Reversing the Moral Decay Behind the London Riots - WSJ.com

THE FAILURE OF BOTH THE CHURCHES AND LIBERAL SOCIETY: Reversing the Moral Decay Behind the London Riots - WSJ.com

The mistake in this article is its attempt to focus on looking back instead of ahead.

People dismiss religion (and here let's focus on theocracy vs. simple faith or belief) because it tends to be based on them vs. us (the non-believers vs. the believers).

If anything is evident, it is that all theocratic religions tend to become formulaic and desire to impose their beliefs on others - often without being able to distinguish 'belief' vs. 'truth' because their beliefs become the truth - witness the current preoccupation of many so-called Christians in the US with abortion rights and traditional (male/female) marriage.

If there is anything really wrong today, it is the idea of liberals in equality of outcome vs. equality of opportunity.

It has destroyed the schools and education in the US and it has crippled the economy.

When Obama says "we should all work together", he doesn't realize the gap in belief between 'outcome equality' and 'equality of opportunity'. It is all quite similar to the them vs. us of religion.

Is it any wonder that people feel no anchor. Both the churches and liberal society have failed to respect the individual. This is the real challenge.

To go back to religion as it is today is not the answer.