I am back at it. Yes once again I am back blogging. I read an article in the Knights of Columbus magazine July Issue (not online yet) "Columbia" titled "Where Freedom is Threatened" by Leonard Leo. In this article he reports about countries and societies that are anti-religion or hostile to one or more religious minorities. Now today I read this "Huston Veterans Claim Censorship of Prayers, Including Ban on 'God' and 'Jesus'", what happened to the right to freedom of religion or for that matter freedom of speech? Are the words 'God' and 'Jesus' protected under free speech let alone the freedom of religion? How secular we have become when mentioning 'God' or 'Jesus' is not a normal part of a funeral?
It is my opinion that the main downfall of America is secularism and the underlining misunderstanding of our Constitutional Amendments especiall the First Amendment. The following is the exact quote of the First Amendment "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." Does anyone see in there the phrase "Separation of Church and State?" Of course not because it is found no ware in the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution or the Amendments to the Constitution. Go ahead read them if you don't trust me.
The phrase "Separation of Church and State" is an off shoot of the phrase "wall of separation between church and state,", as written in Thomas Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802. What he was referring to is the Federal Government not to have the ability to setup a national church. There is nothing about Prayer in school's, reading the Bible or saying a prayer in a Government Building, or anything pointing to the removal of any or all religious icons, holiday's or the mentioning of God. People who believe we were founded by men and women who were not religious in nature do not know their history.
Our country was founded on the principals that our rights come from our Creator. That the individual can make a difference and most importantly the Federal Government should stay out of our lives. It makes me frustrates to see so many people rely on the Government for everything. Giving up rights for security, giving up religious freedoms to accommodate or placate people who have no belief. Not allowing discourse instead embracing political correctness. We must all change. We need to get back to relying on ourselves, family, friends and neighbors. Like the people of Tuscaloosa, hit by that terrible tornado, they helped each other and people from all over came to help. No one called for FEMA. We can do it like them and all make a difference.
Harry
