What do Christians Mean by "Restoe our Nation?"

[Wyrd of Gawd]

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I heard a Christian man prying over lunch. I didn’t hear everything he said,     but he started asking god about stuff that had little to do with food.  I made out something about “Lord help them restore this great nation.” I missed who “them” is.

It struck me as odd because it sounds like the same thing the tea baggers say when they talk about taking the nation back. Take it back from where? Restore it from what to wheat?

I know they’re not talking about police brutality, fascism, political corruption, poverty, social inequality or capital graft. They never had a problem with these things before.

So what are they talking about?

Oh, gee, I dunno...maybe they want to see our nation restored to when...


...kids said, "Yes, ma'am" and "Yes, sir" and showed respect to anyone over 21. 

...drugs were something prescribed by a doctor.

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...Coke was a soft drink that started in Atlanta and conquered the world.

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...kids might sneak a drink of alcohol but not enough that their parents would notice. 

...couples waited until they were married before they had sex. 

...couples got married before living together.

...cars had fins and the AM radio was its most important part. 

...you could gas up dad's car for a date at the hop for only a couple of dollars.

...gas stations washed your windshield and checked your fluids for just a couple of pennies more.

...becoming an Eagle Scout was something that got your name in the paper.

...making straight A's was something to be proud of instead of something to hide to avoid being ostracized.

...everyone who had a gun used it for hunting and not for protection.

...you didn't know anyone whose parents were divorced. 

...you didn't mind being home by dark because all your friends had a curfew, too. 

...you knew all your neighbors and offered to get the mail and the paper for them when they went on vacation. 

...fishing with Grandpa meant hearing about "the Big One", but you didn't hear about HIS medals until after he died because he never mentioned them. 

...a covered dish supper at the church was something everyone looked forward to. 

...you could listen to the hottest new music on your radio with your grandmother in the car and not get embarrassed by the lyrics. 

...you could actually understand all the words of all the songs. 

...the best bands all had "and his orchestra" in their name. 

...someone could talk about "Our Gang" and they meant Alfalfa, Spanky and Buckwheat and not the Bloods or the Crips.

...there wasn't anything nostalgic about a Norman Rockwell painting because your hometown and everyone you knew looked just like that. 

...you knew what your friends were watching on TV because everyone home was watching the same show. 

...the Tonight Show had guests like Frank, Dean, and Sammy and you didn't need to wonder what their last names were. 

...you knew the answer to the question, "Hey kids, what time is it?"

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Oh yes, the good old days when Coke had real cocaine as one of its major ingredients.