Historically, America has answered to a higher authority.
I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free.
People who don't believe in God may have their own way of justifying some bad act they have committed.
The flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away.
I'm pretty much an open book.
When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times.