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Pandora’s Box: Casino and Crazy Horse…what’s next?

May 19th, 2005

The Singapore government is secular and true to its stand its decisions although include religious views, would be swayed more towards Mammon. It is thus not surprising from the spiritual perspective, Pandora’s box is already opened wider with the casino , now followed by the Crazy Horse Cabaret (because of “artistic merits’). What’s next I wonder?

One reason often mentioned when the issue of gay rights is raised is that our society is conservative. What if 20, 30 or 50 years from now we become more liberal, would integrated resorts include prostitution, gay parades and ecstasy parties for the upper class? After all we have prostitution in Geylang, Batam and Singaporeans are going to Indochina to sow wild oats. Why not include it when society become more ‘open’?
What about drug parties? Young professionals fly to KL for such parties over the weekend anyway. So if such activities bring in the tourist dollars with lots of counseling support provided by the government to a liberal society, imagine what 22nd century Singapore will be like?

Like the early Christians, we live in a pagan world. We should do our part in protecting the flock, strengthening them in the Word. Be a voice in the wilderness through proper governmental channels, of course (1 Pet.2:13). Teach our children discernment. An open mind without discernment is an open sewer. But it gets tougher as the spirit of the age builds up its stronghold. How will you advise your children working as an event manager or designer for an artistic show of nudity and lewdness, gay parties? Will they brush you aside as old fashioned because they are only “doing their job”, “using their talents”, “expressing themselves artistically”?

Will our children be like Lot attracted to the richness of the dazzling world good for mammon, or would they set themselves apart like Abraham?

Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Would they and even you be a business leader with great influence “sitting at the city gates” (Ge.19:1) yet have a warped sense of ethics (Ge. 19:6-8)?

The secular government is consistent with their belief. Are we true to ours?

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