seminarians took a peek through the window and saw the skeletal head of an animal on the altar.) (Demon worship today can be largely traced to the Canaanites. The Canaanites perhaps were not aware of it, but as they worshipped their false gods, they were really worshiping demons. In Matthew, we read the account of Jesus entering into the Canaanite territory of Tyre and Sidon. But our faith in the Gospel provides a theological reason for hope based on revelation. Is the world growing weary of the sexual revolution? Will we eventually turn the corner and come to our senses? Will medical science once again become an ally of good morality? This report offers reasons for hope in the future.
The Canaanite’s Daughter (La Chananéenne) by James Tissot, c.
Advances in neuroscience have helped support the findings: At least 25 major studies published since 2011, 16 of which were released within the last two years, link habitual use of erotic videos with deleterious developments in brain structure, often mirroring those of drug addicts. There is also a glimmer of hope – humanly speaking – in news reports emanating from the dark side, as a recent front-page article reports:Ī growing body of research shows that online pornography is warping men’s brains, diminishing their sex drives and producing addictive behaviors commonly found among drug abusers, as porn producers experiment with technologies to make the viewing experience more compelling. Porn site technology even provided the tools for Internet credit-card and identity security, further enshrining the “right to privacy,” i.e., access to contraception and abortion.Īmidst our multiple crises, we ask: Is God listening? Is God dead?īut how can God be dead when the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, or when it rains on the just and unjust alike, or when birds soar and wheat waves in the wind, or when a baby is born into the world? How can God be dead when acts of human virtue and kindness continue to attest to His presence? When the “Dot.com” bubble burst at the turn of this century, pornographic Internet sites stood nearly alone as profitable Internet entities. And where would Hillary Clinton stand with Millennials without her unconditional support for abortion, the ugly outward sign of sex-on-demand? Suicide bombers blow up themselves and others to enjoy their seventy-two virgins in Paradise. Solomon failed to remember that God alone delivers on all His promises, according to His schedule and in response to our faith.Ī good part of our trouble today, of course, stems from the false god of sex. Ironically, his “politics of inclusion” brought division and destruction – the kingdom itself was divided. So he “celebrated diversity” by allowing the worship of false gods. King Solomon – initially the model of human wisdom – was so intent on protecting the peace God gave Israel that he presumed the good times were the result of his diplomatic acumen. So we perhaps unwittingly place our faith in the things of the world, rather than Christ. Chesterton said, “Hope is not hope unless the situation is hopeless.” He meant the theological virtue of hope may be easy during good times (and therefore illusory), but difficult during bad times when human reasons for hope in a happy future evaporate (in illness or social upheavals).
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