God figured heavily in the creation of this nation. Because of the Church of England, the early settlers in the Colonies wanted to make sure a national church wasn’t in the cards. That didn’t mean that there couldn’t be any expressions of Christianity on government land. Just because someone erects something on government land, it does not constitute government support for that monument.
We have eradicated the Judeo Christian ethic from schools. We’re paying for it. The acceleration of the decay of our society has resulted from this.
We need to have a rebirth. Those who don’t want to take part shouldn’t have to. They shouldn’t be surprised to find themselves considered to be fourth class citizens if they don’t though.
Our system of governance functions best when a strong Christian ethic is involved. It’s the Judeo Christian ethic that greases the wheels of our Constitution and nation. If folks don’t want to be a part of that, fine. It just seems that they shouldn’t be surprised as others take note and get a bit snippy about it.
Our Constitution would not work in an Arab state. The same ethics do not exist. I’ve learned this over the last decade.
As our kids stop getting married and live together outside of wedlock, our whole society pays. We can’t shun God’s directives and expect to have the nation we want.
Morals are important. Atheism is a person’s right as much as joining a church is a person’s right. I don’t see any power higher than man that causes him to observe morals, in the Atheistic belief system. In the Christian system there is a higher moral authority.
I would submit, that being Christian is vital to the health of our nation. As Christianity wanes, the health of our nation will as well.
The question is, do we really want our nation to thrive or not? If we do, then we have some real soul searching to do. I am not the Christian I should be, so I’m not saying I’m the model by any means. I have a lot of work to do.
For clarity’s sake I want to say that I don’t actually mean that someone should be recognized as a fourth class citizens for being an atheist. I do believe it is vital for us all to pull together to get our nation back on track. I do not believe this can happen if 100% of our society is Atheistic. Believing that, it stands to reason that the higher the percentage of our populace that is Atheistic, the less chance we’ll have of getting things back on track.
That’s all. I think it’s an important point.
It is a matter of fact that the atheists get a free ride on the civility that a Christian culture elicits. If the entire nation went atheist, we would have anarchy. And the atheists are such self centered narcissists, they would not care until they were stabbed, robbed and dying on a cold sidewalk.
I agree with you. Whenever the moral fabric of a country begins to decay and collapse, the country’s in big trouble.
It’s going to take all of us as a people who believe in the Constitution, Liberty and Freedom to pull together and accomplish the mission of winning this country back from the left. We know what ails us, so we need more action and less talk about the details. I don’t know how, I don’t know when, but we will be successful..never say never. Let’s say a prayer and get to work now.
The crisis of the ages demands that we renew the historic battle-cry of our Christian Forefathers: "We Have No King But King Jesus!"
"Remove not the ancient landmarks which thy fathers have set." -- Proverbs 22:28
Either your God will be your King or your king will be your god.
On April 18, 1775 John Adams and John Hancock were at the home of Rev. Jonas Clarke, a Lexington pastor and militia leader. That same night Paul Revere arrived to warn them of the approaching Redcoats. The next morning British Major Pitcairn shouted to an assembled regiment of Minutemen; "Disperse, ye villains, lay down your arms in the name of George the Sovereign King of England." The immediate response of Rev. Jonas Clarke or one of his company was:
"We recognize no Sovereign but God and no King but Jesus."
"In this crucial hour of our nation’s history it is past time that the true saints of God give total allegiance to the Kingship of our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. The crisis of the ages demands that we renew the historic battle-cry of our Christian Forefathers –
""WE HAVE NO KING BUT KING JESUS!"
""It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!" Patrick Henry
""Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty...of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers." John Jay, First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
""And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms f this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever."
"-- Revelation 11:15
And to reemphasize what DoughtyOne said, recognizing that our country was founded by Christians, that was based on a fear and reverence for the God of the Bible, does NOT mean 4th class citizenship for those of other religions, but it does mean we can and should go back to acknowledging the Jesus Christ as the founder of this nation and give back His proper place of honor.
bump
great post