Just came across a recent, enlightening post by Dennis Prager: “Why God Isn’t Doing Well These Days”.

Prager lists four reasons why he believes God is falling out of favor. His arguments tie in nicely with my last post – for instance:

“…many members of the Jewish and Christian clergy decided that their primary role was not to advocate their religion’s moral and religious standards, but rather (1) to make congregants comfortable…”

And:

“…most of the men and women who are products of this secular left-wing education (meaning a large majority of Western men and women) are theologically, intellectually and emotionally ill prepared to deal with all the unjust suffering in the world.”

“…life has been so good for most Westerners that suffering is no longer regarded as part of life, but as an aberration that can be done away with. Meanwhile, the liberal wings of Christianity and Judaism are too influenced by secularism to make an effective religious case for God, whom the religious left has largely rendered a celestial buddy.”

Hey – God didn’t promise us a rose garden. Well, actually He gave us one. We just chose to reject it.