You'd have to have a 9/11-type attack every day for more than 52 years just to match the death toll in abortion clinics right here in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade. Most of this is carried out through the financial support of the U.S. government.
One of the most sobering days of my life was the time I realized that the Ayatollah Khomenei's "Great Satan" description of the United States was 100% accurate.
I'm sorry to say, you're absolutely correct. As were the prophets. They foretold of a nation/city described as, "mystery Babylon/daughter of Babylon", which started out as a golden cup in the hand of God but descended into immorality.
And you point to the most important thing we need to do first, that's to return to a righteous way of life. The rest will fall into place.
There's much more to the above of course, but it's a start for a people on a planet who really don't comprehend the vastness of this world which surrounds us.
Einstein said it best, "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."
God Bless
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