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Given the billions being spent on efforts to address the problem I'd say it is well under control. Your thoughts?
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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
How concerned should Christians be about drug addiction?
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It's as under control as it's going to be, like most of our serious social problems.
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Not at all. The real problem is the emptiness of life without Christ and governments will do nothing to address that. The drug trade is controlled by criminals and terrorists. Only reducing demand will solve that problem.
Figures state that 2% of the Western world is drug/alcohol addicted. Sounds trivial, but the social damage it causes is way in excess of the relatively small numbers of people who suffer.
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Any ideas about how to do that? The Keystone Kops approach doesn't seem to be working.
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There was a report Wednesday evening on the CBS Evening News. Apparently the seizure of drugs at the Mexican border has increased greatly in the last year or two. This makes me wonder just how bad the problem of drug addiction could be?
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It’s pretty bad . My cousin was telling me about meth and I’m thankful that it hasn’t caught on in New York the way it has further west
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We need a world wide revival. Before we can have that, we need the fake "Christianism" to be exposed and rejected. Some revivals have been so widespread that it put pubs out of business.
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Probably because more is coming through the legal points of entry. The wall must be working. Also as the economy gets better people can afford to spend more on drugs so production is gearing up to meet the demand. It's a bonanza for everyone feeding on "the carcass" of drug consumption.
The drug problem is easily solved but those profiting by it, legally as well as illegally, won't let that happen. Therefore I believe Christians would be well advised to step away from the issue (except to debate it here of course).
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No. The real church is not the problem. The world needs Christ. Revival is when very large numbers of people turn to Christ. When people are born again, the reason for addiction is dealt with.
There are great hindrances to revival at present. What calls itself "church" (in the West) is little like the body of Christ that God identifies as the church. When Christians get real, quit fighting one another and get stuck into the devil instead, revival will be possible.
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It proves that there is a high demand. It would be better is there was nothing to seize.
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It’s not under control, but politics and programs won’t solve it.
Prayer and love; and providing the gospel to addicts along with support is the only way.
being dismissive of their pain and writing them off as trash, or trying to solve it through political maneuvering isn’t going to do anything.
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Addiction is not a great solution, and when we recognise that,
then we will start finding better ones.
But you can't just say no to finding solutions. You need to say yes to finding alternatives.
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I totally agree with you.
Drug addiction (and any other) is the symptom of a much bigger problem. Sin.
The only lasting solution is a life surrendered to Jesus Christ and obedience to God, through the help of the Holy Spirit dwelling within.
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Alcoholics and addicts may be demoralized. Some are sexually immoral, dishonest and criminal. Merely trying to take cigarettes away from a smoker is not saving the person's soul. Health education can help. Moral teachings are useful. A person who would not dare use an illegal narcotic might overdose on eating binges dying young of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, etc. Jesus called himself the truth. One who lied might not be able to teach people to be honest.
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??? It has never been "under control". It was fully driven and caused on purpose !
Was that the real point you were trying to make ?
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yeshuaslavejeff
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Remembering David Wilderson's church, YES ! HALLELUYAH !
Recovered, Healed addicts. (former gang members, street walkers, thieves, lawyers, and pastors too)
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