What is Going On in Our Country?

Dr. Couch, what is going on in our country? ANSWER:  It is the apostasy, but it's happening not only here but worldwide. Specifically, in America, one of the things taking place is the splintering or shattering of our national cohesion. We are being split racially. Our laws will now be watered down by racial segments. The laws once governing this land were Reformation, European in nature. Now they will be seen through the glasses of a Latin, or even a Muslim orientation. There will be no turning back! The direction is set.    All that is taking place has spiritual and theological overtones. Most in our Evangelical churches do not comprehend the nature of the changes we're experiencing. Our new President, Barack Hussein Obama, recently said this is not a Christian nation but a mixture of religions. In one sense, he is right, in that our country was not established as a theocracy. But in the larger picture, he is wrong, and is very ignorant of history. The founding Fathers saw the Bible as the foundation, or the base, upon which our Constitution would rest.    Many believe Benjamin Franklin was not a Christian. The jury is still out on that question. I believe that it is possible that over the years he returned to the faith of his parents, and trusted Christ as his Savior. But it is clear that during the Federal Convention of 1787 he realized that the Congress needed to call upon God daily in order to secure His blessings on the nation. He said:    "In this situation of the convention, groping, as it were, in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the context with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this hall for divine protection. Our prayers were heard, and they were graciously answered. … Have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance? I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth,--that God governs in the affairs of men. And, if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that 'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.' I firmly believe this; and I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."    I am presently writing a book on the spiritual founding of America. "This Great Nation".  Look for it in our bookstore.    Thanks for asking.    Dr. Mal Couch