The day after the National Day of Prayer at the local mall

By: Steve Huston

Most of us, whether liberal or conservative, want life to go well for us and for those who come after us.  Many of us – at the least – still acknowledge that there is the One true God though fewer believe in the exclusivity of Jesus Christ as the one way to Heaven.

Most of us, then, still desire the blessing of God upon America.  Yet, how can a rational, let alone a God-fearing people, anticipate the blessing of God upon our once great country when we have allowed godlessness to creep into our lives at virtually all levels.

My wife Jan came home after visiting a dear elderly friend who had to be admitted to a senior facility due to sudden health decline.  This honorable, decent lady in her 90s is sharing a room with another elderly lady who has control of the television and it runs on and on throughout the waking hours.  As Jan was visiting her friend, the daytime sitcom showed a lewd woman hollering out (with the incessant laughter in the background), “Guess how many times I have had sex today?  [Pause. Pause.]  She then raises up her fingers.  THREE. THREE TIMES!!!”

Dignity for the dying?  Sadly, not in this rural, senior health care facility.  This scenario is the rule not the exception.  This ought not to be.

Last night I went shopping with my wife at the Lakes Mall in Muskegon, Michigan.  As Jan shopped at a women’s clothing store, I was getting caught up on my emails on my cell phone.

I heard a guy hollering out to a couple of young friends passing by “Hey, check out the last row in Spencer’s, guys!”

A couple of days earlier I had received a call from a man out of the Chicago area asking me if I had been in a Spencer’s lately?  He was disgusted.  It was already in my plans to make Spencer’s my next stop to document this concern.
With each passing year, Spencer’s gets increasingly perverse.  The mall allows it.  We allow it with hardly a peep.

I did go check out the back rows of Spencer’s.  It was filled with sexual deviancy and sexual deviant products, image, and verbiage.  Spencer’s is bringing the merchandise of sex shops into the local mall and getting away with it.

Disclaimer:

The following attachment was created and made available for the purposes of exposing the degrading, dark nature of Spencer’s and to encourage you to express indignation.  The images are graphic, but there are times when we must be made aware of what is taking place in our culture so that we can be salt and light.  It does no good for us to bury our heads in the sand and pretend this great moral slide won’t affect us or our families.  That being said, we also don’t want to cause anyone to sin.  It is a fine line in knowing how to make people aware so that they, too, will voice their indignation, without going too far in our documentation.

If you need proof, here is the link to document a small sample of the lewd paraphernalia sold by Spencer’s.  And see the action link and addresses below.
http://bit.ly/lMz8AM

My trip through the mall also took me by Victoria’s Secret.  A concern familiar to our regular readers, Victoria’s Secret has once again trotted out their highly erotic window displays.  Huge posters of seductively-posed photos of nearly nude women: close-up shots of cleavage, a woman pulling down her underwear – all with the purpose of seducing, luring, tempting.  These are the images countless children, teens, men and women are exposed to daily.  [We’ll deal with this concern again in the days ahead.]

How did we allow our local shopping mall become a home for sex shops?  Through apathy, acceptance, and accommodation.  Oh how we need all of God’s people to truly humble themselves, pray and seek God’s face – and turn from their wicked ways.  We need a National Day of Prayer 365 days a year.

Take action at:
http://bit.ly/jXFRrX

Specific contact information:

Lakes Mall Manager
Mr. Michael Hagen
5600 Harvey St
Muskegon, MI 49444(231) 798-7154
email:  michael_hagen@cblproperties.com

Michael Lisagor – Assistant General Manager – Lakes Mall
Email:  Michael_Lisagor@cblproperties.comPhone: 231.798.7104

Mall Corporate Office
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
CBL Center, Suite 500
2030 Hamilton Place Boulevard
Chattanooga, TN 37421-6000
423.855.0001
800.333.7310
email: info@cblproperties.com

Spencer Gifts, LLC
Steven Silverstein – President and CEO
6826 Black Horse Pike
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Phone: 609-645-3300
Fax:  609-645-5633
Email:  http://www.spencersonline.com/CustomerService.aspx

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