This year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We are a nation built upon the truths that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” In a letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams said that the anniversary of Independence should “be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be...