Moral Decline in the United States

Many people try to argue that there is not a moral decline going on. I have heard things such as, “the ratio of moral people and unmoral people is the same as fifty years ago; as the population grows the amount of moral and unmoral people grow too.” And what about “life around us is changing, we just have different priorties and values which determine our morals.” Everyone has their own idea of morality, what’s right and wrong and what is causing this moral decline, if there even is one.

I believe there is a moral decline in our country and 74 percent of Americans agree with me according to the Cultural and Media Institute. Not only do people feel it is a decline, but the Public Agenda Survey reported that 61 percent of adults are convinced that today’s youth face a crisis in their values and morals. This problem has been going on for a long time, but our generation is what people are concerned about. I feel that we have the power to change our generation and that we can turn this moral decline around, even though the adults of this nation do not see it as a possibility. The Youth Service of America says that only 31 percent of adults believe today’s children, once grown, will make the world a better place. At this rate, I would have to agree with them.

Morals are based on values. A value is defined in the dictionary as the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy. This country was founded on values. Values of freedom, independence and “laws of nature and of nature’s god.” As a country, we have fallen away from the values that this country ...

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...urvey in 2008 and 93 percent of the high school students surveyed said they were satisfied with their personal ethics and character. Is it because they have simply given up? Or is it because the adults of this country have no faith that we are different? Is it because we have lowerd our standards so low that we don’t even realize what kind of condition our country is in? Do you believe that we can make a difference? I believe we can change our generation. Not on our own, but by the power of God. But the fact is, we need your help. We need your support. The youth of the nation have been known for making huge differences in our country in the past. Do you believe that we are strong enough or capable of doing it now? Do you you think that the moral decline of this nation can be turned around by a group of young people that are determined and passionate for Jesus Christ?