brohammas - "This is a Christian nation..."Really?
Maybe it was intended as such. But we have been moving further and further away from Christianity since the removal of the Ten Commandments from our schools and institutions. People have been losing faith in institutions ever since. (Or maybe before.)
With the sex scandals at Catholic churches and the ultra conservative ministers getting caught with hookers, girlfriends and men or mishandling money - many parishioners have lost faith in their church leaders. (And then the church organizations themselves.)
Banks (and those entrusted to run them) are failing. The government seems inept (Katrina, FEMA, MediCare, et al.) in it's ability to respond to problems. Our financial systems are corrupt and built on the false notion that we can live forever on it's current model. Our schools have failed to adapt to changing demographics and expectations. Our military has been used to bully instead of to protect. Many have lost faith in the very institutions set up to take the place of an "Ultimate Authoritative Leader".
I'm not sure that we are as "Christian" as many would hope. IMO - we are hoping to be more "Christian", while largely failing to act in such a manner.
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