Richard Hollerman

If you happen to be like me, you may wonder why the country (of the United States) seems to be in a mess in many ways. We are not just speaking of the present administration, with Joe Biden (and Kamila Harris) and the Democrats, but the previous administration too. We know that also was a corrupt and evil man (having been married many times), a public record of entertainment through TV, and he gained his money in various nefarious undertakings. We also know that Obama was wicked for the whole of his eight years, with numerous negatives in his activities. Of course, they were human and showed this in many ways. But we must wonder about how evil such people be.

The same could be said of many other presidents before these later ones. For instance, Ronald Regan, the former Hollywood star, then became President, was the first one to openly commit adultery through remarriage and lived his public life with this scandal. Clinton committed unspeakable wickedness in the White House itself. And John Kennedy (whom many liked) was the first to be a Roman Catholic, opposed by conservative people. It seems that this office is prone to evil, sexuality, immorality, theological compromise, and so forth. Thus, we are not just speaking of Democrats here or Republicans but leadership in general.

We could say the same for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the first to promote a socialistic agenda in America. Then there was Theodore Roosevelt, the President who slaughtered animals in America and abroad. Abraham Lincoln was definitely an agnostic and pluralistic person and murdered thousands through his administration. Thomas Jefferson was quite a skeptic and wrote a book totally excising the miraculous and the atonement. George Washington was an Anglican and militarist but did believe in the Bible.

Of course, I speak or write as a Christian and many or all of these men either didn’t profess Christianity, or failed to believe and practice anything approaching true Christianity. They may have promoted a popular form of religion and were deeply involved in churchianity (some of them), but they failed to really believe and practice the truth. Thus, they contributed to the “mess” that this country experienced in the last several centuries.

We might ask, What can we expect from secular or religious people, including patriotic men (no women, so far) who promoted Americanism in its many forms. Of course, they were men and condemned feminism (at first). They were and would have been opposed to transgender ideology, believing that God created men and woman, not an androgynous sex. They opposed sodomy, calling it the “sin against nature.”

They all promoted or were involved in militarism, some even being responsible for killing hundreds of thousands (such as Lincoln).  All were opposed to divorce (until Regan, who was the first open twice-married president) and John Kennedy (the first open Catholic). So much more could be pointed out. Thus, we need to be aware that our “founding fathers” and early leaders were not “lily white” in their stance!

Of course, we know that America, the “land of the free,” has become a lawless land with virtually any sin available. Sodomy is rampant. Fornication is rampant. Dishonesty is rampant. Chaos is rampant. Wherever we look and all that we hear, we are reminded that America is not and never has been “Christian” in orientation.

We know that these men (the presidents mentioned above) were part of the “upside down” world in the past days or years of America. Today, we earnestly want to be Americans and Americans fully, but we must really acknowledge the truth about the past of this country. We will be dishonest to do otherwise. We would be seeing America with “rose colored” glasses and believe what is false.

Just today, on the phone, I again was reminded of how evil this nation is with a woman promoting the killing of babies (abortion), and then we also think of the many who are involved in fornication or premarital sex. We find this so sad. But we must remind ourselves that this is not the Kingdom of God but a fallible and evil country with numerous faults, for it is made up of wicked men and women who have no regard for their Creator and deny God, the Maker of all.

P.S. If this is what America is like, what of the nearly 200 other World countries. What of them? They have no guiding principles and Christian outlook. They are left with their own conscience, thus we find the nations of the earth in disarray, in rebellion, and with chaos. May God help us must be our constant prayer!