September 11 Leaves No Spiritual Impact on U.S.

Right after 9/11/2001 there was an upsurge of spiritual activity, but now almost two years out, we are back to our apathetic selves. So says Christian pollster, George Barna:

After examining two dozen core indicators of the moral and spiritual condition of the nation, we find that the September 11 tragedy has had no discernible impact on people religious beliefs and practices. If it is true that suffering and persecution forces people to take a definitive spiritual stand, either we need a more substantial dose of hardship to clarify our stand or we have taken our stand and it is very simply that we believe we have things under control and have no further need of God's intervention and protection.