Man is guilty of not following the road map laid out in the Constitution. One has to believe that document was at the very least God ordained as it relates to the liberty of mankind. Your admonition, “Seems to me that the point is we have to turn to the God who made us, for both safety and direction.”, is wise and profound, but can man be turned to wise and profound from lost and fallen?
Only by praying.
But we’re approaching a time described as “when the transgressors are come to the full”. Never mind Jesus’ description of them being “as the days of Noah”.