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Opinion|Tue, Oct. 07 2008 09:23 AM EDT

Has the 'Carter Malaise' Returned to Haunt Us?

By Dr. Tony Beam|Christian Post Guest Columnist

President Carter was profoundly wrong about many things. But if he believed the problems we faced in the mid to late 70’s that led us into a national sense of disconnect with government were caused by a lack of spiritual and moral fortitude he was right. Until we begin to face up to the fact that we have brought our current crop of problems on ourselves by abandoning our spiritual and moral foundations we will not experience a renewal of America’s confidence and greatness. From Wall Street to Main Street to your street, we need a revival of our spiritual dependence on God and our shared sense of moral accountability. I pray that as a nation, we will hear and heed the call Jesus made in Revelation to the church at Ephesus to “remember, repent, and return” to the place where we collectively embrace the Truth and live according to His will.

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Dr. Tony Beam is Vice-President for Student Services and Director of the Christian Worldview Center at North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina.
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  • Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:19 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

    Some would like to think that the working poor are at fault or Wall Street is to blame for giving the money to the working poor.

    There are too many middle class people that just had to have the bigger, faster or better to the point that they also became just as poor as the people we think of as poor. Most people would have a difficult time describing themselves as greedy but it is time that they woke up to the facts and live way within their means.

  • Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:06 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

    Reagan was a professional actor (just what the American people are suckers for). Carter was not.

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