Well haven't written in awhile...I've just been busy. I went to the OKC Tea Party this month with Heather Hilton and Sharon Brown. It was so uplifting. Every person who spoke invoked the name of Jesus Christ. Contrary to the lame-stream media there were no angry mobs...no careless litterers...no hatred...just common sense comments and questions about what is going on in this country.
I've also been studying the founding of our country so that I can more accurately represent the truth. I'm using what I learn to teach a ladies class at church about the civic responsibilities of Christians. We have been silent for far too long. This is the time for us to stand up and be heard. How do we do that? We pray (2 Chron 7:14), we write to our Senators and Representatives (often), and we vote (for people whose beliefs reflect our own). This isn't about Democrat or Republican. This is about Conservatism. This is about protecting the country that our founding fathers (and mothers) created.
Okay...so...this country was founded by men who invoked the name of Jesus. If you don't agree, go do your homework. They assumed that everyone embraced the idea that this country was mostly of the Christian faith. They did however recognize that people need the freedom to practice their religion without persecution. Some of you may be screaming "separation of church and state"! Well let me educate you. That phrase is NOT in the Constitution. It was a phrase used by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 in a letter he wrote in response to a concern from a Baptist group in Connecticut. And in context, he used the phrase to reassure that group that the government had no right to interfere in the church.
In the last 40 or 50 years that phrase has been quoted as a constitutional truth and used to oppress expressions of Christianity. But, listen, the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in 1791 to protect the people from their government. We have a social contract form of government in America...that is...we give up a certain amount of liberty to allow our government to operate (although Benjamin Franklin would say that people who give up liberty for security deserve neither). The government works for us. I think we have all forgotten that.
90%+ of Americans associate themselves with the Christian religion, so that means we've been letting the less than 10% call the shots. The proverbial "tail wagging the dog" syndrome.
This health care bill is about to get rammed down our throats, and if you don't think it will be the straw that breaks our financial back, you haven't been doing your homework. I have written to Nancy Pelosi three times, with no response of course, about my opinion about this bill. And my final thought was this: Abortion is NOT health care. If a woman thinks that's her only option, that's between her and her God, but I don't want my tax dollars used for that purpose. She should pay for it herself.
Christians...it is time to rise up and fight for right. The First Amendment says you have the right to freely exercise your faith. There is no provision that says the government has the right to shut you up.
There is nothing in the Constitution that protects any of us from "being offended". It seems like the only thing that "offends" people in this country is Christianity. Here's a question, "why aren't those haters OFFENDED that a Muslim extremist terrorist MURDERED 13 American soldiers and wounded 31 more?" Thankfully, the American military will try him, and he will most likely be executed. I wonder if his lawyer is a card-carrying member of the ACLU?
Remember, Jesus said that the Gospel is offensive to those who are perishing...that's probably why we are the only religious group under attack. December 25th has been set aside by OUR GOVERNMENT to celebrate Christmas, which is a celebration of the birth of Christ. (Christmas was declared a national holiday by Ulysses S. Grant in 1870.) No one forces unbelievers to celebrate that holiday (it's a free country remember?). But, we DO have the right to say Merry CHRISTmas if we want to. If you don't like it, don't listen. If you're offended, sorry. But I'm offended by profanity, ignorance, hatred, racism, sexism, and stupidity, but I don't go find the nearest mike at MSNBC and whine that legislation must be passed to stop those things.
Yes, I am a follower of Jesus Christ, and I'm not ashamed of His Gospel.
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