What Is Your Book About?

Someone recently sent me that question in a message. Here's the answer:

The book will deal with the "Accepted Evils" of our culture. Hot topics like abortion, pornography, homosexuality, gambling, substance abuse, and addiction will be the center pieces. Other issues like the soft bigotry of low expectations will be discussed as well.

I firmly believe that "Every generation has an accepted evil. The greatest leaders are the ones willing to do whatever it takes to change it."

We can look back through history and see that to be true: Hitler was acceptable for a while, and by the time he was deemed "unacceptable" six million Jews were dead. Cultures have looked the other way when faced with genocide. Our country in many ways treated the Native Americans horribly, but it was accepted. Racism ran ramped in the South for generations (and still does in some parts.) Slave trade is probably the biggest example of an accepted evil I can think of.

The book will talk about how those closest to the evil often fail to do something about it. Sadly, we just accept it. "Accepted Evil" will challenge others to make that evil unacceptable.

Jeff Young understands what I am talking about. Notice his reply to Jack Reeves.