There is a pattern laid out in the scripture that has been coined with the term by Tom Bradford as 'The reality of duality.' In essence everything spiritual has a physical counterpart and visa-versa. Yes, there are many practical things that a person needs to be doing to protect themselves, their families and their community by resisting these forces. However, I want to address the spiritual issue of righteousness and the practical outworking of choosing it.

Take any of the issues I've raised above and you will quickly know that they didn't just appear. Little by little the change has been occurring, often for decades. Take election fraud. This don't happen overnight. It's been going on for years. Technology had to be developed to help perpetrate it. People had to be social engineered to accept that 'the outcome at any cost' was the right moral choice. The problem is that the fraud is so brazen, that many will simply accept it as the new norm and adjust their lives accordingly. This is the trap. To say there wasn't any fraud is to be either ignorant or complicit. The first can be overcome by basic research, reading the reports of those already prosecuted for voter fraud, reading the detailed analysis of forensic reports etc. For the second, one wonders why you would be reading this blog. Unless convenience or laziness cause you to be simply carried along with whatever direction the tide is moving, perhaps you can be shaken into action. If you are actively swimming with the tide, there is little hope for you.

• If I can lie on an application to land a job, isn't that a good thing?

• If I can swing votes on a Board by bribery and the environment benefits, isn't that a good thing?

• If I steal an election and get the leaders and policies that the 'Main Stream' want, Isn't that a good thing?

Does the end really justify the means?

Then there is the example set by your actions.

• My friend cheated through college, lied on his application and now has a great job. Why shouldn't I do something similar?

• These companies were influenced by lobbying and money. It worked for them, why not us?

• The election was stolen. If the political system is corrupt, why do I have to be so 'goody two shoes' when it comes to my dealings with anyone. If I can get away with it by being smarter, stronger, richer, Why Not?

Why Not Indeed?

And so the 'one up man' ship competition begins. Who can cheat/defraud the other the most and come out on top. It's no longer about integrity, honesty, honour, or righteousness. You are literally living in Gehenna. (Hell). In Jewish thought hell is a place with no boundaries.  When everyone around you is going one way, It's hard to swim against the tide!

Yet, this is exactly where you can start to make a difference. By choosing to stand. You can make a difference today!

To get to the starting block you need to answer the following.