A nation who believes they can legislate more good than is plainly made clear in the Bible ...are departing from any strength and endurance they may have as a nation.

In the Book of Judges, when the people departed from God's ways, God allowed an enemy of theirs to have victory over them.

Very basic logic tells me that it could then be said that 'we' allow the enemy to have victory when we depart from God's ways.

What can be done?

In the Book of Judges, they repented and turned back to God ...and God gave them victory over their enemies.  Wouldn't it be great if we could repent before an enemy has victory over us?

The problem is, we often don't know who the enemy is.  It is often viewed that a person who believes in 'the Word of God' ...is the enemy.  If you are among those who believe that ...then you are perhaps your own greatest enemy, or second to the Deceiver himself.

Do those who believe in 'the Word of God' make mistakes?

Absolutely.

But, though an enemy is not defined as one who tries to correct their own mistakes ...we don't gain eternal benefits by trying to do it ourselves, merely looking at life as good or bad karma.  We have a friend in Jesus. And I believe that those who believe this will not be perfect, but will work hard to become a friend ...and iron out any problems, by solutions that do not contradict with 'the Word of God'.