What is sin?

To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.
Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, April 6, 1816

I came across this on Facebook this morning and thought it worth sharing.  The old ideas need to be revived.  If we do not learn from the mistakes of history, we are doomed to repeat them.  Countries that have embraced the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah, the sins of the Roman Empire as it decayed and was torn apart from within, will be summarily destroyed.  The consequences of destroying families, killing babies, and spending beyond their means is a recipe for disaster.

The United States of America is by no means standing alone in this respect.  

If we cannot learn from the mistakes and sins of others, we are doomed to learn from our own.  May GOD have mercy on this shameful and sin-filled world!

SHALOM!  Pray for the PEACE of Jerusalem!