God Bless America

Last week, Republicans voted to re-affirm the nation's highly divisive motto "In God We Trust," replacing the more inclusive e pluribus unum.

We as a nation love to sing and state "God Bless America" at our sporting events and from our politicians mouths.

When we do, we think that this act of quasi-religious devotion will ingratiate us to the Christian god even more.

And what has all this praise done for us? Has it been successful?

More than 49 million Americans — even more than thought — live in poverty, new measure finds

In September, the government reported that a record 46.6 million Americans were living in poverty. But a new report released Monday by the Census Bureau using a more sophisticated method to measure poverty rates has found that the true figure is even higher: 49.1 million, or 16 percent of all Americans.

Nearly 50 million Americans live in poverty. Is this evidence that God has blessed America? Or is this evidence that God does not bless America and that he is either incapable, or unwillingly, of providing for a country that earnestly believes that he protects them?

God sure has really blessed America! If this is his blessing, make him please stop.

It is almost like he doesn't exist to hear our country's fervent prayers.

Keep it up faithful! You are doing a wonderful job!