It seems that every time a politician or any other person of celebrity
employs the phrase “America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles”
the left, Liberals, Democrats, mainstream media and educators go
ballistic. Ranting and raving and infuriated that anyone would
mention God in the same sentence with America. The liberals
insist America is a secular nation and God played no part in the
creation, forming, building or operations of our country.
Well, let’s take
a look at that. The struggle with our original colonies and
Mother England involved a number of complaints not limited to taxes,
trade, political representation, freedoms, occupation and not in the
least, the Church of England.
When in the
Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve
the political bands which have connected them with another, and to
assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to
which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent
respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare
the causes which impel them to the separation.
Note the phrase
“the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God”. The Framers
inserted a reference to God in the first sentence
of the Declaration. If that alone were the only reference to God
it would prove America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles.
The Declaration
continues:
We hold these
truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
In the second
sentence of the Declaration the Framers state “that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights”.
With that section of the second sentence the Framers affirm their faith
in God and by their use of the term “unalienable” acknowledge
and accept a power higher than man and government. The word
“unalienable”
means incapable of being surrendered, transferred or taken away.
In other words, God gave us rights that government cannot eliminate.
The Declaration
continues:
That to
secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving
their just powers from the consent of the governed, . . .
In the third
sentence
of the Declaration the Framers state that governments acquire their
power from the people. Our Rights came from God and it is
the government’s role to secure those Rights. The Framers never
intended for government to meddle with our God given rights or to wield
authoritarian powers over its subjects.
The first
sentence of the closing paragraph of the Declaration states:
We,
therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in
General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the
world for the rectitude of our intentions,....
The
Framers “appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world”
were asking God for His guidance in seeking freedom from the King and
his affiliated tyranny.
The final
sentence of the Declaration states:
And for the
support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of
divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our
Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
The Founding
Fathers fully believed “with a firm reliance on the protection of
divine Providence” that God was on their side and would
protect their cause.
The Framers
opened and closed the Declaration of Independence stating their belief
and trust in God and fully believing that He would guide the Founding
Fathers and the newborn nation with success and into the future.
The United
States of America was born with belief, reliance and guidance from
God. This conviction is well documented and is certainly no
secret. Why do the liberals become enraged whenever they spot a
reference to God? Why does the ACLU, NEA, the media and Democrats
in general become furious with every attempt to acknowledge or honor
God?
Congress
shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Please, read
that carefully. “Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof;”
When school teachers and the NEA forbid children from bowing their
heads and making silent prayers and thanks for their school lunches
they are not protecting the children from religious tyranny, they are
repressing the free exercise of religion. When educators and the NEA
forbid children from bringing their personal bibles to school, do they
really believe they are protecting the children from religious
oppression or some diabolical state religion? No. They are
“prohibiting the free exercise thereof;”.
Nowhere in the
Constitution does it state “Separation of Church and State”. The
Constitution simply states “Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;”
The amendment prevents the government from establishing a national
church, such as the Church of England and it guarantees the rights of
the people to freely exercise their own religion. If an Alabama
judge wishes to freely exercise his respect for God’s Ten Commandments
by displaying them in his courtroom, that religious right is protected
by the First Amendment. Should he require that any or all
courtroom participants swear an oath or allegiance to the Commandments
we then would have a problem. Why does the ACLU loathe any
reference to God and why does the ACLU repress the judge’s free
exercise of his religion?
Little by little
the liberals are removing God from our society. Any reference to
Him is opposed and suppressed. Millions of Americans do not
believe in God. That’s their right. Guaranteed by the
Constitution. We millions and millions of Christians do not
impose our will on them or demand they accept our God. We have
the right to freely express our faith. Guaranteed by the
Constitution. Why can’t the liberals leave us in peace to
practice our faith?
