When Did We Get to Be Better than God?

I sense a move afoot that expresses a profound anxiety with where the future is headed. That the world feels like a foreign place to so many is simultaneously distressing and unsurprising to those who feel they’ve somehow been left behind. The tectonic plates of science, morality, politics, and religion all seem to be shifting in ways that leave so many unsettled.

Let me suggest a few of the stressors in no particular order: Climate change. Same gender marriage. Donald Trump. The declining influence of Christianity in the West. The rise of terrorism. Apparent state sanctioned violence toward young African Americans. The increasing disparity between the rich and the poor. Attempts to counteract the suspicion of refugees and immigrants. Earnest discussions about whether or not to prevent Muslims from entering the United States.

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