If there is one trend, that would best define the present-day moral environment of our nation, it would be that we have become comfortable with much of what the Bible labels as sin. 
Many have been deceived, whereas  others knowingly reject the 1Cor. 2: 16 mind of Christ, regarding these issues.
There was a time when much of the gross immorality that is now socially accepted, and in some cases have received governmental and ecclesiastical approval, would not have even been discussed  in “decent”  circles, let alone practiced, or become a lifestyle.
There was a time when those who chose to engage in gross immorality would be tarred and feathered and sent on their way, whereas in more recent history, more and more such individuals are being elected and or otherwise placed in positions of influential leadership.
While I don’t think tar and feathering is the appropriate Christian response, electing morally misguided individuals to positions of leadership is like hiring a fox to oversee the security of the chicken coop.
The candidates that the electoral process of recent times have produced, have left the voters with the choice of not voting at all, and in doing so, leaving the future of our nation in the hands of wicked people, or having to  politically support the lesser of the two evils.
Should a godly-oriented candidate be elected, he or she will learn soon enough that without compromise and becoming a part of the well-oiled, but corrupt, machinery in place, he or she will not generate the clout required to actually make much change for the better, thereby reducing his or chances of re-election.  
The unavailability of good candidates is one of the consequences that a nation experiences after turning its back on God.
The only time morality seems to matter is when the dirt can be used to attack the opposition, while denying  one’s own culpability. 
The first response to anyone that shines light into the darkness, is to find some area of immorality that he or she had once embraced, or may even still be involved in, challenging his or her justification to be the one to, cast the first stone (1). 
With this switch in the focus of attention from the accused to the accuser, things tend to go on just as they had been, until and unless a higher power intervenes, calling for repentance of ALL concerned.
Spokespersons for God make it clear that it is NOT their message that is being communicated.  It is God’s message, and it is God that the recipient will either accept or reject.
The devil and his Eph. 6: 12 forces of evil will use the past and present sin of any Christian to silence or to diminish the impact of his or her attempt to evangelize or edify others. 
Never-the-less, the truth is the truth no matter who (or what) is doing the speaking.  
Present sin needs to be addressed (2) for one’s own sake, and for the sake of his or her effectiveness in being used by God to minister to others.
 If one’s past sin were to exclude one from present and future ministry, no one would qualify (3)!
As seen in the life of Paul the Apostle, some of the worst sinners can later become the greatest saints.
The best definition of a Christian is (not was) a sinner that has been saved by the grace of God.  It is these “sinners,” that God has commissioned to participate in the Great Commission.
It’s been said that the American people would elect the devil himself, if he offered enough people what they wanted to hear, primarily focused on the pocketbook.
Perhaps the lack of open discussion, exposing immorality for what it is, is what contributed to the immoral sewer in which we, as a nation, now find ourselves.  Evil will take root and spread most rapidly when godly people turn a blind eye or deaf ear, doing nothing about it.
There is nothing new (4) about this pattern of moral degeneration.  It is well-documented in the pages of secular world history. To their own hurt, it is the same chosen route that all of the one-time great empires, nations, societies, and generations had taken.
Desiring to have the freedom to do as we please without judgement or accountability, we want to be received just as we are.  
But total freedom is an illusion.  The freer we are from one source, the more in bondage we become to its inevitable replacement.  God gave us the freedom to choose, but not without its blessings or consequences for the choices we make (5).
Rom. 6: 16 teaches that one is in bondage to whatever, or to whomever, we submit ourselves, be it good or evil.
At any given time, our thoughts and accompanying actions are under the control and influence of something or someone, be it God, the devil, or one’s fallen nature.  The roots  and endorsement of every source of influence out there can be traced back to one of these sources.
The most dangerous sources of influence are the ones that appear or are promoted as having  come from God, but are no more than the products of Man-made religion (6).
They are most dangerous because the people who have been deceived by them are made to feel comfortable, and therefore have no desire to even consider making any changes. They have been taken captive by the devil and his Eph. 6: 12 forces of evil (7).
We often think of someone being in the devil’s grip when they can’t seem to break free from sin, never thinking that one can be right where the devil wants them to be when they are under the influence of false religion.
There is no greater darkness, than the darkness one is in when he thinks he is in the light (8).
Submission is not an option. There is no independence, neutrality, or grey areas in the spiritual realm.  Everything we do, or don’t do, either pleases or displeases God, setting the stage for one to receive  blessing or discipline, loss or gain.  No exceptions.
End of Part One
(1) John 8: 7 (2) 1John 9: 1/John 8: 11(3) Rom. 3: 10/James 2: 10 (4) Eccl. 1: 9 (5) Gal. 6: 7 (6) Matt. 15: 9 (7) 2Tim. 2: 26 (8) Matt. 6: 23b