Do We Still Believe In Objective Right and Wrong?

I was sort of pleasantly surprised today when I channel surfed across The Steve Wilkos Show.

Steve Wilkos used to be the head security/body guard guy on the Jerry Springer show, and became popular enough in his own right to apparently warrant his own "talk" show. I expected antics similar to Jerry Springer, but was surprised to hear him dealing with the subject entitled: "My Son Beats Me."

I didn't know what to expect, and wondered how they would address these mother-beaters. I was sure that they would delve into their past and somehow justify their actions (while maybe not directly condoning them) and try to "help" them deal with those past issues.

The guy I saw come on the stage was a classic "Jerry Springer-esque" fellow; an extremely overweight, messy, arrogant, obnoxious kind of guy. He came on and was going off about how he was "his own man" and he was born this way, and he didn't feel bad or sorry for beating up his mother when he wanted his way.

Contrary to what I expected, Steve Wilkos called him out and told him that he was blatantly wrong to beat up his mother! Steve is a pretty big guy, and looks pretty buff as well, so when he came and stood right in front of the guy, and yelled in his face about what a horrible thing he was doing, I cheered on the inside!

In no way am I trying to say that "Hey, Steve Wilkos is a Christian" or anything of that nature. I am only observing that in a world of post-modernism, where any way can be "a" right way, someone had the conviction to stand up for the moral law that God built into us! There's technically nothing "wrong" (as in against the law) with beating someone up (sometimes I bet we think people really deserve it), but it was plain to everyone in the audience, that this guy was completely wrong to beat up his mother.

It is funny though, how when we as Christians stand up for what we know is right, based on God's Word (issues of homosexuality, abortion, etc.), we are labeled as "fundamentalists" and increasingly shoved off to the side. Is this because we're doing something wrong? Or is it because Christ told us that the world would hate us? (John 15)

Objectivity still exists, if only in a few extreme cases. Everyone agreed that this dude was wrong to beat up his mother, but what about other things that aren't so clear? Are we supposed to have clear opinions about everything, and die on those hills if necessary? Or is there room for grey?

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