Wonderful post.
I see this as yet another Roman's 1 scenario, where men exchange the truth of God for a lie and descend into the consequent evil and depravity.
21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. (Romans 1:21-25)
Although their form of idolatry is not birds and beasts, they have other idols which they bow down before.
What an accurate description of the Left--godless, futile, darkened hearts, hubristic--and doomed:
"For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened."What an accurate description of the American Leftist intelligentsia--university professors, misguided college students, so-called "journalists", "celebrities", self-proclaimed "intellectuals" and "sophisticates":
"Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man""For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator