Although we’re told that belief in God is on the wane in Western society, I think one of the oldest forms of religion is on the rise, i.e., State worship. The ancients worshipped the Pharaohs, Caesars, chieftains, and emperors as divine. Isn’t that how most young people see the State?  Instead of looking to God for their daily bread, “secular” young people look to the State for personhood, education, employment, protection, healing,