Survival of the Foulest

Was Darwin right? Is the theory of evolution consistent with Scripture? An emphatic, NO! But… was Darwin on to something that is consistent with Scripture? Perhaps. Every movie plot deals with the tension between two ideas: right vs. wrong, good vs. evil, strong vs. weak. Why is this the focus of Hollywood? Because Hollywood strives to produce films with which people can relate. Like it or not, Hollywood is an accurate representation of our society. And like it or not, what we have seen in our society is the survival of the strongest. What makes the strongest strong? It is what is embraced by the majority of people. It is in this basic idea that Darwin was correct. Were my ancestors next-door neighbors to Sponge Bob? No way! While evolution is one of the most foolish concepts a depraved mind has ever conceived, that is not the focus of this article.
I will present three pieces of evidence that suggest a more accurate concept is the, “Survival of the Foulest.”
1. Television Ratings. Take a moment sometime to visit http://www.parentstv.org/. What you will see will astound you, maybe. There you will find explicit descriptions of the shows you friends, family, and perhaps even yourself dedicate hours of your life to watching. Why do we watch it night after night, week after week? Because it is entertaining to us. Which means we take pleasure in what we see. Back to my point, which shows receive the best ratings (the most people watching)? The shows that are able to show the most disgusting, raunchy, most immorally sexual, most foul scenes are the ones people prefer. We, as a culture, take pleasure in adultery. We take pleasure in sexual immorality. We take pleasure in murder. Basically, take a jog through the Ten Commandments and the rest of Scripture and you will find that everything that disgusts our holy God brings us pleasure. It is in the success of prime time television we see The Survival of the Foulest.
2. Fashion Trends. Why is it we are paying more and more for less and less? I’m not talking about the quality of the fabric. I’m talking about the amount of fabric. Clothing that is popular is that which shows the most flesh. The goal is to be as naked as possible without being legally nude. Before too long, there will be no such thing. I don’t think I need to belabor this point with my readers. The point is simply this: It is in fashion trends that we see The Survival of the Foulest.
3. The Church. What? Did he say the church? Yes, he did. What is the number one way to grow a local church? Adulterate the Word of God. Make people comfortable in their sin. Get them in church without them knowing they’re in church. Get them to say a prayer without them knowing they are talking to a holy, holy, holy God who detests their sin and is ready to pour out His wrath upon it. Tell them God loves them just as they are. Unfortunately, when they try to enter the Wedding Feast “as they are” they will realize that is not acceptable. The Lord Himself clothes us with the garment required to enter the Feast. He clothes us with the righteousness of Christ because we have none of our own.
So unfortunately, in a day when the Church should be standing in the face of a lost and dying culture, it has become the clearest evidence of The Survival of the Foulest.