"In 1831, after touring the fledgling United States, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville observed that 'Americans of all ages, all stations in life, and all types of dispositions are forever forming associations.'
"'The people reign over the American political world as God rules over the universe,' he concluded, contending that the passionate involvement of the country's citizens was key to its success.
"Unfortunately, that means if Tocqueville was right, America has a problem.
"More than 175 years after Tocqueville penned “Democracy in America,” American apathy is rising and civic involvement falling."
In a recent commentary, writer Emily Stimpson reflected on the decline in civic involvement and electoral participation among the people of the United States and its relation ship to the sin of sloth. She also reflected on evangelization and connecting awareness to action as methods to reverse this trend.
To access Ms. Stimpson's complete essay., please visit:
OSV Newsweekly: Our brother’s keeper: Fighting apathy in our world (19 NOV 14)
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