- The Washington Times - Sunday, April 12, 2026

If America is to be free, then Americans must put God first — that’s how the Founding Fathers intended our government to operate..

In other words: there can’t be God-given rights and liberties if God is not the priority.

Tim Goeglein, vice president of external and government relations at Focus on the Family, in his “What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom and Family,” says there are many perils facing America — namely, the attacks on masculinity and fatherhood, the growth of LGBTQ influences, and more. But, he added, there is much cause for optimism.



“I believe America’s best days are before her,” Goeglein said.

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