Around 1900, the world turned away from trusting the Lord and with all their new conveniences and comforts wrought by the Industrial Revolution, basically said, "Thanks God, we'll take it from here." We are living in the generally godless Laodicean Age (Revelation 3:14-22), the last church age before Christ's return.
Freedom is won and maintained by faith (2 Corinthians 3:17, 1 John 5:4). Without faith, freedom will die because without God man will trust in man and his gov't which had happened in America over the last 150 years.
Trump is leading the political side of recovery of our Free Constitutional Republic. May faith arise once again in the hearts of Patriots to recapture our God-given lives, liberties, and free pursuits.
Today, those of active and lively faith are part of the Philadelphia Church (Revelation 3:7-13) which will be a part of the soon-coming end-time worldwide incoming of souls to Christ (Luke 14:23). America will be part of that end-time harvest.
Amen.
Yeah, the downturn started much earlier. Many factors contributed.