Needed - A Moral Compass

When asked, "What matters least in life?" The majority of those polled by the Gallup organization chose "being faithful to my religion" as one of the two least important things. Not surprisingly, then, church attendance continues to decline. Professor Inglehart suggests that the prosperity of Western lands has "produced an unprecedented sense of security" and that "this has diminished the need for the reassurance that relligion traditionally provided."

Declining confidence in organized religion is paralleled by a loss of confidence in the Bible. In one international survey, respondents were asked whom or what they relied upon when it came to knowing what is morally right. The vast majority cited personal experience . "God's word was a very distant second says the survey report.

Little wonder that values are changing for the worse! A lack of moral compass, along with an increasing emphasis on materialistic goals and selfish individualism, has promoted a culture of greed and indifference to the feelings of others. What important things have been lost as a result of these changes?