CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 28, 2926
WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE RIOTING AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IN FRANCE? AMONG THE STATED CAUSES ARE OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING AND POOR TEACHERS.
BUT THE REAL CAUSE IS SOMETHING MUCH DEEPER. WALL STREET JOURNAL COLUMNIST WILLIAM MCGURN GETS TO THE HEART OF IT IN HIS TUESDAY COLUMN. HERE’S WHAT HE SAYS: “IN ADDITION TO ITS OTHER PROBLEMS, FRANCE IS UNDERGOING A CRISIS IN MODERNITY IN WHICH ITS HOSTILITY TO RELIGION NO LONGER SEEMS ENLIGHTENED, BUT PASSE. THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE FRENCH AND EUROPE HAVE REPLACED RELIGION WITH NOTHING BY MAKING THE QUESTION OF TRUTH A WHOLLY PRIVATE MATTER.”
DOES THIS BRING TO MIND SOMETHING IN SCRIPTURE? IN THE BOOK OF JUDGES IT SAYS: “IN THOSE DAYS ISRAEL HAD NO KING. EVERYONE DID WHAT SEEMED RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES.” IS THIS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA? WE AREN’T EUROPE YET, BUT WE COULD BE ON THE WAY. LOOK AT THE RIOTS WE’VE SEEN IN OUR CITIES, THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND THE DISREGARD FOR AUTHORITY.
FAITH IN AND OBEDIANCE TO GOD BRINGS ORDER AND SATISFACTION. LIVING WITHOUT HIM BRINGS – FRANCE. I’M CAL THOMAS
