Most Catholics are not Catholic. They like to say they are.
Most Christians are not Christian. They like to say they are.
Most Conservatives are not Conservative. They like to say they are.
The American people have sold themselves down the river of slavery and there is little chance of escape, because they (we) won't let go of our particular vice and/or fear long enough to hear God's voice.
Obama was easily identified as a stone cold Alinsky Marxist, yet "Catholics", "Christians", and "Conservatives" elected him.
Not saying Catholics are not Christian, btw.
You are correct. All of what is happening is a product of our secular culture and we are ALL to blame. We have ignored God for far too long. Thus, we removed ourselves from His protection. He has allowed this in His great MERCY ....so that we would WAKE UP and return to Him with our whole heart.
The funny thing is, most liberals aren’t liberal either. I know so many people who say they are liberal but live their life as conservative capitalists. Maybe if we could stop joining ‘teams’ and all become Americans again ... it happened for one brief shining moment on 9/12. Then the bad ones stormed the castle ...
The people need to decide if freedom is important or not. Do they want to be wards of the state and have their children be mind-controlled slaves to the rich and powerful? or do the people want to be masters of their own destiny? We live in murky times.