This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night.For more than nine hours on Sunday, the National Mall became a sprawling worship service as part of “Rededicate 250: National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving,” a government-sponsored event aimed at recommitting the country to God in line with what organizers described as the founders’ original intent. The stage was framed by pointed Gothic-style arches and attendees spread blankets across the lawn and raised their hands in worship. The celebration echoed the events of May 17, 1776,...