Today is Thanksgiving Day in America. A day that is for the most part a celebration of our history as a nation, (although very dimly remembered) and all that is good and right about America. This is not to say that America is without blemish for we surely have fallen in many instances, and continue to fail to uphold the ideals which our forefathers envisioned. Nevertheless today is a day of giving thanks for the lives we have and the many attendant blessings, whether we use that particular word or not.
In the midst of this time of reflection I wonder though about the many Americans who increasingly disavow God. If current studies are accurate and the latest statistics can be believed, Americans are becoming more secular and less religious in significant numbers. This has a direct bearing on our ability to see life as precious and worthy of our best efforts.