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By BY PAUL A. TAMBRINO 2 min read

How have our churches failed us?

I believe our churches (well okay, not all of them-but most of them) have failed us because too many of our pulpits remain silent when they should be speaking out. Here are just a few examples:

Babies are being murdered in the womb and our pulpits are silent.

Planned Parenthood kills babies with our tax dollars, and our pulpits are silent.

Children's service agencies separate family members, and our pulpits are silent.

Tolerance trumps Truth, and our pulpits are silent.

Many say Christians and Muslims worship the same God, and our pulpits are silent.

Sodomy is granted legal protection, and our pulpits are silent.

Legislation is introduced to remove the rights of parents, and our pulpits are silent.

Millions of children are medicated to control their behavior, and our pulpits are silent.

The institution of marriage is crumbling, and our pulpits are silent.

Government has replaced God as our defender and provider, and our pulpits are silent.

Faith-based initiatives invite the government into the Church, and our pulpits are silent.

Taxes are levied to do the work of the Church, and our pulpits are silent.

Public schools attack the faith of Christian children, and our pulpits are silent.

Children are taught they evolved by chance, and our pulpits are silent.

Gambling is promoted to pay for schools, and our pulpits are silent.

Self-help books replace the Bible, and our pulpits are silent.

Books on becoming a better you, are elevated above the Bible and dying to self, yet our pulpits are silent.

The Constitution is ignored, and our pulpits are silent.

Pagans pray to open a session of Congress, and our pulpits are silent.

Our elected officials lie, steal and commit adultery, and our pulpits are silent.

Mother Earth is protected more than Father God is defended, and our pulpits are silent.

The entertainment industry celebrates debauchery, and our pulpits are silent.

Our sins are rampant yet our pulpits are silent.

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