As we near Reformation Day, October 31, when Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by nailing his ninety-five theses on the Castle Church door, I find this article on Wittenberg fascinating.
What caused the spiritual death of the birthplace of Protestantism? The Socialism of East Germany.
Just as Wittenberg rises slowly from the despair of Socialism, America descends willingly into its depths. It is as though Wittenberg proclaims our fate, as did many tombstones of yore: eris quod sum - what I am, you will be.