GOD AND OUR CONSTITUTION ...
|
|
|||||
|
25 votes
|
|
71% | |||
|
1 vote
|
|
3% | |||
|
9 votes
|
|
26% | |||
If you don't have the facts that our country and constitution was formed on the belief of a creator and divine providence .... then all you have is an opinion.
Fact: 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.
Thomas Jefferson, US President
Declaration of Independence, Jul 4, 1776
Fact: God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.
Daniel Webster, American Orator, lawyer, and statesman.
Remarks in the Senate, Jun 3, 1834. The Writings and Speeches of Daniel Webster, 1903, vol. 7, p. 47
Fact: We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitutuion was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
John Adams, US President.
To the Officers of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Divsion of the Massachusets Militia, Oct 11, 1798. Adams Papers (microfilm), reel 119, Library of Congress
Fact: For my own part, I sincerely esteem it [the Constitution] a system which without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interests.
Alexander Hamilton, member of the Constinental Congress
1st Secretary of the Treasury 1787, after the Constitutional Convention
Fact: The Founding Fathers derived their principles of limited government from a belief in natural law, that is, the concept that our Creator had ordained a framework for society giving great importance to individual freedom, expression, and responsibility. They held that each person had certain natural rights bestowed on him by God.
Ronald Reagan, US President
Proclamation 5003 - Bill or Rights Day, Human Rights Day and Week, Dec 10, 1982.
Fact: We have reason to rejoice in the prospect that the present national Government, which by the favor of Divine Providence, was formed by the common counsels and peaceably establishe with the common consent of the People, will prove a blessing to every denomination of them.
George Washington, 1st US President.
To the Religious Society Called Quakers Sept 1789. Washington Papers, Liberary of Congress.
Fact: The Constitution is the supreme law of our land and it governs our actions as citizens. Only the laws of God, which govern our consciences, are superior to it.
Gerald Ford, US President
Remarks on signing a proclamation granting pardon to Richard Nixon, Sep 8, 1974
Fact: The fundamental basis of this nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of or Bill or Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, for Isaiah and St. Paul. I dont think we emphazie that enough these days. If we don't have the proper fundamental moral background, we will finally wind up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in the right of anybody except the state.
Harry Truman, US President
Address before the attorney general's conference on law enforcement problems, Feb. 15, 1950.
Fact: The real fire within the builders of America was faith - faith in a Provident God whose hand supported and guided them: faith in themselves as the children of God ... faith in their country and its principles that proclaimed man's right to freedom and justice.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President
Abilene homecoming, Jun 4, 1952
The guiding principle and prayer of this Nation has been, is now, and shall ever be "In God We Trust."
~ John F. Kennedy, US President
Remarks at the dedication breakfast of International Christian Leadership, Inc. February 9, 1961
Fact: Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.
James Madison, US President
Fact: Life is a pilgrimage of learning, a voyage of discovery, in which our mistaken views are corrected, our distorted notions adjusted, our shallow opinions deepened and some of our vast ignorances diminished.
The Reverend John Stott
One of the most influential Anglican clergymen of the 20th century; In 2005 Time magazine declared him to be one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Top Opinion
-
Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/06/22 13:28:26In God We Trust ... it is our founding principle
+8And if we lose that, judgment will come, as surely as it did on ancient Israel. And the Bible gives me no assurance that God will have the same mercy on us that He has already promised to Israel.
The only reference I Founding Fathers ever made about "God" is that we can worship Him anyway we want to and that there is to never be a state religion like many of their own forefathers escaped from because they were being persecuted.
Oh there is a mention of "Division of Church and State" as well, but that's been rather ignored especially in the last 30 years as well.
Have a great weekend.
Good to see you. It's been awhile.
P.S. I'm sooo glad you've kept your hairstyle. lol
I wouldn't be me without the hair. :-)
I have been on and off due to hectic "stuff". Mostly beating and shaping up my grandchildren who have now descended on us for the summer. (Just kidding, but they do keep us busy with feedng and cleaning up after them. lol)
There have been a few trips sprinkled here and there with some more coming up.
Right now our area is hoping for rain. Our corn fields are starting to look desperate and grass fires are abound. We have rain going north and rain going south and we sit in the middle with nothing.
How have you been?
The purpose of any blog is for one to read it before one makes a comment. My only concern is those that do have no idea what it says; but that in itself is not my problem.
Adams did not deny our founding principles or his belief in a Creator … Muslim/Islam was and still is a theocracy, which combines Church and State. John Adams simply stated we are not a theocracy and as a Republic we can embrace one religion as well as another.
In As Adams said, “no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries”. Simply stated we find no value to go to war to fight religion. Our issue with the Musslemen at the time and still today is not a religious one; although [many] people would like to make it one.
To interpret it differently would mean Adams was contradicting himself and he all the founders were liars … this I highly doubt. Like the Bible as with the Declaration and our Constitution one cannot pick and choose a passage or verse from a letter or document and expect to understand without the whole body and context of how and why it was written presented. But many will for the sole purpose of distorting it.
As James Madison said, "Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government" ... and as John Stott said, "Life i...
Adams did not deny our founding principles or his belief in a Creator … Muslim/Islam was and still is a theocracy, which combines Church and State. John Adams simply stated we are not a theocracy and as a Republic we can embrace one religion as well as another.
In As Adams said, “no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries”. Simply stated we find no value to go to war to fight religion. Our issue with the Musslemen at the time and still today is not a religious one; although [many] people would like to make it one.
To interpret it differently would mean Adams was contradicting himself and he all the founders were liars … this I highly doubt. Like the Bible as with the Declaration and our Constitution one cannot pick and choose a passage or verse from a letter or document and expect to understand without the whole body and context of how and why it was written presented. But many will for the sole purpose of distorting it.
As James Madison said, "Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government" ... and as John Stott said, "Life is a pilgrimage of learning, a voyage of discovery, in which our mistaken views are corrected, our distorted notions adjusted, our shallow opinions deepened and some of our vast ignorances diminished."
Article VI: All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Now, that State of the Union address was about the need for the United States to right a few things in and around Tripoli. The Marine Anthem also mentions that mission to Tripoli, even to this day.
I believe this would be found in the Bible ...
"The fundamental basis of this nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill or Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, for Isaiah and St. Paul. I dont think we emphazie that enough these days. If we don't have the proper fundamental moral background, we will finally wind up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in the right of anybody except the state."
Harry Truman, US President
Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.
James Madison, US President
The United States of America is founded on a belief in a particlar God - the God of the Holy Bible. Americans are free to believe anything they want because God has give them freedom of conscience. The Constitution guarantees everyone freedom of thought as well as equal treatment under the law. "One nation under God with liberty and justice for all." is a truth that Americans can understand and with which they can identify
Life is a pilgrimage of learning, a voyage of discovery, in which our mistaken views are corrected, our distorted notions adjusted, our shallow opinions deepened and some of our vast ignorances diminished.
The Reverend John Stott
The notion that we might offend somebody because of our beliefs is us being dishonest with ourselves, and that dishonesty is perpetuated by our politicians in order for them to remain in power, allowing them to do as they please with out taxes, and constitution. That is the fact of the matter. A country does not change its strips, to suit the beliefs of another country. This country is still exceptional in my opinion. And it should remain so. Te have gone from being the melting pot of the world. To being the Patsy. We are afraid of offending somebody for our honest and hard earned beliefs. We would rather kowtow and kiss some radical groups behind, than to be honest with ourselves. Believing in any God is not a bad thing, anymore than not believing is. Thinking that our believing in the Princip...
The notion that we might offend somebody because of our beliefs is us being dishonest with ourselves, and that dishonesty is perpetuated by our politicians in order for them to remain in power, allowing them to do as they please with out taxes, and constitution. That is the fact of the matter. A country does not change its strips, to suit the beliefs of another country. This country is still exceptional in my opinion. And it should remain so. Te have gone from being the melting pot of the world. To being the Patsy. We are afraid of offending somebody for our honest and hard earned beliefs. We would rather kowtow and kiss some radical groups behind, than to be honest with ourselves. Believing in any God is not a bad thing, anymore than not believing is. Thinking that our believing in the Principle of God We Trust is somehow disrupting our core, and government is so dishonest it smells. It our use of the words offends they, then move the hell out of our country, that believes that our country was founded with the help of a higher power than mans weaknesses. What offends me, is we no longer stand on our principles, but rely on the dishonesty and distrust of others to run our lives and government.
You are a serious threat to the FREEDOM and AMERICA ! Poisonous snakes must be dispatched with prejudice.
FROM THEIR PROFILE PAGE : TO PROVE ITS POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS CLAIMS.
Axxxxxxxxxxx Progressive
Gender: Male
Location: PA, US
SodaHead Since: Jun. 25 '11
Last Login: 7 days ago
Age: 24
Relationship Status: Single
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Zodiac: Pisces
Looking For: Networking
Education: High School Graduate
Employment Status: Full-Time
Career Industry: Other
Income: $100k
Smoker: No
Drinker: No
Religious Views: Atheist
Children: Someday
Political Views: Progressive
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Weight Type: Athletic
Height: 5 feet 7 inches
The ACLU, Freethought Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and other such groups are seeking to remove the knowledge of God from our land. It is our right, indeed our duty, to resist. Citizens are called to obey civil authority, but when that civil authority rejects the God on whom are nation was founded, we must stand firm in our convictions. Under whose authority will we be governed?
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?”
Adams also stated this concerning the Constitution;
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
Many people want to think the founding fathers were atheist, but were that so, would Washington say something like this?
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.”
And of course, Madison added his two cents, also;
“We have staked the whole future of American civilization …upon the capacity of each and every one of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments.”
I think most librials hate the fact that there is a Library of Congress for people to learn of their heritage, but the schools do not teach that such thinks can be learned. Really they work to destroy the family, and it is working. However, a few of us have taught our kids, and guided them into the military and law enforcement as I have, that they might pass it on to th...
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?”
Adams also stated this concerning the Constitution;
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
Many people want to think the founding fathers were atheist, but were that so, would Washington say something like this?
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.”
And of course, Madison added his two cents, also;
“We have staked the whole future of American civilization …upon the capacity of each and every one of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments.”
I think most librials hate the fact that there is a Library of Congress for people to learn of their heritage, but the schools do not teach that such thinks can be learned. Really they work to destroy the family, and it is working. However, a few of us have taught our kids, and guided them into the military and law enforcement as I have, that they might pass it on to their kids. I have shown the following to my kids;
“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: It connected in one dissoluble bond the principles of Civil Government and Principles of Christianity.” ~ John Q. Adams
State of the Union Address 1826
WATCH THIS AND YOU PICK OUT HOW MANY SIMILARITIES THERE ARE BETWEEN
OBAMA'S "MO" AND HITLERS "MO" IT JUST MIGHT GIVE YA GOOSE BUMPS AND
SCARE THE HE LL OUT OF YOU !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Signed by John Adams, where Article 11 expressly states:
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen [Muslims],—and as the said States never entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mahometan [Muslim] nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.