April 2, 2013 – Catechism 2244 – 2257

Politics is not supposed to be outside the realm of religion.  The very idea of freedom comes from the understanding the we have rights given to us that cannot be taken away.  Rights given to us from who or what, secularist have a hard time answering without sounding incompetent. But it is essential that religion be brought into politics in some way or freedom will be absent.  What happens when religion is taken out of politics and government is that they have no moral compass.  The secularist will say that there is a moral compass, that we have the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the courts, and these will maintain our freedoms.  But that is building your house on a foundation of sand.  The Constitution, as great a work as it is, is only 200 plus years old and is not accepted by many in the world as persuasive or legitimate.  The Bill of Rights has the same weakness and both have the weakness of being interpreted by a court that can change philosophy.  If you don’t think the Constitution’s definition of freedom can change over time all I have to do is mention the word slavery.

So, no, the foundation of our country cannot be the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence doesn’t say that our rights are given by constitutions or governments, but given by our Creator.  Taking religion and God out of government stripes it of its very foundation and leaves it as (even my 4 year old understands) in danger of collapse because nothing can be built strong without a firm foundation.  But, that is what our country wants and where we are heading.  What will a Godless government look like, what will it think of your rights, what limits will it hold upon itself, how will it treat humans, we will wait and see.  But really, we don’t. Governments that disavow God have already existed and we have fought wars to destroy them.  We already know what governments without God do to humans when they don’t believe humans are sacred.  We already know where we are going because this road is not a new one.  That is why we must stand up and try to stop it and pray for our country and for its conversion.  The future is not bright down the road we are taking.