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One nation under God

Thank you, Julie Reeder, for putting things into perspective.

We, the citizens of this nation, are blessed whether we know it or not. The people of other nations realize it, especially those who are living under totalitarian regimes who do not enjoy our freedoms but yearn for them.

This nation’s founders valued religious liberty, the right to worship God without government interference.

Their belief in God, our creator, moved them to pen the following words in our Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

The Christian Bible speaks of liberty, “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty,” in 2 Corinthians 3:17. It also calls us to love God, our creator and love our neighbor. This liberty comes with personal responsibility.

Our founders valued God’s guidance in their lives knowing that our creator’s expressed desire is to bless his children, not curse them. They were happy to live in one nation under God with liberty and justice for all, as our Pledge of Allegiance reads. So am I.

Abraham Lincoln expressed his hope “that government of the people, by the people and for the people will not perish from the earth.”

I share his hope and am not ready to welcome socialism to replace our current form of government.

I don’t understand how so many citizens of our nation are willing to vote our precious freedoms away, neither does Julie Reeder, I suspect.

To those who intentionally deceive others for their own profit, God the Son asked, “What does it profit a person if he gains the whole world, but loses his own soul?” in Mark 8:36.

Jim Bowles

 

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