The Loss of Shame

Our Narcissistic culture has diminished the use of shame as a motivator for people. Today, no one is expected to be ashamed of any behavior; what used to be considered shameful is now more often hailed as a source of self-esteem. Examples are too numerous to mention, but a recent one stands out: Once upon a time behavior such as Charlie Sheen has exhibited would be considered so shameful as to warrant secrecy. Now it is big business. Perry R. Branson, M.D.

The above quote came from the atheistic magazine Psychology Today; it is interesting that Branson finds the concept of shame to be a major pillar of human civilization and he fears that without it and its necessary relation to some form of religion, that our culture is in danger of complete collapse.

The state of the American culture (what's left of it) is in desperate need of a type of shame that is based upon Truth (Christ), not on some form of psychological abstract necessity as presented by Branson. I will give the man credit for understanding the need for morality but he is lost in the maelstrom of diversity and can provide no answers to a dying human race. MR