Why is righteousness, Truth and relationship so unpopular?
It is the spirit of rebellion which causes man to reject what is good for him in favor of that which steals, kills and destroys.
This is why Jesus said ^You must be BornAgain.^
The children of Israel were not Born Again (it was not possible in that day) so they invariably fell into idolatry, carnality and all manner of wickedness.
The same is true today.
The difference is that rebellion and its fallout are escapable in and through Christ Jesus.