Why the Muslim World Views us with Fear and Contempt
Most Americans are good, moral and ethical people. But television, movies, magazines and newspapers often project a different America. If you want to find out why the Muslim world views us with contempt and fear, follow this story. What we have here is a cultural civil war that must be fought and won by those of conservative values. The article states:
"Many American liberals view the great social revolution of the past few decades—freedom for abortion, divorce, and homosexuality—through the prism of an expansion of civil liberties, "freedom of choice," and personal autonomy. But from the Muslim perspective these same trends appear as nothing less than the shameless promotion of depravity. So it is not surprising to see pious Muslims react with horror at the prospect of this new American morality seeping into their part of the world and potentially destroying their religion and way of life."
Traditionalist societies fear the impact and influence of our "free" way of living and justifiably want to protect their children and society from it. Unfortunately, the rest of the world doesn't see the solid fly-over state values that are very conservative. The East and West coast influences dominate our media leaving a distorted sense of what America is truly about. The write continues:
"So what should America do about this? First, we should recognize how our domestic culture war and the war on terror are linked. The restoration of American culture will not only be better for our children, but will help America's image abroad. As a practical matter, of course, such a restoration will not be easy. At the very least, it is a task that will take a couple of decades. The best we can do is to show Muslims, and traditional people around the world, the other America that they often don't see."
In a land where consumer is king, Christians must do their part to avoid contributing to and supporting the erosion of the basic conservative values that have made our country strong. By turning the culture back to these moorings, our image in the rest of the world will be more acceptable and desireable.
"Many American liberals view the great social revolution of the past few decades—freedom for abortion, divorce, and homosexuality—through the prism of an expansion of civil liberties, "freedom of choice," and personal autonomy. But from the Muslim perspective these same trends appear as nothing less than the shameless promotion of depravity. So it is not surprising to see pious Muslims react with horror at the prospect of this new American morality seeping into their part of the world and potentially destroying their religion and way of life."
Traditionalist societies fear the impact and influence of our "free" way of living and justifiably want to protect their children and society from it. Unfortunately, the rest of the world doesn't see the solid fly-over state values that are very conservative. The East and West coast influences dominate our media leaving a distorted sense of what America is truly about. The write continues:
"So what should America do about this? First, we should recognize how our domestic culture war and the war on terror are linked. The restoration of American culture will not only be better for our children, but will help America's image abroad. As a practical matter, of course, such a restoration will not be easy. At the very least, it is a task that will take a couple of decades. The best we can do is to show Muslims, and traditional people around the world, the other America that they often don't see."
In a land where consumer is king, Christians must do their part to avoid contributing to and supporting the erosion of the basic conservative values that have made our country strong. By turning the culture back to these moorings, our image in the rest of the world will be more acceptable and desireable.
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