July 4 GOD BLESS AMERICA!
May her people EMBRACE CHRIST again! May we who are heirs to the religious truth and political freedom of our Founding Fathers allow their gift to be precious to us again.
Today’s American citizen knows little of his country’s history. There has been a concerted effort on the part of politically correct politicians, educators and text book funders to expunge all evidence of the religious faith of our founders from the awareness of our students. It is desired that they see America as just another country without a God-ordained destiny.
Perhaps one of the clearest evidences of their effort is the re-telling of the First Thanksgiving in today’s textbooks where it is declared that the celebration was to thank the Indians for their help in establishing a successful colony. In reality, the Indians were invited to the celebration to join in giving thanks to God for His mercy in allowing the Pilgrims to survive a harsh New England winter and their crops to succeed.
Contrary to the popular view, the early settlers and their leaders were not looking merely for economic opportunities but for the ability to worship God freely. Because they were persecuted for their faith in their homeland, they chose to establish themselves in a place where there would be no constraints placed upon them because of their desire to worship after the dictates of their heart.
Religious freedom was the foundation upon which all others were established in America. Those early people believed Jesus when He said, “…the truth shall make you free,” John 8:22, so they built the concepts of government upon the foundation of liberty. They espoused the Christian faith in its various persuasions but they extended religious freedom to all who would arrive on these shores in pursuit of liberty in all its aspects.
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