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Today marks the anniversary of the publication of one of Thomas Paine's most celebrated works, The American Crisis, a series of pamphlets published over a span of seven years during the Revolutionary War. The first pamphlet was published on December 23, 1776, and contained some of Paine's most memorable work. A few of those words from the first pamphlet include: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and...

There is a crisis in America, the foundation is shaken. There is a crisis in America, the pillars begin to fall. There is a crisis in America, the roof is collapsing. There is a crisis in America, we are buried beneath rubble. There is a crisis in America, the sirens wail. There is a crisis in America, they fight to save body, not soul. They sounded no warning, and into darkness America fell. In the midst of our crisis, where is the church when We The People need it most?

The Truth is that our nation is on the brink of disaster by the hand of a government monarchy, which includes both parties. The Truth is that empowering one party over the other, one election cycle after another, will never usher in real change, and change is needed. The Truth is that, unlike the days when Christ walked the earth, We The People vote our Caesar’s into office. The Truth is that We The Voters shall be held to account for the evil committed by those whom we empower through our votes.

Notice how the screen writers for TV like a pack of pigeons on a handful of popcorn kernels? One finds brief success. The others hurry to claim a part of it. A few years ago CSI succeeded. Suddenly the TVs were full of “dead people” shows (as we call them with guilty pleasure). Now, another shift has occurred. In the new wave of “dead people” shows, the heros and heroines are solving crimes with their minds, not microscopes and chemistry sets. These involve intuitive leaps while the camera is tight on the eyes of the star. Think of all those...