America at 250: roots of our greatness

Government officials calling for God’s help happened repeatedly during the American Revolution. This language from elected officials is shocking -- even scandalous -- to modern ears, but it was commonplace at the time of America’s birth.

If you want to find out why our country has been so successful, you should study the people who built it.

America is about to turn 250 years old. It should be easy to celebrate America. Aside from the healthy patriotic pride anyone should feel, we are the greatest country in the history of the world. We enjoy freedoms most people could only dream about. We have the strongest military in the history…