America’s Christian heritage remains under attack.
May 28th, 2008 | by admin |The elimination of America’s Christian heritage from the public square has been underway for years. We’ve seen radical judges try to throw out the words “One Nation Under God” from our pledge of allegiance, we’ve seen lawsuits brought to remove the words “In God We Trust” from our money, and we’re all aware of the ACLU pushing it’s agenda to take monuments of the Ten Commandments off of public displays. Now, the military is removing any sign of Christian symbolism.
It’s all part of the process to change our nation and the principles and values we were founded on, and the liberal secular progressive forces are chipping away day by day. Moral relativism, an evolving constitution, a secular nation, these terms describe the vision the liberals have for America. It is very disturbing. To make matters worse there is an acceptance of just about all other values systems and religions whether it be Islam, Hinduism, New Ageism, Wiccan, or anything else as long as it’s not Christianity. I don’t know if this is the warped idea of a religious equivalent of affirmative action or what, but the progressives are winning this battle.
This is precisely why voters need to think about who they are electing this November, and weighing where each candidate’s moral compass is pointed. I don’t care if it’s the president, congress, state legislature, or city dog catcher. We need people of moral integrity in office, and we need judges appointed that will respect our Christian heritage.
This is also why groups like the Alliance Defense Fund are so vital to the culture war that we’re in. Don’t forget they need your support! Just a friendly reminder from your buddy Andy.
By Susan Rego on May 28, 2008
Our service members deserve chapels that are welcoming to all, regardless of the member’s personal faith. One chapel must serve all. That’s why they do not have permanent denominational symbols. In preparation for denominational services, banners, crosses, menorahs, etc. are brought in and placed.
Armed Forces hymnals include nondenominational songs as well as music from the many different faith traditions. Most chapels also have books of songs for many traditions, and these are used during those services.
Life is hard enough in the military. Why would anyone object to keeping military chapels as welcoming as possible to all who serve?
By Andy Barnett on May 28, 2008
I didn’t know the cross was a denominational symbol. I thought it was pretty universal in Christianity.
Sure, it’s not in Judaism, but again I think this goes to America’s founding and whether or not we are going to remove any traces of our Christian heritage.
If you’re offended by the cross, you’re probably offended by many of the words of our founders, many of our historical documents, our national monuments, our currency, and our pledge…
Is it time to change all of those as well?
I’m not against someone’s freedom to worship whoever and however they want. I’m just against reshaping America to accommodate anyone who might be offended by our heritage.
By Chris Sumpter on May 29, 2008
Whatever the founding fathers may have intended, they did not establish Christianity as the official religion of the United States. The First Amendement does guarantee freedom to follow any faith, and the regulations of the armed forces do prohibit the permanent display of symbols of a particular faith. It seems that the action in question is not an attempt to de-Christianize America as much as it is an attempt to follow established regulations.
By Andy Barnett on May 29, 2008
While the founding fathers did not establish an official state church, as was the case with the Church of England they were fleeing, I think there is a lot of evidence that we were founded as a nation based on the ideas of Christianity.
In fact I believe they probably saw the cross as pretty universal.
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Here are some interesting facts provided by ADF:
Contrary to popular opinion, the term “separation of church and state” is found nowhere in the United States Constitution.
While the First Amendment clearly forbids the creation of a national denomination, it says nothing about the so-called “separation of church and state.”
The term “separation of church and state” was first used by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to the Danbury Baptists in 1801, when he responded to their concerns about state involvement in religion. Jefferson’s letter had nothing to say about limiting public religious expression, but dealt with government’s interference in the public expression of faith.
The true purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the federal government from establishing a national church, like the Church of England, or require that sectarian policy be forced on an individual state or on the federal government. While the amendment does recognize a “differentiation between church and the government, it does not mean that they could not
cooperate with each other.”
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Speaking of the military situation… While you may be correct that they are just following regulations, I still think this is a tragedy. When did this regulation go into effect? I find it hard to believe that the military has always had this policy. If we as a nation don’t stand for something, that means we don’t stand for anything. The Christian heritage in America is being dismantled brick by brick.