"DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND" Part Two

A continuing essay series examining the conflation of politics and religion.

This painting depicts the moment on June 28, 1776, when the first draft of the Declaration of Independence was presented to the Second Continental Congress. Artist John Trumbull, 1826¹

“Today, the nation is increasingly misgoverned, misled, and outright attacked by a ruling elite that does not want us to “keep” our republic.”²

In part one of this four part essay we left off with an observation whereby I had concluded that Heritage Foundation’s president Kevin D. Roberts Ph.D. had written the opening of his commentary, America Must Reclaim What the Left Has Attempted to Destroy, in a manner that,

To wit by making his audience feel as though Democratic politicians are attempting to take away their voice by way of denying them a Republic (a country) that is governed by their chosen elected representatives and their chosen elected leader they will respond by fighting back with their votes against all things liberal.³

As noted in my opening quote above Roberts’ first key takeaway leaves his reade…