Morality and Government

I am taking a course on Public Relation Principles...

As I was reading today this thought came to me:

Why does the GOVERNMENT have to regulate what is acceptable and moral or unoffensive in our mass media and in the business/corporate world?...

It used to be where even though a profit was desired, integrity and moral and ethic values where upheld by those doing business with another. People used to adhere to a higher standard... God's Standard! A handshake was enough. A man's word was binding...

...When we remove God from the picture, who is left to say what's right and wrong?... Apparently, the government from what I can tell! Wow, how bad is our society today that we need the government to rule over and tell us what's right and wrong. We need the government to keep companies in check. To make sure the "public" is not harmed, etc...

Well, at least there is one thing many people like about this compromise... Without God and a higher standard, people no longer have to worry about morality. They can do whatever they want with a "free and clear" conscience... At the price of our government running our lives and telling us what's right and wrong...

So, without God and an eternal purpose in life, what's left is the bottom dollar $$$!... And getting everything you can from this life... Survival of the fittest as they say...

... How sad, truly sad :(