Declaration of Dependence

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NOTE: This is a religious-based discussion. Nothing included in this discussion applies to atheists or people of polytheistic/nature-based religions. it's a big holiday in the US, the anniversary of the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, making the United States of America an official nation. Maybe, on this holiday, the believers in this country should look at a Declaration of Dependence. If you look at the choices we have for president this year, they can only be summed up as "bad and worse" (or maybe even "terrible and awful"). Why has our political choice deteriorated to this "bottom of the barrel" selection? In my opinion, it's because the US -- specifically, the religious people of the US -- have done exactly what Israel did long ago. God wanted to be their leader, but instead they went to God's prophet, Samuel, and told him that they wanted an earthly king to take God's place in ruling over them: "You said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king." (1 Samuel 12:12) In the late 70s a slew of "televangelists" rose to prominence in the US by preaching politicial change. Among these were Jerry Falwell and his "moral majority" and Pat Robertson. These men began preaching "vote for this person to bring America back to God" instead of "repent yourself." As a result, we have a generation of Christians (predominantly conservative Christians) who think that the way to "restore America's greatness" is at the ballot box and not through obedience to God. The Bible says that's wrong, that only God can change man's heart. So on this "Independence Day" maybe these people who think that the answer is in who the next president or Speaker of the House will be need to step back and declare their dependence on God...where it should be.