In his book, Forged in Faith: How Faith Shaped the Birth of the Nation, Gragg points out that America had the good fortune to be settled by Englishmen at a time when their homeland was exploding with religious fervor from the Reformation.

The Great Awakening was responsible for shaping the thinking of the American people. Pastors encouraged political leaders to incorporate biblical principles in our founding documents.

Q - Why a Call 2 Fall?

A - First, the Scriptures teach it. The key verse is 2 Chronicles 7:14:
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
The first requirement on the path to renewal is to "humble ourselves," to fall on our knees and faces before the Lord in repentant prayer. Over and over the Scriptures teach this.

Second, our history records it. Our founding fathers sensed the need for a "Call 2 Fall" in view of the monumental struggle we were engaged in with Britain. The First Continental Congress called for a day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer throughout the Colonies on July 20th, 1775 just after war broke out. James Warren wrote Samuel Adams:
Three millions of people on their knees at once, supplicating the aid of Heaven, is a striking circumstance, and a very singular one in America . May the blessings of Heaven follow in answer to our prayers...

Now U.S. District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez has ruled in favor of Johnson. He wrote:

That God places prominently in our nation's history does not create an Establishment Clause violation... It is a matter of historical fact that our institutions and government actors have in past and present times given place to a supreme God.