This should not shock anyone since Christ said we would be Taken before the magistrates and falsely accused, we would be beaten, and even killed for his sake." So I figure we have had it easy so far, ( too easy I'm afraid).
"Yea, hath God said?"
Still the best tactic .. muddy the truth with a question.
So God protects this wonderful piece of real estate until a group of people determine in their hearts that they will worship God in truth and in spirit, hop aboard a boat, and sail to the New World, write a 'constitution' of sorts (Mayflower Compact) .. struggle, fight, live and die for the express purpose of living life in the freedom and liberty God desires for us.
And you think Satan is going to sit on the sidelines and let this happen?
Since we became the united states of America .. we have been under attack ... and the foundation to the American identity is Christianity.