Are The States Still United?

  Have you ever really taken notice at the full name of our country? Our country is called the United States Of America. I have to confess to you however,  I can't recall when I have seen America more divided. As a person who majored in history, and enjoys studying history, I haven't seen our country this divided since I studied The Civil War in college. America is so divided on so many levels.. America is divided culturally, the music our youth listens to promotes only violence disrespect for authority and basically degrades humanity in general. So called, rapers, are given a god like status, young girls look up to Lady Ga Ga and I confess her music makes me gag gag! America is divided economically, we have the rich and the poor the middle class is so over taxed I fear one day there will be no middle class at all. America is divided in the area of philosophy. There are those in our country, who call themselves secular progressives. They want America to be more like the countries in Europe. Progressives follow humanistic philosophy they basically believe, that man and human reason is the measure of all things. Truth,  must be proved by science and human logic. Religion,  plays no part,  in their belief systems. Our public schools and colleges and universities all seem to embrace secular humanism, as a result, many schools and institutions of higher learning, have taken it upon themselves to literally re write many of our American history books deliberately leaving out,  any mention of God,  or religion of any kind. I guess they feel that human logic and men of secular reason founded our country.
  On the other side of this great divide, are the traditionalist,  they believe in traditional family values. I confess to you,  I stand on this side Traditionalist readily acknowledge that God instilled in all men, the need and the right, to exercise their free will and free speech. Traditionalist believe that God has influence over every area of human thought. This is easily understood, if you understand that to  a traditionalist, God is the beginning of all truth and wisdom. In the early days of Americas history the first schools were churches, and the first textbooks were Bibles and many of our now famous colleges and universities were once Christian institutions. Harvard, Yale and Princeton were  all founded,  on Christian principals. today however, the affects of secular humanism have all but erased any memory of the Christian values these institutions were once founded on. I feel certain,  the professors would tell you that , theses institutions have simply progressed in thought,  and thus,  have moved beyond the repressive affects and human restraints of religion. this kind of thinking explains, the general disdain for the members of The Tea Party.
  The time has come and Americans must decide,  what kind of nation we will be. so much of America's future hangs  in the balance. Will America be a traditional nation and continue to follow the Christian values the country was founded on? I pray that this is the choice America  will make. Rest assured however the secular progressives will continue to strive,  to make America more like the nations of Europe. In the end, Americans will use their free will, to decide America's final destiny.  As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just some words, to think on.