How to Produce a Hippie

If you want to produce a generation of hippies, the formula is simple: remove God, Scripture, and moral law from schools so children learn that faith is trivial; teach them to fixate on their “rights” rather than their duties so they grow up both demanding and irresponsible; train them to feel entitled to instant paradise so they riot when denied anything; and convince them that the source of evil is never their own sin but always their environment businessmen, politicians, farmers, anyone but themselves so that instead of seeking regeneration in Christ they rage against society. Combine this with indulgent homes and churches unwilling to confront sin, and you have the perfect machine for manufacturing hippies. In truth, we are simply reaping what we have sown; and if we want a different harvest, we must stop blaming others, look to God for new management, and pay the price in work, sacrifice, and obedience.