After I had finished my evening reading last night I was sitting around digesting what I had read; waiting for bedtime to come rolling around on the clock. As I did that, not thinking about anything, but thinking about everything all at one (if that makes any sense to you) a thought popped into my head; one that I felt was important enough to write down, ‘Moral relativity will prove to be the downfall of this country.’ Proving that point will be the focus of the remainder of this essay.

As a bit of a forewarning, there are going to be some things that I say in this essay that are going to upset and offend some. All I ask is that folks try to keep their emotions at bay long enough so that their brains have the time to process, and think about, what I am saying before they reject what I say entirely. Who knows, if people can do that, then what I say might make sense to them; they might even find themselves agreeing with what I have to say.

To begin with, does the word ‘subjective’ mean anything to you? Let me attempt to give you my thoughts as to what that word means. If you were to ask people to make a list of the 10 greatest songs ever recorded, I’d be willing to bet that, although there might be some overlap, no two lists would be exactly the same. The reason for that is that both the question, and how people answer it, are subjective; based upon individual feelings, tastes, and opinions. In other words, there is no right or wrong answer; it is simply a matter of opinion. You would probably find similar results if you were to ask people what the best car ever built was, or what food tastes the best.

Then there is the word relative; which while being similar, is not exactly the same; and it is a bit more difficult to explain. When someone says that something is relative they are referring to its meaning, or significance, is dependent upon how it is compared to other things; it’s context. For instance, if an extremely rich person were to incur a $25,000 medical bill, it might be an inconvenience, but it probably wouldn’t hurt them financially. On the other hand, if someone who was living paycheck to paycheck were to get that bill, it could ruin them financially. Therefore, the significance of the amount of the bill is relative to the financial status of the person receiving it.

So how does all that apply to morality? Moral subjectivity, simply stated, is when the individual decides what is moral; what they believe is right or wrong; good or evil. Moral relativity, on the other hand, usually applies to how a culture, or society, views right or wrong; good or evil. Usually, although not always, how they come about defining right or wrong, good or evil, comes about through a majority consensus; the majority determines what is viewed as right and wrong; good or evil. You see this in politics all the time; even if you do not recognize it for what it is. When you have two different groups, two different ideologies, then what course a country takes depends upon which direction (ideology) the majority chooses to follow.

Before I continue, I would like to divert my discussion away from that towards a discussion of the fact that we are all human beings. That much should be apparent to anyone, but how much thought have people given to how moral subjectivity and moral relativity conflicts with the fact that we are all human beings?

We all have a skeletal structure that supports our body. That skeletal structure is covered in muscles that allow us to move the various parts of our bodies. We all have senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, and smell) that allow us to process information. In that regard, we are all the same; with the only difference being our biological gender. Yet if we look at the people around us, we do not look the same, we do not speak the same, we do not have the same values and beliefs.

If we, as individuals, hold a set of beliefs, then those beliefs are subjective. If we become part of a group, a tribe or a clan, our beliefs often take on a more generalized form; something that all the members of that tribe or clan believe in common. Then, as tribes, or clans, become part of a larger group, a city or a nation, their beliefs shift so that they conform to those held by a larger group of people. Sometimes that is good and sometimes it is bad; but it is to be expected; lest you want chaos among the larger group; due to conflicts between the individual subjective beliefs.

What that tells us though is that subjective and relatives beliefs, or morals, are not fixed; they are subject to change; tossed about by the ever shifting waves of public opinion. As I said, in some instances that is good, but in other instances it isn’t; particularly when you are discussing what is right or wrong; good or evil.

When we talk about right and wrong, good and evil, we tend to think of things in terms of what society decides is the way people ought to behave, or how the members of society should treat one another. But if those standards are not fixed, then what is good today might become evil tomorrow. I don’t want to get too deeply into this, but how many laws have been passed that have made things we used to be able to do without penalty a crime? On the flip side, how many laws have been passed which legalize things that we used to treat as a crime; or an affront to all that is good in the world?

When you are talking about good and evil, right and wrong, you are essentially talking about human nature; for we are capable of being both good, and evil. Therefore, when society is given the authority to determine (define) either good or evil, it becomes relative to how much evil a society is capable of tolerating before it draws a line in the sand; saying enough, no more! The problem is, and anyone with eyes to see must admit this to be true, is the fact that the line keeps shifting as we tolerate more and more evil; while at the same time, calling what used to be good, evil.

All I can say about that is to quote from scripture, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20)

We, as humans, are creatures created by a supremely intelligent, and moral, God. We cannot begin to understand His ways; yet we seem to think that we are capable of determining for ourselves what is right and wrong, good and evil. In other words, instead of trusting God to tell us what is right or wrong, good or evil, we trust ourselves. Our perspective in that regard is severely limited by our very humanity itself; we simply are not capable of seeing the entire moral equation; therefore, any determination we make on morality will be flawed.

What has that got to do with the price of rice in Taiwan? Well, if we continue to believe that we alone are capable of determining what is good or evil, right or wrong, then we will continue to stray further and further away from what God has decreed to be right and wrong; good and evil.

We need to trust God, and His laws, to guide us through life; to be the moral compass we follow in life. Sadly, instead of trusting God we trust men, in the form of governments, to decide what is right or wrong, and to pass laws ensuring that those who violate their definition of right and wrong are penalized.

Scripture warns about that as well, “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God.” (Psalm 146:3-5)

Not only do we not put our trust in God, we are allowing those with different beliefs, different cultures, come into this country and dilute our (already) diluted values. I have nothing against immigrants; we are all descendants of immigrants. However, I do have serious issues with this whole COEXIST and multicultural mindset that many people seem to have.

If we are, as we claim to be, a Christian nation, than how can we expect to maintain and uphold Christian values when we are being told to accept, embrace even, values that differ from our own? We are taught to welcome and embrace those who practice Islam and Judaism; that it is is hateful to speak out about how they threaten Christian values and beliefs. Yet their beliefs do run contrary to ours, and to ignore that fact, to penalize those who point it out, even hastens our ruin.

We are taught to love one another, including our enemies; but loving them and embracing their beliefs and ideologies are two different things altogether. If Christ is, as we believe Him to be, the light and the way, then all else is darkness; or the works of darkness. Are we not told, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” (Ephesians 5:11)

Being a Christian is not for the weak or timid. Christ tells us that we will face tribulation and persecution; but that he who remains faithful to the end will be saved.
Trust in God, trust in His word and His law; cast aside your belief that you, or your proxies in government, can decide what is right or wrong, good or evil. Only God knows, and so long as we ignore His thoughts on the matter, we are left to our own imperfect understanding. Which is why I say that moral relativism will be the ruin of this country. The evidence is their, the path we are on proves that to be the case; people just refuse to open their eyes to see it.

December 4, 2025

 ~ The Author ~
Neal Ross is a student of history, politics, patriot and staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment. Life continues to expand for this prolific writer and guardian of TRUE American history. Neal has been a long-time contributor to the family of Kettle Moraine Productions and its various websites.

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