This timeline, along with these recent statistics, demonstrates that the eroding of family life in the United States is not something sudden, but rather the result of a gradual process of social change.

Down the Slippery Slope:

 A Timeline of Social Revolution

by R. Jared Staudt

It is certainly not breaking news to assert that America is in cultural decline. Many aspects of this decline have been widely documented: the breakdown of the family, threats to life, and ever increasing secularization.

My intent in this article is to draw together the consistent progression of this cultural decline so that we can step back and examine the path of the social revolution that has been underway in America for some time. As we see, the undermining of family and life is not something new.

I have broken the following timeline into several stages. That is not to say that the only developments of this time concerned a single matter. Rather, the name marks the major turning point of that stage. I have also included a few international events, when they seem indicative of broader social change.

• The Eugenics Stage 1873 - 1948 ...

• The Contraception Stage 1951 - 1972 ...

• The Abortion Stage 1973 - 1992 ...

• Cloning and Euthanasia Stage 1994 - 1999 ...

• Gay Marriage Stage 2000 - 2014 ...

What is the end result of this gradual social revolution? 

• Today, at least 40 percent of births in US are out of wedlock. 
• Divorce rates are about 50 percent. 
• The fertility rate has hit an all-time low of 1.88, below the replacement level of 2.1. 
• The marriage rate is also at an all-time low of 31.1, which represents 31 marriages for every 1,000 unmarried women. In 1950 it was 90.2. 
• We also have seen a drastic, recent shift in popular opinion over gay marriage, with a majority in favor beginning in 2013.

This timeline, along with these recent statistics, demonstrates that the eroding of family life in the United States is not something sudden, but rather the result of a gradual process of social change. 

The events listed are not a random collection, but show a determined and coordinated decline of our culture, rooted in our changing understanding of sexuality, marriage and family, and even life itself (which is now a commodity, which can be engineered). 

The link between contraception, abortion, and homosexuality itself can be demonstrated simply by examining the Supreme Court decisions concerning these issues, which in their opinions directly build one upon the other.

Although the direction of our country is very troubling, to say the least, let this recent history be a motivator to begin the renewal!

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