Obviously the American Revolution did not spring out of nothing. Even a minimal study of history shows that it had precedents in Britain, where Puritans (Calvinists) had overthrown the king and established a republic over a century before the American Revolution. Some of the leaders of the English republic, like Algernon Sidney, had great influence on the Founders of our own Republic. Unfortunately, most Americans today are neither knowledgeable Calvinists nor republicans, and the Left is dedicated to populating the U.S. with people who haven’t the slightest allegiance to Reformation or republican ideals.
Thanks for your #12, good post.
Conversely when scripture is watered down and God is reduced to an impotent being knocking helplessly on the "heart's door" hoping that it will be opened, the results are a society that will accept the intrusions of government placidly.