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Enlighenment vs God

Americans are turning away from religion in droves. Is it because we are an enlightened society? Not at all. We are a dumber society. We are a brainwashed society. But not enlightened. The truth is that there is just no room for God. We are fishing, skiing, playing video games, chatting, watching sports, watching TV, watching movies, entertaining (not teaching) our kids, and on and on and on. We can't go to church or synagogue because football or some other sport is on. We can't read our Bible because it's low on the priority list. We don't teach our kids about God because we're too busy trying to be their friend and they haven't requested any information about the true reason we exist. We are not grateful for our lives. We do not thank God for giving us life free of charge. We spend our lives pretending He isn't important or doesn't exist. The media help us to be ignorant of God because He gets in the way of their plans. All we see in the news are bad things that happen in religious areas - priests molesting kids, those Kansas morons protesting funerals, and anything else they can find to make religion look like a bad influence, while belittling those who do believe. Yes, when you tell your viewpoint and ignore the other side's views or try to make them the bad guy, you are brainwashing. You are a liar. You are ruining people's lives and murdering others. You are the number one enemy of society, media. Of course, there are good media but the mainstream sees them as the enemy, too. Fox, for example, has been pounded for years by the mainstream and sadly has given in to a great extent. CNN used to tell the truth. Strange, though, that Fox is number one, isn't it? Do you suppose people are tired of being lied to? Who will replace Fox when they have become mainstream? I don't know but I do know that they too will be pounded by the mainstream. Perhaps they will be a little more determined than Fox was and not abandon those of us who believe in them and in God. And perhaps we need to take a look at our priorities.