are we becoming too british?

in the midst of a period of productivity today,

i caught just a brief blurb on bbc news this afternoon.

apparently some british commentator and authority on

religious values in america

was concerned that, at the current rate of decline, within two generations,

america could be as messed-up, in terms of

lost religious values, morality, and whatnot, as britain.

citing as examples,

this british american morals authority declared that

the removal from public schools of plaques listing the ten commandments

and the sky-rocketing divorce rates would plunge american society into

an abyss of amorality not seen since sodom and gomorrah,

or at least since the hey-day of jim and tammy faye bakker.

above, the result of a google image search for "union jack."

. . .

above, the result of a google image search for "american flag."

[google says they're triplets]

well, i don't know exactly what the guy was getting at. perhaps if i'd listened to the entire story, he would have presented a sound, well-reasoned thesis. but check out this article about a what an apparently well-known animal activist did to draw attention to the failure of british authorities to prosecute prince philip and his hunting cronies for killing a fox earlier this year, after a national ban against fox hunting had taken effect. i think the british have it WAY over on us.