The spiritual versus the mundane [Archives:2006/920/Opinion]

The United States of America, unlike the other states that were formed out of the colonized Americas was born out of people who fled the misery and persecution unleashed upon them by their respective societies of origin and thus sought to be able to worship God Al-Mighty as they saw fit. Over time, these seekers of freedom, or their descendents were able to get together and establish a society that rested on the foundations of human rights and civil liberties. This society was soon to be copied by other “western”” states and thus create a world where the mundane has taken prominence over religious beliefs and values that had withered away over the ages were compromised for a materialistic and secular existence to take thier place. Religion in western societies took on no more than ceremonial renditions that almost lost significance in governing people's lives and attitudes. In fact