I think inside the unsaved (ie. many atheists) is a desire to be punished, hurt, abused,

especially if they've been indoctrinated this way, that this is normal, that they

don't deserve anything else.

It's a vicious circle isn't it. They are treated like dirt, then refuse to believe in God,

then the dirt piles up.

If people don't believe in God, or want God, then they can't know about the

protection that God and the Holy Spirit give. If there's a praying family in

the neighbourhood, the whole neighbourhood will be blessed and protected,

and evil kept away. The majority may be unbelieving but they will ALSO

receive the blessings.

So it doesn't take many people believing for the entire country to be

protected and blessed.

But when it gets far too low, like N. Korea, then it's like the Ozone layer,

it's too thin, not enough interest, the Holy Spirit draws off, all the Godhead

draw off, and they are left in total darkness.