So, with enlightenment, reformation, and continued awakening ...when did we suddenly begin to fall back asleep??

As you know, most of us don't just suddenly fall asleep ...it is a more gradual process, and one we often are not aware of.

So, when did we begin to fall asleep?

Well, as history has shown, we always fall asleep ...we need to be woken up, if there is danger, and I believe there is.

If we sense danger, we should not feel we just don't want to deal with it, pop a few sleeping pills, and go back to sleep.

And we shouldn't let someone put us under anesthesia, a temporary state that causes unconsciousness, loss of memory, lack of pain, and relaxation.

It's like a frog in a pot of water.  If the temperature is increased slowly at increments, the frog likely would not sense it ...and though he could easily jump out of the pot, those same strong legs would soon be served up as someone's meal.

The view of evolution began to be taught in schools as the primary scientific view ...and the basis of knowledge which excludes any reason for morality or human decency.  At first, it was thought that perhaps God used evolution, since it was such a finely crafted intellectual idea.  But, there did seem to be a conflict with mixing God and evolution ...so, it seemed that the God of the Bible was deemed outmoded, and not for this time that we live in.

And though judging a group of people on the basis of the actions of one or two people is generally called prejudice ...it was this same basis that began to discredit believers.  With increased scandals, the sincerity of believers was questioned and their credibility diminished.

On the educational side, claiming increased knowledge and promoting doubt and discrimination on the believers side, coupled the effect of moving to a new errant understanding embraced by many educators.

It was like leavened bread.  A little leaven will leaven the whole lump ...and we added a whole lot of leaven.

The question remains ...do we realize where we are at?  And equally important is the question of where do we go from here??