Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as the way you see your future.
It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past.
In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing!
Rituals keep us from forgetting what must not be forgotten and keep us rooted in a past from which we must not be disconnected.