MORALITY AND DEMOCRACY

Could it be said that corruption in government is rampant because morality is not so prevalent among public officials? But how can that be? Is it not that most if not all of these officials believe in God, regardless of what their religion is? I do not know about the other religions, but I do know that morality is built in into Christianity. I often joke about it, that the Philippines is not a Christian country, because countries do not go to heaven. Of course, what we mean by that is that since the majority of the people in this country are Christians, then we have the actual basis to claim that we are a Christian country. But are we really a Christian country? I always say that if we are really a Christian country, then the flow of traffic in our metro cities would flow faster because everyone will be following the traffic rules. No one will be overtaking in the wrong places, and no one will be taking over the wrong lanes as if they own the roads. If we are really a Christian country, there will be less corruption because very few will be offering bribes and very few will be extorting from those who need the services of government officials. Could it be that many Christians live a double life with double standards? That they are only practicing morality when they are inside their churches? How can democracy survive in a country where citizens have double standards? How can the churches help with this problem? IKE SENERES/01-20-2024