Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
— George Washington
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
— John Adams
We know religion and morality are essential to liberty, but a lot of people aren’t convinced. Liberty is only possible when the vast majority of citizens act morally, but people are less likely to restrain their own impulses when they don’t fear God. How does one maintain order in a society largely composed of immoral nonbelievers? Only by force.
BTW, I’m not saying all unbelievers are bad citizens. Some people have a lot of self discipline and/or were raised with a moral code that largely imitates Christian behavior, but those people are few in number. As a nation, we’re like a car running out of gas. Our Judeo-Christian morality served as gas to create the greatest, freest nation ever known, but the tank is dry and we’re running on fumes.
How else can one explain how such a blatantly disordered and unnatural thing as homosexuality can now be considered on par with normal, natural, viable, and healthy heterosexual relations?