It was. But then, thanks in part to leftism, we started turning away from God. We thought we could go our own ways without repercussions. Look at us now: the internet, for example, seems to be a seething sea of hatred. STD's are rampant, due to promiscuity. People do go their own way, but sometimes, that particular way is evil. And so on . . .
Amazingly enough, we are still generally a Christian nation, but how many people simply "go through the motions" when going to church? My Uncle Bob, who is a devout minister, said he knows maybe 100(?) people at his old church who, if they all died at once, would bust Hell wide open.
(In full disclosure, I only recently turned to God and accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, and I have not found a church yet, but hopefully soon . . .)
Our government now reflects the corruption in some of us. Even some of our churches have serious problems. But fortunately, we have a possible, if not probable, way out. We, as a nation, can undergo the experiential test of turning back to God, so that our land will be healed, as was said of Israel in the Old Testament, IIRC.
What a lovely post, thank you for taking the time to answer the way you did.
I grew up in the sixties and frankly I didn’t think we could survive such a decadent time with such divisions but those divisions passed and we raised our family in the 70’s and 80’s when things seemed calmer and much more “American.”
Some of our neighbors voted Dem, while most voted “R” but we all shared the same values, God, Family, Country and our values brought us together regardless of our political views.
The political left is the enemy of our country and has a lot to answer for. Our political right has much to be ashamed of for never taking the fight to the enemy of our country.
Alexis de Tocqueville is supposed to have said, “the US is great because the US is good. If the US ever ceases to be good it will cease to be great.”
It would seem that our government wants to be sure that we cease to be great ever again as they fighting against everything that is good.
I am glad that you have accepted Jesus as your savior and may he bless you always.