Where is Jesus when we need him?

Op-Ed Columnist - Paranormal Flexibility - NYTimes.com
This Pew report is required reading for those who are trying to grok what is going on in the world of religion. It would be fascinating to see the same sort of survey in Bolivia. One senses here the deep, ancient spiritual beliefs and practices. Catholicism has been accused of adapting and adopting local beliefs for long centuries. Known as syncretism ("the combination of different systems of philosophical or religious belief or practice"), I'll leave it to the experts in Catholicism to figure out..... What I can tell you is that each first Friday of the month that one encounters a large percentage of the population burning their charcoal (the practice is known as "q'oa") for good luck. There are lots and lots of these practices and they include burying a llama fetus under the foundation of the house for good fortune as well.
So, here I am poking fun at q'oa and then I read what Pew has found in the USA. Sounds like syncretism is alive, well and thriving back home. So just where is Jesus when we need him? The Reformation proclaimed "sola scriptura, sola fide, sola Christus, sola gratia, sola Deo gloria" but I'll settle for "sola Jesus" Just Jesus and please hold the q'oa, we've got enough pollution of the air and religion without any more smoke.