What exactly is an “agenda”? Well, the actual word means in the sense of personal motivation, an underlying personal viewpoint or bias. When evaluating what is being said and done in any realm, one must look at what is the agenda driving the proposal, plan or decision. Very few, if any things done in the political/governmental realms are NOT agenda driven. It seems that much of what is being promoted and propounded in Christianity is also agenda driven.
There are countless examples of agendas so I must try to pick out just a few to illustrate my point. Those who promote the global warming myth are agenda driven. Their viewpoint is biased and skewed and thus what they promote and do is driven by their agenda—to eliminate carbon emissions all around the world. However sincere some people are who participate in various “green” programs and projects; the movement as a whole is perhaps the biggest agenda driven machine in the world today.
Billions upon billions of dollars are poured into the various attempts to influence people’s thoughts and decisions regarding conservation and utilization of natural resources. As is many times the case; the good in an issue is lost in the flood of words and ideas of a bigger agenda. For instance, the green movement has been around far longer than the global warming/climate change one. Yet, in most people’s minds, they are one in the same and many lump the desire to preserve and conserve with global warming. The two have little to do with each other.
When agendas drive marketing, then that which is being marketed will inevitably reflect the skewed views of the agenda. The agenda of major corporations is to increase market share and make more and more money. Yet, through deviously conceived advertising, they give the appearance of being concerned about one’s health, beauty, financial well being or relationships. These corporations are not the least bit concerned about anything other than the bottom line. Their marketing will reflect their agenda whether obviously or subtly.
Perhaps the biggest agenda in recent times is the advancement of gay/lesbian rights. Those involved in these groups have relentlessly driven television and movies to their side of the spectrum. Those totally devoted to this movement have succeeded in getting states to pass laws not only protecting their cause, but actually promoting it. Those who are committed to changing the opinion of the masses to not only accepting gay/lesbian behavior as normal but promoting it as a better alternative than “straight” behavior.
With money and influential backers, any agenda stands a very good chance of succeeding. Without money and the backing of those in prominent positions, agendas usually fail to get off the ground. Properly promoted, programs and concepts driven by an agenda will over time switch from being agendas to the norm. Once to this point, the motivation is not longer based on personal bias but on the recognized standard for normalcy.
Just in the last decade, two of the huge agenda driven issues which the liberal left is identified with, global warming and gay/lesbian rights, have ascended from relative obscurity to universal prominence. Of course not everyone believes in these causes, but far more do now than just ten years ago. Through exceptional marketing, huge amounts of money and the backing of influential people; these two issues have already made the turn to accepted normalcy in the majority of people’s minds. This is quite an accomplishment.
Part of the reason certain ungodly issues become accepted as the norm, such as the homosexual issue, is because the church is divided itself on the topic. Due to some denominations fully accepting the premise that homosexuality is perfectly normal behavior, there is no united effort to combat the ever growing influence those who practice this lifestyle promote.
Afraid of being called “right wing wackos” or intolerant fake Christians devoid of love; many Christian groups have fully embraced the homosexual community as they would Latinos or Orientals (Asians). Once this happens, the church loses a pivotal part of its ability to confront behavior as undesirable or sinful. Truth be told, many churches do not want to lose the contributions of those members who are openly gay any more than those guilty of greed, adultery or lying.
Because the church fails to stand on principle, the church ceases to be anything but an instrument of the very thing it should be opposing. Because the liberal church refuses to deal with any absolutes, as far a sinful behavior is concerned, the is nothing anyone can do that is not considered personal choice. If a person wants to get an abortion, that is their business and their choice. If they want to rip off people’s money through trickery or abhorrent business practices, that is their business. This “hands off” approach to dealing with others lends itself to big offerings and huge numbers of bodies in the seats on Sundays.
Without the moral compass provided by the church, society is heading downhill at a rapid pace. With nothing to slow down the drive to liberalize every aspect of society, we will soon see lifestyles and behavior that only a generation ago was either illegal or ONLY done in secret become common place and acceptable as “alternative lifestyles”.
The agenda of those who oppose God’s Word is clear and simple. They will stop at nothing to discredit, disgrace and make the views of the Christian right look foolish to the masses of the world. Once sin is legalized and made acceptable, there remains little to deter it. Once sin is considered “normal”, then there remains no compelling reason to not commit it or sanction it. This is where we are heading very quickly in this country and around the world.
