The greatest threat of our generation.

[Traveler]

The worse threat of our era is not the economy nor is it foreign threats. It is the breakdown of the family and the sanctity of marriage.

Proclamation given through the prophet Gordon B. Hinckley.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

The Traveler

[Palerider]

Ditto to that....

[NeuroTypical]

The worse threat of our era is not the economy nor is it foreign threats. It is the breakdown of the family and the sanctity of marriage.

I'd buy that. You could make a good case that the current economy is a symptom of the breakdown of the family.

[Moksha]

Would the next item on the threat list be Telemarketing?

[LittleWyvern]

That's interesting. If someone were to ask me the same question I'd say indifference. I suppose it's related.

[InnerGold]

I agree 100%

I was reading an article today, in CNA, that is talking about how 10% of the world's population is addicted to pornography and the leading cause of many failed marriages:

"Mexico City, Mexico, Apr 1, 2009 / 01:36 pm (CNA).- The president of the organization Morality in Media, Robert Peters, warned this week that at least 10% of the world's population is addicted to pornography and that this vice is the cause of many failed marriages.

During the International Life and Family Congress at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Peters said that in most cases it is men who are addicted to pornography.

During his speech entitled, “The effects of pornography on our children,” he noted that one of the problems pornography poses to marriages is that the one with the addiction begins to lose interest in his or her spouse and wants to recreate the acts depicted in pornography.

He also pointed out that having pornography in the home exposes children to falling into the vice, and that the internet has allowed children to have increasing access to this kind of material. Porn has become one of the main educators of young people, he warned.

Laws must be strengthened to protect minors from pornography, Peters said, and religion is one of the more effective means for combating the addiction, in addition to professional help.

-CNA

Again this all leads to the break down of the family!

[hordak]

I'd buy that. You could make a good case that the current economy is a symptom of the breakdown of the family.

Could you elaborate?

[Dravin]

She may be thinking of the Nephites, when they were righteous they flourished when they started heading down the wicked path things started going progressively worse. That's a guess though, she may have something more specific in mind.

[Guest HEthePrimate]

The worse threat of our era is not the economy nor is it foreign threats. It is the breakdown of the family and the sanctity of marriage.

Exactly why I liked Elder Oaks's conference talk about divorce in April 2007.

HE, the Primate