I am not sure that it can be adopted by anyone with regard to any country given the millions legally and illegally escaping other countries and coming here.

The article talks about ways in which the USA was first in many ways, remains unique in many ways, and has been successful in many ways.

I don’t have to “assert... American exceptionalism”, since - as the article describes - it is a fact not a belief. That fact does not necessarily involve any divine assertions, although certainly some Americans adhere to such a belief.

So, scrap God for the moment and read the article.