Why Is America The Best Nation On Earth, and Why She's Losing Everything -Further. Every. Day. Why is America losing her place in the world? She was the nation that led, with Great Britain, the movement to abolish slavery, abolish the practice of polygamy (it never goes well long term for the women), and promote peace in the world. In fact, after WWII, America became a largely good force in the world, protecting many millions of people from the Tyranny of the Ideological Left, see South Korea, the breakup of the USSR, etc. So what happened in the mid 60s that destroyed a nation with such a positive impact on the world? 28:20-29:56 • American Heritage Collection | Episod... So with the truth of our Founder's Intentions in mind, let's deal with the source of that so called Separation of Church and State. This phrase originated in the Jeffersonian Letters to the Danbury Baptist Church, a group of individuals that Jefferson himself has fought the British Monarchy to protect. Jefferson wrote: “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.” Not too convincing for the Separation of Church and State crowd's argument. Let's look at how the courts ruled on attacks on Christianity back then: • American Heritage Collection | Episod... 42:09-43:10 It would almost seem that the modern rulings fly in the face of Historical precedent. John Adams to the Massachusetts Militia in 10-11-1798: “Because We have no Government armed with Power capable of contending with human Passions unbridled by morality and Religion. Avarice, Ambition, Revenge, or Gallantry, would break the strongest Cords of our Constitution as a Whale goes through a Net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other” "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness -- these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. . . . reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles." George Washington "Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles." Patrick Henry So when did this change? When we took God out of the public square. What were the results? 1:08:48-1:12:15 Do we have such dedication?