Truth has stumbled
14 Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. 15 Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. Isaiah 59:14-15 Why has justice turned back? Why does righteousness stand far away? Because “truth has stumbled in the public squares.” That phrase so fittingly describes a large part of our culture today. A few years ago, I was getting a physical for a life insurance policy and the nurse asked me if I was pregnant. She clarified that it was a question she was required to ask. Required because now we are supposed to believe that men can get pregnant. I don’t intend to plunge fully into the issue of transgenderism, but I mention the incident to illustrate my point. Truth has stumbled in the public squares. The distinction between men and women had been understood and accepted for th...