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I do appreciate that song and the man himself. I grew up listening to Charlie and respect him a lot. My appreciation goes well beyond just his music but is more for the man himself. He is not the typical "throw some words together with a catchy tune and make some money" BS that the industry is pumping out these days. If you ever get a chance, check out his soapbox site:
http://www.charliedaniels.com/soapbox.htm . You will see what a true patriot he is and how concerned he is at the way this country is heading as well.
As for neglecting the bible, IMHO the problem is more than just people not going to church. I have often believed that one of the true values of growing up in a church is the morals, responsibility and respect for others that is taught. Many of the lessons from the bible are just that, proper ways to be a good person to yourself and those you interact with. However these values can be just as properly exhibited by those of no faith. Values and morals are not exclusive to those that are religious minded.
However, good values and morals don't just fall in your lap, they are taught. If not in church, it has to be by you parents, grandparents, someone. So, IMHO I think the biggest problem is that church attendance is down AND no-one is picking up the slack at home and teaching people the right way to behave in society.
Sadly the same is happening in education. Recently when a teacher was discussing parent involvement with education of their child, I overheard the parent comment that it was the teacher's job to educate the child, not hers.
Anyway, Merry Christmas to all!
