America’s Ship of State is Sinking

All hands on deck! All hands on deck! This is the historic command that calls all hands to save their sinking ship. When our Founding Fathers launched the Ship of State called the United States of America, they were worried. They completely understood the foibles of human nature because they understood history and the types of human foibles that took down all previous republics. At the time of our country’s founding, all ships were constructed of wood. Even small things could slowly cause a ship to sink such as wood worms. The founders knew that continued attention was necessary to maintain the republic. They knew that small things like wood worms could slowly bore holes and sink sailing ships and small things could also sink the new American Ship of State. They understood that a virtuous culture was necessary which meant in those times, that people were committed to the values expressed in the Christian Ten Commandments (Judeo-Christian values today).