Who is to blame for America

I was thinking about this 'Letter from 2012,' and I am struck by the insistance that all the horror that is looming over us for our election of Barack Obama (and I stress "our")says nothing of what we Christians have done to get where we are today. It completely ignores our involvment in the shaping of the present United States. Perhaps that is because we have done so very little good. We have elected a president to term twice that only pays us our 'values' lip service. He wins elections on the issues we claim to hold dear, but does nothing to uphold those 'values.' For some time Christians have aligned themselves with the Republican party because of a majority in said party wearing the badge pro-life, pro-marriage and, curiously, self reliance. Why would self-reliance be a Christian virtue? While I personally put a great deal of value on personal responsibility, I do not see it in any Christian creed or scripture. I read proclamation and commandments asking my to put my faith, trust even hope in God. I am continually reminded by scripture that all good things come from God. He will provide. I must surrender my life and "cast all my cares upon him." Does this mean I am a socialist? Not hardly! However, when people are starving, it is no better for the government that represents me to turn a blind eye than it is for me to ignore this deficit.

Was our country founded on Christian principals. As much as Constantinople was. However, the Roman Empire is hardly a model for the body of Christ. At no time was America the Church, and it never will be. In a country with the diversity of America, we cannot hope to maintain our status by giving Christianity special license to run the government. Also, we cannot make people righteous with laws. Ancient Israel was a failed nation, and hardly the example by which we should hold our own nation up against. America will never be what God wanted for Israel for one simple reason. We were not chosen. No matter how much we insist it is so, we cannot make it so by sheer will. We can only foster a people in the body of Christ that will lead and vote for a just government. If our nation is full of Christians the we will be a nation of Christians, but we will not be a Christian nation