Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey argue that the theistic worldview of early Americans has deteriorated in this country into a complete naturalism. In their essay “Worldviews and Conflict” the two authors refer back to the founding of America. All of the early Americans, including those who embraced Enlightenment philosophy more than Christian faith, saw biblical truths as the foundation of America’s government and moral values. When did the change in America’s worldview become evident? According to Colson and Pearcey, one turning point was seen in the courtroom. In 1952, Justice William O. Douglas wrote, “We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being” (123). This statement caused no reaction, but in 1996, only
