Our national anthem indicates that the idea of a special relationship between the Deity and the Republic preceded today's "Religious Right" by nearly 200 years. The Star Spangled Banner includes Francis Scott Key's incontrovertibly religious sentiments in its final verse:
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heaven-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
and this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'
Michael Medved wrote this article on our faith and how it shows through our patriotic songs. You can read it online at usatoday.com - titled Faith and nationalism: Indivisible in America
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