As we think of our nation we must consider God in the history of the United States.  We are in troublous times as a nation.  We are distracted from what has brought blessing on our nation.  We have come to think that speaking of God in public and acknowledging Him as the author of Liberty is somehow destructive to our nation.  Liberty and freedom originate in God and when we remove Him from our national discourse we love the liberty and freedom we so desire.