Healthy Government
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Timothy 2:1-3 Over the past fifty years, there have been monumental shifts in how the American public sees its government and its purposes. The Constitution of the United States was written as a grand experiment in democracy in a loosely held confederacy of states in a largely agricultural society. The founding fathers had wisdom, but could not have anticipated the modern empire. Government in the immediate post-colonial America was basic and austere. The infrastructure of the nation was largely non-existent and states were largely responsible to promote commerce. The military was very low tech, and was mostly dependent upon militias. Initially, there was no Navy, Marines, or Air Force. There were no public schools, health ...