Not quite accurate. History reveals a geopolitical and religious fulfillment of Christ's parable about the wheat and the tares. There was much genuine wheat, real Christians escaping persecution and political tyranny in the form of church state union on many levels, seeking a new land in which to practise their faith without papal or political oversight. Among them were tares. Greedy land developers, thieves and murderers you spoke of. Same as took place here in Australia, and in NZ. In time, the tares far outnumbered the wheat. Some managed to infiltrate government, but there were some very good astute individuals in the US particularly that created a constitution and bill of rights intended as a hedge of protection around religious and political freedom. Sure, it didn't always work, and many suffered. Today however is a different story. And I fear for the future for America... And here. A new church state union is forming... An image to medieval papal oppression that will become global. Then we are all in trouble.