Who's To Blame The Golden Rule?

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Matthew 7:12). Many people in today’s society have heard this quote at least once in their lifetime, and know it to be the Golden Rule. When people sit down to watch television every night, they hear of shootings in public places due to prejudices, protest all over the country for different ideas, race discrimination, and how the world is going to fall apart because of the president we elected. People might question if society has forgotten the Golden Rule. It can make a person wonder if there is any civility left in the world. If a person knows where to look, they can find civility in every aspect of life, and that is something special. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, civility is defined as the formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech. Many people and cultures have different views on civility; however, they all sum up to the same meaning that Merriam-Webster defines. As a Christian, we see ourselves

Christians always take their doctrine and believe it is the perfect way for society to act, and if people don’t act to the nines with the doctrine, they are more or less condemned. I have even see this situation acted out in my friends’ family. My friends are triplets in a family that grew up in the Roman Catholic church. They family was strong in their faith, but one of the triplets was not content with the church. He found spiritual peace in a different church that was not Catholic. However, his personality and relationship with his family became strained. He began saying his family was still sinning because they had not fully accepted God and were returning to a church that was not “teaching” the Bible. As a friend, was there for the other two triplets. They family has come to a common ground on most parts, but sometimes you can still feel a strain in the family's