As Passover and Easter have just come and gone, many people of faith would realize that both holidays have much to do with a passage from slavery into freedom. The Passover celebration is focused upon an escape from the death that smote the first-born Egyptians, but also escape from the historical bondage of slavery in Egypt. The celebration of Easter is focused upon the Resurrection of Jesus which is a passage from death to life and for Christians a passage from the bondage of sin into the light of truth that can set the faithful free. It is upon this foundation of the Judeo-Christian heritage that the United States of America came into existence.