Much is heard in our nation, the USA, recently about the dangers to our country from the attacks and activities of Terrorists, and this is a great danger. However Biblical and secular history teaches us that there is a much greater danger to our nation than any outside, or inside Terrorists attacks and activities can ever be. The source of this danger is originating within our own boundaries, and is being nurtured by perhaps well meaning, but sadly misled, fellow citizens. This Greater Danger is the attack being conducted upon our nation’s Christian Heritage, the moral fiber and the very Foundation of our Nation’s greatness. It is being carried on in many segments of our society, by our media, a segment of the legal profession, and perhaps the most insidious area, our schools, by and through the courts of our nation. The object of this attack is to take from a certain selected segment or our citizens’ the very rights these attackers so vigorously defend for themselves, freedom of Worship, freedom of Speech, and freedom of Press. The segment of our society targeted to lose these Rights is that segment of our citizens who believe in God, and especially those who believe in God’s crucified and resurrected Son, Jesus the Christ. These beliefs and teachings are the very basis of our Christian Heritage. Our nation is great only because of our belief in and our sincere efforts to practice the beliefs of our Christian Heritage. Throughout history, Biblical or secular, whenever nations, which have been great, cease to acknowledge God as Creator, and Lord of creation, and cease to keep and respect His commandments, God brings them down, and their greatness is taken from them.

In The Declaration of Independence signed by our Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776, the above Rights are identified as Self Evident Truths, Endowed upon all men by their CREATOR. This Declaration of Independence was the document prepared as a prelude to, and the justification for the framing of our Constitution to establish a government securing these rights equally to each individual Citizen, then and in the future. Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of our Declaration of Independence so described these rights, and stated that among these rights are the Rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

It is evident the framers of our Constitution obviously agreed with the author(s) of our Declaration of Independence concerning the prime importance of the freedom of, and to, these specific Rights, for after defining the form and framework of our Republic in the first seven Articles of our constitution, and defining how the government should function, their very next act was by way of Amendments to precisely define these specific rights and freedoms in the next ten Articles, of the Constitution, often referred to as the Bill of Rights, Article I obviously being considered the most important.

Article I, under Amendments states: “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.” Note the order of importance, freedom of Worship, freedom of Speech, and freedom of the Press.

It is obvious that their intent was to avoid and deny the government any right to establish any national church as an intermediary between God and man, and that they wished to establish clearly every individual’s right and freedom to worship God in a direct relationship between that individual and God, his Creator. The additional rights set forth in this clause are simply the corollary rights necessary to ensure our religious and other freedoms, especially the freedom of Speech, and the freedom of the Press. Our Government was established, and our Constitution was ratified in 1791.

For approximately the first 150 years following, these rights of individuals were consistently upheld and reaffirmed by our legislative and judicial bodies. In 1892 the Supreme Court even issued a decision declaring that the United States of America is a Christian Nation. (Have you ever heard of that decision being cited as Law by Precedent in any cases recently? NO! On the contrary, cases regarding any references to God in our government are decided by vague references to the personal correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, who is credited with authoring the Declaration of Independence, affirming the existence of a Creator, but who had no part in writing our Constitution.) The great importance our forefathers placed upon God and the necessity for his Guidance to assure our nation’s success and prosperity, then and in the future, is amply revealed by the multitude of references to God, displays of the Ten Commandments, and Christian Art, etched in stone, and adorning the multitudes of our government buildings in our nation’s Capitol City as well as the capitol cities of our States and our County seat cities. To this day our national Legislative bodies and our Supreme Court sessions are still opened with a prayer to Almighty God for guidance and protection.

What has happened in the last 75 to 80 years to bring about the many attacks being made upon our Christian Heritage and Religious Freedoms? Our next posting on this web site will offer our opinion concerning some of the reasons and causes for this change, along with some suggestions regarding what we, as concerned citizens, can do to protect these endowed rights for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren, and help restore our Nation’s Christian Heritage.

Note: We would welcome your comments, opinions, and criticism, positive or negative, in response to these postings. Especially would we welcome inquiries concerning the salvation of your eternal soul, made available by God to any person whosoever desires it through the love mercy and grace of almighty God and His Crucified and Resurrected Son, Jesus Christ. (John 3:16) We will attempt to answer any and all queries and responses. There will be no charge, and we request that you do not send money. This is a Christian church sponsored web site, seeking to help the unsaved find Salvation through Jesus Christ, and seeking to help save and restore the Christian Heritage of the United States of America.