But yes, we should be more discerning. That much, we do agree on.

Believe me, I sympathize with Dan’s desire to shield his child - every parent should have that laudable goal. And again, I agree with Dan that we should confront the homosexuality issue.

However, I do disagree with his comments re: the past.

Such as this: “I wish we could get a lot of things back” and “All those good things (and more) seem to have vanished.”

I don’t feel regretful that we “lost” these things that he cited because in my opinion, the past wasn’t that rose-colored. I hope that’s clear.

The good is worth keeping. The bad is worth throwing away. We have to discern the difference.

While we have gotten rid of many bad things (as you noted), we have also discarded many good. That concerns me. Tossing the good means despising the blessings of God. And as in any vacuum, something will rush in to fill the void left behind by the discarded good. More often than not, what rushes in is a lesser thing not worthy of the good that was lost. We end up losing something valuable and having it replaced by the cheap.

I think Dan was simply sharing the difficulty and frustration of raising Christian children in a non-Christian culture. I’m sure it’s not easy in Tibet or Burma, either. That’s why Jesus called it persecution.

Yes, homosexuality is a sin, and we should find ways to save people from the lifestyle. But you know what? I’d rather deal with that issue today than have to live in the “good old days” where Asians, African-Americans, Hispanics, the disabled/etc were not considered equal in the US. Now we at least have some opportunities.

It’s - always - white Christians who think the past was better, here in the good ol’ US. (Hint, hint, it wasn’t.)