There was a time in America when citizens believed the world owed them nothing. There was pride in a man who had little but managed to wear a tie in public. There was shame associated with unemployment, public welfare. To have a child out of wedlock carried a mark the Mother lived with throughout life.
Looking back, the Great Depression, war years and remembering the sabbath were not so bad. Today, reckless lifestyles that demand then draw on the dole have brought this country to its knees. Heaven forbid the unmarried take responsibility for devil may care behavior. To entertain same sex marriage, demand Christianity change with the times, alter the U.S. Constitution until it no longer has meaning, is to plod along on the remaining backs of working few.
When finally broken, then and only then may America chart a way back. Until then, to the small minded concerned with the obese and his "big gulp", give that fat boy another.
JAMES THARP, Lisburn