When did a belief in God and reliance in the Almighty for guidance become a negative for American culture? Perhaps the phrase “In God We Trust” that is printed on every dollar bill is a constant reminder that we somehow never have enough of our greenbacks to do all the things we would like to do. And this is somehow a subtle negative that God is not giving us what we need.
Our currency may be the wrong place to have this phrase memorialized especially when you consider that money is a necessary evil in society and the quest for it is not the end all goal of our temporary existence on this planet. Perhaps this hallowed phrase belongs tattooed on each of our foreheads instead of imprinted on the bills in our pockets.
It occurs to me that only those who do not truly believe in prayer, guidance from above, or divine inspiration will, out of some personal emptiness, belittle those who do. They cannot comprehend how we could somehow place trust in some superior being or spirit that might help guide us as we stumble through this life.
Those who believe in God all too often are discredited by the media elites. Perhaps we belong in the closet and this part of our lives should be hidden from public viewing, not mentioned, and never condoned. It is amazing that an individual’s sexual identity is celebrated when outed from the closet, but one’s spiritual identity is to be buried deep and never revealed.
We saw this attack on Governor Mike Huckabee when he was marginalized as the candidate of the Christian right. We are seeing it again in how Governor Palin is being portrayed by the snoots on television.
I for one respect people who have found comfort in their personal belief in the Almighty. It demonstrates to me that they are humble in ego, open to truth, willing to seek correctness in decision making. This is strength and if we are to be strong collectively we should have leaders grounded in some sense of morality and not just the words that are easily mouthed for the cameras during a campaign.
It is saddening that there are so many in the media who do not get this and find it cause for ridicule. Why are these folks so empty? Why are the elevated to become opinion leaders in our society? Why do we assist in their elevation by continually rewarding them with our attention that contributes to their readership and ratings? Is it not time that we stop enabling them to be the way they are. I, for one, am sick of being discriminated against by the Charlie Gibsons of the world. Enough already.