RELEASE

Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien
Prime Minister
Government of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6
Canada

Fax: (613) 941-6900
E-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca

Mr. Prime Minister:

As witnessed by history, societies are born and societies die. Societies go through several stages from birth to death, as we do as individuals. Studies done by historians on the subject all agree to these statements about the birth and death of nations.

Going a step further, noted historian, J.D. Udwin and Russian Pitirim Sorokin a Harvard Sociologist have studied societies going back as far as 3000 years +. They noted that most societies last on average 200 years and as you are well aware Canada is about 150 years old and now in decay. How do I know this?

Some have put the stages of growth and decay of societies in 8- 10 steps. Some have put the rise and decline in three phases. Near the end we have moral decay, social decay, devaluing of moral standards and families. Moral decay is marked by the acceptance of many sexual deviations from the natural and the decline of families and spiritual beliefs and religion.

Families have been recognized as the core of society, for which many noted historians, anthropologist, and sociologist have stated in many, many articles and studies.

I.e., in Quebec, their culture is in decline, because of abortion, vasectomies and the decline of marriage and hence families, which give rise to children, who carry on the traditions and culture. The French Culture is dying very quickly. The language may survive but the culture will be dead. Culture survives in the people and their children, no children, no culture vehicle into the future.

Your government and it appears the one to follow, if it is either John Manly, Sheila Copps or Paul Martin will continue the road of destruction that has been set out before them, if what is portrayed in the media is true.

Either one can hope that this train can be slowed and turned around or just the opposite, get on with it and destroy this society for from the ashes will begin another cycle that will give hope to have at its center those values that will keep it safe and strong, namely families which have survived many governments, tyrants and deviates.* one of the longest surviving society is that of the UK, but unfortunately it to is in to spiritual and moral decay.

Former Liberal supporter.

Herman H. Wills Mt Uniacke, NS

PS. When the traditional beliefs of a nation erode, the nation dies. Religion provides the set of standards that govern a nation. Historian Will Durant said, "There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion."Moral Decay (The last stage of collapse)

Three important trends demonstrate moral decay. They are the "rise in immorality," the "decay of religious belief," and the "devaluing of human life."

The classic study of Roman civilization, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written by English historian Edward Gibbon was published in that famous year of 1776. He "observed that the leaders of the empire gave into the vices of strangers, morals collapsed, laws became oppressive, and the abuse of power made the nation vulnerable to the barbarian hordes.

British historian Catherine Edwards demonstrated that our current examples of immorality are not a modern phenomenon. In her study of the "politics of immorality" in ancient Rome, she says that contraception, abortion, and exposure were common ways to prevent childbirth in Rome. Husbands refused to recognize any child they did not believe to be their own. "Until accepted by its father, a Roman baby did not, legally speaking, exist."

Life became cheap in the latter days of the Roman Empire. Burdensome regulation and taxes made manufacturing and trade unprofitable. Families were locked into hereditary trades and vocations allowing little if any vocational choice. Eventually, children were seen as a needless burden and abortion and infanticide became commonplace. In some cases, children were sold into slavery.

Manners and social life fell into debauchery. Under Justinian, entertainment grew bawdier and more bizarre. Orgies and love feasts were common. Homosexuality and bestiality were openly practiced. Under Nero, Christians were blamed for the great fire in Rome and horribly persecuted.Similar patterns can be found in other civilizations.

In Greece, the music of the young people became wild and coarse. Popular entertainment was brutal and vulgar. Promiscuity, homosexuality, and drunkenness became a daily part of life. And all moral and social restraints were lost leading to greater decadence.In Carthage, worship turned from Baal to the earth goddess Tanit. "Sacrifices to the goddess of fertility were supposed to ensure productivity, long life, and even greater profits." Ornately carved funeral monuments depicting infant sacrifice can be seen today along with thousands of tiny stone coffins to infants sacrificed to the pagan goddess.

The parallels to our own nation are striking. No, we don't sacrifice infants to a pagan goddess, but we have aborted nearly 3 million babies on the altar of convenience. And various sexual practices are openly accepted as part of an alternative lifestyle. It's no wonder that many believe our country is a nation in decline.

Notes: "Quotes and Notes, from Kerby Anderson, president of Probe Ministries International. He received his B.S. from Oregon State University, M.F.S. from Yale University, and M.A. from Georgetown University. He is the author of several books, including Genetic Engineering, Origin Science, Living Ethically in the 90s, Signs of Hope, and Moral Dilemmas. He also served as general editor for Marriage, Family and Sexuality. He is a nationally syndicated columnist whose editorials have appeared in the Dallas Morning News, the Miami Herald, the San Jose Mercury, and the Houston Post.