From the Wall Street Journal-NORC poll.
Since 1998, the percentage of Americans saying patriotism is very important to them has dropped from 70 percent to 38 percent.
Religion, too, has fallen from 62 percent to 39 percent.
Having children is down from about 60 percent to 30 percent.
All of these taken together suggest a population which does not care about reality, the immediate future, a national future, God, or eternity. It also suggests that American parents still send their children to schools of indoctrination and let their children watch American media.
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
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Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: