Although America is far better a place to live than Russia, I think Obama and Putin are basically the same person.
I see that our nation has been sent into moral and economic decline for 40 years by the most influential and corrupt constituents in both political parties. There have been no real recoveries since. During that process of decline, many who are not long descended from Europe have crept into leadership positions in business, politics and academia.
They never really assimilated. Those of us who see the bottom side of the institutions are those who see more of the ugliness.
Do I recall correctly in that you were a chaplain? I was a combat engineer (light type) in the Guard and am now trying to enjoy peace, quiet, study and small home building, heating and gardening projects. Back to what I was writing in the first paragraph above...
According to the Prophets (not “New Testament”), that will all change during a climax of the corruption (ill gotten gains, gossip, false accusations, officious robberies against common people, may their houses rot...). You see, I’ve gone where the earliest American Protestants nearly went.
There will be no place to keep money or any other kind of wealth at some point in time. That might not be far ahead of a time, where the nations’ armies are brought down shortly after overrunning Jerusalem—especially those nations having more people of descent from certain early tribes.
What most people publicly discussing that event are mistaking, is as to how those armies are brought down and how the malady spreads to the nations—all of ‘em. Many say that nukes are described (the error). Then, the fighting between the ill elite folks in the nations (true).
Study and prayer are good. Have fun, if you like those and low technical pursuits. Let’s be good and enjoy the slide.