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Character, values should drive the integrity of our leaders
Verna Benham
Jan 4, 2023
“Listen to me, all you who are serious about right living and committed to seeking God. Ponder the rock from which you were cut, the quarry from which you were dug,” Isaiah 51.
Many think our nation is at something of a crossroads, moving in the wrong direction but unsure how to find a better path. To find one, we need better character in our people. A country can’t be maintained without trust in the integrity of leaders and basic institutions.
Looking back on a long life, I think the 1960s is when we got off track, when a whole generation was bored with “right living.” Well-off teenagers left comfortable homes, gathering together in a “free” hippie lifestyle, enjoying nature, rock music and flouting the sexual values of parents.
The older generation’s intense preoccupation with…
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