Our nation became the worldwide leader in industry and science in the first half of the 20th century despite the fact the vast majority of the US population were religious. Stop using religion as some sort of magic cop-out to explain away all the woes of society.
In some sense, I think we are victims of technological progress. Microchips came along and replaced the printed circuit boards and the wire-wrapped Heathkit projects that made building and learning more about electronics fun and enjoyable.
Back in the 40's you could talk to people around the world by going down to the old TV repair shop, and picking up a box of used parts and wiring up a ham radio.
Or how about those old "100 in 1" electronic kits you could get and wire all kinds of oscillators and crystal radios with?
When was the last time you saw someone give their kids a chemistry set for Christmas?
But, just keep blaming it on Jesus.