Moral Relativism and the Second Amendment

Church is probably not the place most people think of the Second Amendment. Yet for good or bad, I confess that the sermon brought the Second Amendment to mind. Pastor was talking about moral relativism in our society and how many Christians allow it to weaken their lifestyle and their witness.

You know, the "that's ok for you, but this is ok for me... all paths are equally valid... who are you to tell me your way is right?... Christianity is antiquated and we need to believe in something more progressive...etc.

Then he made the statement.

"As a nation, moral relativism has shattered our belief in our law."

My mind began to drift to the Second Amendment.

What kind of arguments do we hear against the Second Amendment? How about the anachronistic 2nd amendment argument that the ACLU preaches? Or for that matter, the lie that the 2nd amendment is a "collective" right, while the rest of the Bill of Rights talks about individual rights.

How about the 2nd Amendment is about the National Guard garbage?

The standard issue "we only want to ban 'dangerous' guns - we won't get your hunting rifle."

Or an old favorite, "our right to safety trumps your right to own a gun."

Regardless of the argument, I think we can trace a lot of anti-Second Amendment attitudes to moral relativism. Think about it. The Bill of Rights didn't confer ANY rights to the American. It simply codified our God-given rights to make sure the government didn't encroach on God-bestowed freedom. Now we have people running around talking about the 2nd as "anachronistic" and "a less important right." Assuming that these people sincerely believe this drivel and don't have an agenda to disarm America for other reasons, what else can explain these arguments? A lack of education? No, ACLU attorneys are well-educated.

It does come down to moral relativism. A belief that there are NO God-given rights. A manipulative twist of a sacred belief that teaches the rights of one are more important that the rights of the many.

While many, if not most, of the pro-Second Amendment people I know are not religious or spiritual people, I think it would behoove our cause to treat this issue much like the Pastor at my church treats it. We need to focus on the source of the problem - not just gripe about it or try to "educate" in the same old ways.

I wish I had deeper answers for the problem. I don't, but realizing the root of the problem goes a long way to treating it.

As a closing comment, I realize there are people and groups out there with devious plans for America that require disarmament of the citizenry. I think those confused by and mired in moral relativism play right into their hands. Let's remember who the real enemies of the 2nd Amendment are.

Second Amendment , Moral Relativism