Then those prayerful pleas for the more Godly man were ignored. Petition denied. God’s will and plan were executed despite the pleas of millions for something better.
Don't lose heart, joesbucks. God isn't a short-order cook. When He fixes something, He does not do it according to our prescription, but His own, which far exceeds our ability to execute or even to imagine.
It may be that our Christian culture must be totally eclipsed before people return to it. Most adolescents rebel against their parents' teachings, but when they have children, most return. Among nations, ours is still young.