cially with strong conviction; especially: a system of religious beliefs. StatisticsScripture assures us that God rules over the nations (Psalm 22:28). He can make nations great and guide them, but can also take away the understanding of their leaders and leave them wandering in a pathless wilderness (Job 12:23-24). The Bible promises that righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34), but also warns that all the nations that forget God will be turned into Hell (Psalm 9:17). Our founding fathers were convinced that our frail young republic could not possibly succeed without the aid of the Author of history. The simple prayer that was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1962 in the case of Engel v. Vitale read: "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our Country." The ban on school prayer was soon followed by a ban on Bible reading (Abington v. Schempp, 1963). More recent Supreme Court decisions have forbidden the posting of the Ten Commandments in school (Stone v. Graham, 1980) and have removed benedictions and invocations from school exercises (decisions in 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1992). In that fateful 1962 decision, the Supreme Court announced America's intention to spurn God's providence and guidance and make its own way without His assistance. No one has suffered more from that decision than our nation's children! Since 1962:Morality:1.Teenage pregnancies have increased over 400 percent since 1962-63 2.Birth rates for unwed girls 15-19 have gone up four times 3.Pregnancies among unwed girls under 15 have increased four times4.Pregnancies of unwed girls 15-19 have increased six times 5.Premarital sex among 15 year-old students has increased almost tenfold since 1962 6. Gonorrhea among junior-high students 10-14 has increased almost 400 percent since 1962-637.The U.S. now has the highest incidence of teenage motherhood of any Wester...
