IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE

 

   Two hundred, twenty-eight years ago a group of men came together at a particular time and in a particular place; men who would change the course of human history.  They would establish a nation, the likes of which had never before been known on the earth, or imagined in the minds of men.  It would be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.  It would preserve and promote freedom and liberty through a system of equal justice under law which would provide every person equal treatment.  Furthermore, it would place the ultimate power, not in the government, but in the hands of the people.

   We call these men our founding fathers and the nation they founded the United States of America.  They have been described as "enlightened geniuses touched by divine intervention."  I cannot imagine a better description, and I am convinced that only God could have brought together such men, at such a time, in such a place, and with such a purpose.

   It is interesting to note that upon assembling to deliberate the birth of a nation, our founders began the session with a prayer.  They understood the importance of seeking the guidance and blessing of God as they undertook that awesome task.  What, with God’s help, they were able to achieve is unequaled in the annuals of human history. 

   These men have long since departed the earth and gone to reconcile with their Creator, but the nation they established has risen to become the most powerful and successful in the history of mankind.  Eighty-seven years later Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed their purpose when he said:

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.  Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure....we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth." [Emphases added]

Gettysburg Address

November 19, 1863

   Lincoln was, of course, referring to the Civil War that threatened to destroy our nation.  His words, however, are as applicable today as they were in eighteen hundred and sixty-three.  As we enter the 229^th year of our national existence, a minority group composed of various liberal factions led by the A.C.L.U., People for the American Way and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are a greater threat to our national existence than all the battles of the Civil War combined.  As a result of their efforts, our families, our churches and our very way of life are under attack as never before in our history.  The battle being waged within our borders is for nothing less than the very heart and soul of America.

   These organizations and their followers support the right to abortion, the right for same sex  marriage, and the freedom to display every form of pornography and ungodliness before us and our children.  Members of this group advocate the silencing of morality and religious principles in our schools, in our halls of Justice, in our chambers of Congress, and in every other place they choose to describe as the public square.  By their definition, the marketplace of free expression is limited to those who refrain from bringing anything advocated by God into the discussion.  In the name of tolerance and multi-culturalism  they seek to introduce upon these shores every form of licentiousness and ungodliness ever conceived in the hearts of men.  Left unrestricted they will turn our nation into a Godless jungle of unrighteousness, licentiousness, and moral decadence, unparalleled since the fall of the Roman Empire.

   Those of us who must stand in opposition to this distortion of our national identity believe in the principle that governments are indeed instituted for the benefit of and with the consent of the governed.  We believe that there is a Divine Being who oversees and judges the actions of both men and nations.  We believe that the principles set forth in the Holy Scriptures should determine the decisions to be made and the course to be followed by those who would seek to lead this nation.  We believe that obedience to the commandments of God is the best and greatest hope for our continuation as a Divinely blessed and protected people. We understand  that to accomplish this, we must return to those principles of national morality advocated by the founding fathers and practiced in America for the past two hundred and twenty-eight years. 

   Yes, the nation those men established so long ago was indeed an experiment in government unique from all others.  It was a nation which looked to God for its right to exist, for its protection, and for His guidance in the affairs of state.  What is more, it gave us, as citizens and voters, the ability to demand a government which will uphold those ideals which have made us great.  The decision now lies with us.  Either we will remain one nation, under God, or descend into the abyss of immorality that has claimed so many nations before us.

   Our response to this challenge will not only determine the quality of our lives but the lives of our children and grandchildren for generations to come.  The battle must be won and the key to victory is the appointment of judges who both respect The God of Heaven and correctly understand the intent of our founders when they penned the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.  Our President has promised to appoint such men as federal judges.  We the People must now demand that these men be confirmed by our Senators to the various courts of this land. 

   The destiny of our nation is in our hands and it is my prayer that We the People will rise up as never before in history to demand that our nation remain One Nation Under God, both now and until He returns.