It's strange how Christians shy away from any serious political discussion. We are living through one of those times that happens rarely - the collapse of the last western empire. The US entered World War Two in the expectation of inheriting the empires that Britain and France, in particular, were obviously about to lose. It hasn't been able to do it.

It's strange how Christians shy away from any serious political discussion. We are living through one of those times that happens rarely - the collapse of the last western empire. The US entered World War Two in the expectation of inheriting the empires that Britain and France, in particular, were obviously about to lose. It hasn't been able to do it.