[who knows what evil?]

...waiting for the Rapture...

[Reverend Wright]

Yup.

Must be one of the ultimate examples of burying the Talent in the ground.

Given an entire continent with the best farmland and weather in the world. The greatest mineral wealth. Protected by oceans. With a Heritage population uniquely selected to be God-Fearing, prosperous and capable of forming a high-trust free society.

And now speed-running the Imperial decline trajectory.