Pop culture - continued, Part II

Hi

Today I am addressing the effect on pop culture of our so called "icons".

We can start with the entertainment industry, there are enough idols in that profession. Let me explain, I am not against the idols, but rather those of us who idolize these people. They are entertainers, good at what they do, but does being able to sing, dance or act make you a person who should be esteemed? Unfortunately too many of us do hold these people to a greater lever of adulation. Wrong. Why don't we idolize the carpenter or the plumber? The entertainment profession depends on publicity giving the entertainers a means to ask for high contracts. Hucksters, known as publicity men, cause this phony acclaim to exist. We would all be better served if the entertainers just entertained and didn't glow in the spotlight with an aura created by the publicity people. Where would we be if all professions hired publicity men to further their profession? We would not be ale to afford any artisan. Some mess that would be.

I ask the question, "Is Michael Jackson worth millions while Joe the Plumber (remember him) earns a "normal" income?" Multiply this inequity by almost all entertainers and you can see why the entertainment industry is one of the leading causes of the decline of pop culture.

We the people are the only ones who can correct this and I certainly hope that we do. The alternative is a further decline of our culture.

Now I ask for your prayers for our brave service people.
GOD Bless