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tians seeking freedom to live a faithful life. Our founding was a great meeting between the Christian population and the founders, many enthusiasts of the modern age of reason, who designed a government to protect its citizens and allow them to live according to their free choices.

In other words, political man was there to protect religious man and enable him to take responsibility for his life and live free.

But with the great success of this arrangement, hubris as always sets in. Many came to believe that our great success was because of the political arrangement rather than the choices of free religious men and women.

Gradually, religion was pushed out the door, and we became increasingly a political society.

Liberty was transformed from a blessing shared by all to an alleged right of every individual to determine for himself what is good and what is evil, what is true and what is false.

The heights of politicization of what was once a free nation under God were the Roe v. Wade decision, declaring women free to destroy their unborn children, and the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, in which the state was given authority to define marriage.

In a free nation under God, life is sacred, as is the holy institution of marriage between a man and a woman.

The result is the chaos in which we find ourselves. Politics has become our God, and individuals feel personally entitled to determine what is good and evil. And with tragic inevitability, some emerge who feel empowered to determine who will live and who will die.

Celebrating an America that is not a free nation under God, a flag that does not represent standards of good and evil as transmitted to us by our Creator, is what the ancients called idol worship.

We must restore and build a country where each sees his neighbor in the image of God, where each feels personal responsibility to take charge of his own life and allows others to take similar responsibility, knowing that the ultimate Judge is above.

Star Parker is founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS. COM