America was once seen as a city on a hill—a land of opportunity rooted in Christian values and a shared moral code. But today, many Americans feel something has gone terribly wrong. We’ve become politically divided, morally confused, and culturally fragmented. Families are struggling. Communities are disconnected. And our national identity is fraying.
If you ask me where America went wrong, I’d point back to the Industrial Revolution. That’s when the engine of economic progress began to outrun our spiritual compass. It was the moment our collective priorities shifted—from people to profits, from purpose to production. From faith to efficiency.
The result? A slow but steady decline in our moral foundation—one that has accelerated with each generation.
The Hierarchy We Abandoned
I believe the heart of the problem is that we flipped the natural order God intended. Here’s the biblical hierarchy I think once anchored our nation:
- God
- Family
- Neighbors
- Self
- Country
Today, we’ve reversed this. National identity and political ideology now rank higher than faith, higher than family, and certainly higher than community. We’re more likely to argue with strangers online than break bread with neighbors. And we’re more loyal to political tribes than to biblical truth.
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