Which One?

 Okay, I probably need to go back to around 1967, 1968, 1969, and maybe early 1970 to write about a change in American culture. In March of 1966, John Lenon declared that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. The following month in April of that same year, Time magazine plastered on it's cover a very simple three word question:  is God Dead?  Which was a question posed by a theologian named Hamilton from Colgate Rochester, NY.  

Add to all this was the Vietnam War, which was not a popular war, and a youthful culture influenced by a sexual revolution that was taking place during this period.  I don't have the space here to cover those years specifically, because there is just so much out there pertaining specifically to these years in American culture.  But it was the time when LSD was first introduced in San Fransisco in 1965.  A common phrase was "to tune in, turn on, and drop out."

Around this time the mini skirt was introoduced as a way for young women to escape the cultural norms of their mothers.  Hot pants, as they were called, continued by being a bit more practical than the mini.  But there is no doubt about a sexual revolution taking place with Madison Avenue ad men coming to the conclusion that sex sells anything.  There was speculation that subliminal messages about the word "sex" was placed in print ads as subliminal messaging theories were abundant in the 70's.  

I really could write my own book about growing up in the 50's and 60's but really, so much has been written and researched from this period of time.  But today people identify less with a religion and more are devoted to Spirituality like myself.  And I would say my own is so different that I can't fit in with with most any understanding.  

I would say religion is a fundamental change from the 50's to now.  Back in the 50's nearly all Americans believed in God.  Now that figure is close to 60% with many more simply not identifying with a religion or faith.  The cultural revolution of the 60's raised a question by Time magazine which today would hardly make a ripple.  Nearly half the country wouldn't care if Time would raise the same question today.  God exists, but in many forms.  It might be more like people asking, "Which God?"  Or maybe, "Whose God?"

For many more today, the existence of God is doubted or not believed.  How can a God let the world be in the mess it's in?  I think it's a valid question.  My response is to just wait and see.  He'll prove Himself.  Meanwhile I'll relax with my pipe and keep what was good about the 60's and forget about the bad.  The best part of it is the music that era produced.  I'm thinking about all this while smoking my Boswell pipe with Dave's Special Blend and drinking my coffee, which is from Guatamala.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave