ABOUT THE BOOK

Sin stops the rain.

Moses predicted it at Mount Sinai. Solomon prayed about it at the dedication of the temple in Jerusalem. Israel experienced it under the disastrous reign of Ahab and Jezebel. The sin plaguing ancient Israel was idolatry, and with it famine was ushered into the land.

Here in America, the megadrought that has gripped much of the West and portions of the heartland has made headlines. The Mississippi River was so Iow that barges were getting stuck on the bottom. Lake Mead has been at historically low levels. The Great Salt Lake in Utah is disappearing. Negotiations for allocations of water from the Colorado River are becoming more and more contentious. Could it be that these conditions are only harbingers of a more systemic and serious spiritual famine?

In Idolatry in America, Dr. Rod Parsley identifies ten major areas of idolatry that have overtaken our country's culture. Any one of them is deadly, but together they constitute an unprecedented threat to the very existence of our nation.

There is a cure for this cultural epidemic-a way to walk back from the brink of moral and spiritual disaster. The choice is stark. The consequences are severe. The outcome will be stunning.

• Introduction: The Choice Before Us

• Chapter 1 - Influenced: The Cult of Celebrity
• Chapter 2 - Filtered: Egotism and the Pursuit of Physical Perfection
• Chapter 3 - Insatiable: The Race for power, Influence, and Status
• Chapter 4 - Stagnant Streams: Routine Religion
• Chapter 5 - Anything Goes: Sexual Immorality and Perversions
• Chapter 6 - Side Effects Unknown: Science and Technology
• Chapter 7 - The One Percent Mentality: Money, Wealth, and Material Possessions
• Chapter 8 - Off Its Axis: The Preeminence of Earth, Nature, and the Universe
• Chapter 9 - Above All: Comfort, Convenience, Safety, and Security
• Chapter 10 - Fractured Foundation: Family

• Epilogue
• Notes
• About the Author