For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him Should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16
Maintaining the traditional "Christmas" stalwartly shows opposition to the unrelenting secularist, anti-religious (particularly anti-Christian) fervor against the customs and institutions that made America great. Why are these minorities tireless in their pursuit to eliminate God from the public square, including erasing the Ten Commandments, Christmas, prayer, even the mentioning of God in graduation speeches?
People today are trying to change the history of America by leaving God out of it, but the truth is, God has been a part of this nation since the beginning.
We, the majority, who follow the Judeo-Christian religion that founded our country, must maintain our self-reliance and rugged individualism against those who would abolish our beliefs.
Recognize us:
We are not offended by the phrase "One nation, under God."
We never protest about seeing the Ten Commandments posted in public places.
We bow our head when someone prays.
We stand and place our hand over our heart when the national anthem is played.
We treat our armed forces veterans with great respect.
We would never burn our American flag.
We know what we believe and aren't afraid to say so.
And, we say, "Merry Christmas!"
These things, we hold true. It has been so since our countries founding.
For example, Washington's prayer for America, reads:
"Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy Holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
In fact, the Washington Monument is religiously enlightening. By law, there can never be a building of greater height in Washington, D.C. Begun in 1848, when James Polk was President, it was not opened to the public until 1888. It took 25 years to finally cap the memorial with a tribute to the Father of our nation. The aluminum cap displays two words, "Laus Deo" or "Praise be to God."
From this magnificent structure, visitors take in the beautiful panoramic view of Washington with four major divisions.
One can easily see the plan of designer Pierre Charles L'Enfant: a perfect cross imposed on the landscape; with the White House to the north; The Jefferson Memorial to the south; The Capitol to the east; The Lincoln Memorial to the west.
Why a cross?
Because we are a Christian nation.
What about separation of church and state?
Separation of church and state was not, is not, nor should be, in the Constitution.
Of course, many, many of our government buildings as well as our currency have references to God.
Atheists and minority religions should not have any authority over our majority.
Basically, we are a Christian nation with Judeo/Christian principles. With these religious principles, our founders established our nation.
Not surprisingly, "In God We Trust" is our national motto. In our beginning, our "fathers" adopted this motto because they were religious citizens.
God is acknowledged in our pledge, our national anthem, nearly every patriotic song, and in our founding documents.
My sentiments are: If God offends you, then have consideration for the majority. For God is a part of our culture.
As an American defending our unique society, I have the right to wave our flag, sing our national anthem and speak our Pledge of Allegiance with "UNDER GOD."
I am proud of Uncle Sam and the stars and stripes.
Our American culture is our way of life and we are proud of it.
Burton Anderson, Purple Heart Korean War Marine, B.A., M.A. degrees, junior college instructor, 32 years in aerospace industry, retiring from contract negotiation in 1992. He can be reached at bandtp@aol.com.
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