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Reasons to Believe
Facts of Life
January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue |
Posted 1/22/08 at 10:45 AM
As 2008 rolled in, scholars from the Ethics and Public
Policy Center in Washington pointed out some heartening cultural trends.
Writing in the December issue of Commentary magazine, they noted that many
indicators of societal well-being are looking better than they have in some
time. Crime, poverty and drug use are falling. Teens are smoking less, drinking
less and remaining pure longer. And abortion is at its lowest level since the
1970s. Even syndicated columnist Greg Crosby — something of a professional
chronicler of moral decay — acknowledged “the bright side” upon reading the
report. “We Americans have solid reason to be optimistic about our future
society,” he wrote. “Sure, we need to be concerned about the ongoing coarseness
in American culture and the decline of the American family, and perhaps one
day, these too, shall start to improve. Sometimes, things do change for the
better. … Sometimes people wake up and do the right things, and sometimes good
solid values and ethics win over the bad.” Spoken like a rejuvenated
practitioner of the theological virtue of hope.
Illustration by Kevin Bedan
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