Is Government Replacing Religion ???

“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.”

Karl Marx

A group of researchers agrees. They think they have proven that if you have a government you don’t need religion. They concluded that “religiosity” wanes as people get more help from government programs. They think that people replace spiritual help from God with tangible help from the government.

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http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/government-is-replacing-religion-according-to-researchers/

So if government ends Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, and welfare, will people turn to G-d ... or to their guns? I don't really want to find out.