We see a lot of hand-wringing over cultural and moral decay as evidenced 
by such supposed trends as increased violence in the world.

Westboro Babptist Church, host of godhatesfags.com, has a laughably 
extreme take on this, to the tune of We Are the World:

"God Hates the World":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My8KxRj_Pwo

I'm pretty sure they're quite serious.

Here's the oppositive perspective from Steven Pinker, author of The 
Language Instinct:

"We're Getting Nicer Every Day: A History of Violence":
http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/2007_03_19_New%20Republic...

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