[If] My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face - PowerPoint Presentation

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[If] My

people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. -2Chron 7:14

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD

-

Psalm 33:12Slide2

There are 4 big lies, among others, that we are taught today…

Lie #1:

We are NOT a Christian Nation.

Lie #2:

The founders intended to make sure that God had no part in public life.

Lie #3:

America form of government was founded to be a Democracy.

Lie #4:

The founders were actually Deists and, therefore, our true foundation is in Deism.Slide3

A Quick Review…

We talked about Deism starting with Thomas Paine…Slide4

Those who propose that the founders were “mostly deists” often look to Thomas Paine for their Proof.Slide5

After careful examination…Slide6

James Madison- Deist?

John Adams- Deist?

Thomas Jefferson-Deist?

Benjamin Franklin- Deist?

George Washington- Deist?Slide7

There are 4 big lies, among others, that we are taught today…

Lie #1:

We are NOT a Christian Nation.

Lie #2:

The founders intended to make sure that God had no part in public life.

Lie #3:

America form of government was founded to be a Democracy.

Lie #4:

The founders were actually Deists and, therefore, our true foundation is in Deism.Slide8

What about Democracy?

What did the founders intend?Slide9

Democracy

vs

Republic

What’s the difference?Slide10

Democracy = Majority Rules

It is

a political system in which the true will of the majority of the governed becomes the supreme law of the land

.Slide11

Republic = Government by means of a Charter (Constitution)

A constitutional

republic

recognizes that rights are

inalienable

(i.e., they come from God and not Man) and thus cannot be revoked save by due process of lawSlide12

For example, the US constitution did not

create our rights but rather

affirmed

them.

In

a republic, the primary purpose of government is to protect the inalienable rights of life, liberty and property for its citizens.

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In a True Democracy, there is no charter to guide the representatives. Thus Majority Rule will become the supreme law of the land.

Democracy = Majority of Man determines the rights of all. Slide14

So how is America Founded?

A Republic that is guided by our charter, the Constitution, which limits the governing authorities that are democratically elected.Slide15

A quote I found on this subject:

“Democracies are free only if the people know what freedom is and are consistent in their application of it. If they don't know this, or more appropriately, if a majority of the people don't know this, then a democracy could be just as tyrannical as the worst dictator.”Slide16

A few quotes from the founders…Slide17

“Remember,

democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself”

Benjamin FranklinSlide18

“

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!”

Benjamin FranklinSlide19

“A

democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.”

Thomas JeffersonSlide20

“The best principles of our

republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.”

Thomas JeffersonSlide21

“The only means of establishing and perpetuating our

republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth…”

Benjamin RushSlide22

“

Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time”

Charles CarrollSlide23

“

Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world”

Daniel WebsterSlide24

“

If a republican government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws."

Noah WebsterSlide25

“

It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the bible…”

Noah WebsterSlide26

“

We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war [civil war] is nearing its end. It has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood ... It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands, and the

Republic

is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless.”

Abraham LincolnSlide27

“[I]t is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.”

John AdamsSlide28

So why do we care if our government is founded in Republicanism or Democracy?

A Republic allows us to, through the constitution, maintain and secure the moral fabric that understands that it is God who grants us our freedoms and rights and not man.Slide29

There are 4 big lies, among others, that we are taught today…

Lie #1:

We are NOT a Christian Nation.

Lie #2:

The founders intended to make sure that God had no part in public life.

Lie #3:

America form of government was founded to be a Democracy.

Lie #4:

The founders were actually Deists and, therefore, our true foundation is in Deism.Slide30

What about God and Religion in the Public?

What did the founders intend?Slide31

Congress, after approving the Declaration of Independence, realized the immediate need to create a national seal.

“[It is] Resolved, That Dr. Franklin, Mr. J. Adams and Mr. Jefferson, be a committee, to bring in a device for a seal for the United States of America.” – Journals of Continental Congress

July 4

th

, 1776Slide32

Here are Original Proposals

Ben Franklin’s hand-written Proposal

Thomas Jefferson’s hand-written ProposalSlide33

Ben Franklin’s Proposal

"Pharaoh sitting in an open Chariot, a Crown on his head and a Sword in his hand, passing through the divided Waters of the Red Sea in Pursuit of the Israelites: Rays from a Pillar of Fire in the Cloud, expressive of the divine Presence and Command, beaming on Moses who stands on the shore and extending his hand over the Sea causes it to overwhelm Pharaoh."

Motto:

"Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God" Slide34

C

hildren of Israel in the wilderness, led by a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

Thomas Jefferson’s

Original

ProposalSlide35

"Moses standing on the Shore, and extending his Hand over the Sea, thereby causing the same to overwhelm Pharaoh who is sitting in an open Chariot, a Crown on his Head and a Sword in his Hand. Rays from a Pillar of Fire in the Clouds reaching to Moses, to express that he acts by Command of the Deity.

"Motto, Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God."

Thomas Jefferson’s

Revised

ProposalSlide36
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If Franklin and Jefferson, who were not very religious (in relation to the other founding fathers), wanted to make sure God had no part in Public, why would they propose a national symbol to reference a Biblical event?Slide38

Let’s see what George Washington had to say about religion in public.Slide39

…Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity

, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness – these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public

felicity [Happiness]

. …

George Washington

[Portion of] Farewell Address, 1796 Slide40

…Let it simply be asked, "

where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice?" And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure,

reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle

. …

George Washington

[Portion of] Farewell Address, 1796 Slide41

…It is substantially true

that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge

. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion,

it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened

. …

George Washington

[Portion of] Farewell Address, 1796 Slide42

George Washington

[Portion of] Farewell Address, 1796

What did he say about Religion and Morality?

Are "indispensable supports" for "political prosperity."

A volume cannot trace their Public & Private connections

Are the "firmest props of the duties of Men and Country."

The oaths in our courts would be useless without "the sense of religious obligation."

"And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion."

"Reason and experience both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

"Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge."Slide43

So where do we get “Separation of Church and State”?

Good Question!Slide44

Not Here!Slide45

Not Here!Slide46

Need a

closer look!Slide47

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

Not Here!Slide48

What are we told today?

Any display of a religious symbol on public land =

G

overnment establishment of that religionSlide49

Lets look again…

Congress shall make no law

respecting an establishmen

t of religion.

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Does this make sense?

Public displays of religion=

A

Law

was established?Slide51

What DOES it mean…

What if Congress approved and the President signed into law a declaration that stated Mormonism is now the official religion of the United States of AmericaSlide52

What DOES it mean…

This would NOT be a violation of Church and State since that doesn’t exist in any governing documents.Slide53

What DOES it mean…

It WOULD, however, be in violation of the 1st

Amendment to the Constitution which is our Charter as a Republican Nation.Slide54

They have it backwards…

It was intended to be a limitation on Government interference of free and public practice of religion NOT as a limitation on religious expressions and principles in public. Slide55

We still didn’t answer the question, where does “Separation of Church and State” come from?Slide56

The address of the Danbury Baptist Association in the State of Connecticut, assembled October 7, 1801.

To Thomas Jefferson

, Esq., President of the United States of America

Sir,

Among the many millions in America and Europe who rejoice in your election to office, we embrace the first opportunity which we have enjoyed in our collective capacity, since your inauguration , to express our great satisfaction in your appointment to the Chief Magistracy in the Unite States. And though the mode of expression may be less courtly and pompous than what many others clothe their addresses with, we beg you, sir, to believe, that none is more sincere. Slide57

Our sentiments are uniformly on the side of religious liberty: that Religion is at all times and places a matter between God and individuals, that no man ought to suffer in name, person, or effects on account of his religious opinions, [and] that the legitimate power of civil government extends no further than to punish the man who works ill to his neighbor. But sir, our constitution of government is not specific. Our ancient charter, together with the laws made coincident therewith, were adapted as the basis of our government at the time of our revolution. And such has been our laws and usages, and such still are, [so] that Religion is considered as the first object of Legislation, and therefore what religious privileges we enjoy (as a minor part of the State) we enjoy as favors granted, and not as inalienable rights. Slide58

And these favors we receive at the expense of such degrading acknowledgments, as are inconsistent with the rights of freemen. It is not to be wondered at therefore, if those who seek after power and gain, under the pretense of government and Religion, should reproach their fellow men, [or] should reproach their Chief Magistrate, as an enemy of religion, law, and good order, because he will not, dares not, assume the prerogative of Jehovah and make laws to govern the Kingdom of Christ.Slide59

What is the Danbury Baptist Association afraid of?

Freedom of religion is a right provided by God (inalienable), if it appears in a government document, does this mean it is a government provided right?Slide60

Jefferson’s Reply

Messrs. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, and Stephen s. NelsonA Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association, in the State of Connecticut.

Washington, January 1, 1802

Gentlemen,--The affectionate sentiment of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist Association, give me the highest satisfaction. My duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents, and in proportion as they are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more and more pleasing.Slide61

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature would "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,"

thus building a wall of

separation between Church and State

. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.Slide62

Jefferson was attempting to assure them that their right to free religion was not a subject of the government, but rather still from God and the 1

st amendment was written to specifically protect it against government interference

.Slide63

There is more to the story!

What about this word “religion”? What did “religion” mean to the founders and have we also re-defined it?Slide64

Consider the original version of the First Amendment.

Congress shall not make any law establishing any religious

denomination

”Slide65

T

he Second version...Congress shall mak

e no law establishing any particular

denomination

”Slide66

T

he Third version...Congress shall mak

e no law establishing any particular

denomination in preference to another

”Slide67

So what did they mean by “religion”

?

There is NO DOUBT they meant

it to be any specific denomination of the

“Christian religion”Slide68

It wasn’t until 1947 until a court used only that 1 phrase of Jefferson’s letter and interpreted “separation” to mean that government must

remove all religious symbols in public.Slide69

More Court Cases…

Engel v

.

Vitale

1962– Court Ruling:

Court ruled that “church” would no longer mean federal denomination (as it had been for 2 centuries), but now “church” meant a “public religious activity”. This meant that religious expressions must be kept out of the public square.Slide70

More Court Cases…

Abington v

.

Schempp

1963– Court Ruling:

“…If portions of the New Testament were read without explanation, they could be and had been psychologically harmful to the child.”Slide71

More Court Cases…

Stone v

.

Graham

1980– US Supreme Court Ruling:

“…If the posted copies of the Ten Commandments are to have any effect at all, it would be to induce the schoolchildren to read, meditate upon, perhaps to venerate and obey the Commandments…This is not a permissible objective.”Slide72

What did the founders have to say???Slide73

“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.”

April 8th

, 1784

John Jay

First Chief Justice of the US Supreme CourtSlide74

“Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited…What a

Eutopia – what a Paradise would this region be!”

February 22

nd

, 1756

John AdamsSlide75

“I have examined all the religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world.”

December 25th, 1813

John AdamsSlide76

“I never ... believed there was one code of morality for a public and another for a private man”

Thomas JeffersonSlide77

“All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.”

June,1776

Thomas JeffersonSlide78

“I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.”

1799

Thomas JeffersonSlide79

“The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools.”

July 13th

,1789

Benjamin RushSlide80

“The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.”

March 2nd,1791

Benjamin RushSlide81

“All systems of religion, morals, and government not founded on the Bible will perish, and how consoling the thought– it will not only survive the wreck of these systems, but the world itself. ‘The Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it’”

January 23rd

,

1807

Benjamin RushSlide82

“

If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instruction and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.”

Daniel WebsterSlide83

“

Education is useless without the Bible."

Noah WebsterSlide84

There are 4 big lies, among others, that we are taught today…

Lie #1:

We are NOT a Christian Nation.

Lie #2:

The founders intended to make sure that God had no part in public life.

Lie #3:

America form of government was founded to be a Democracy.

Lie #4:

The founders were actually Deists and, therefore, our true foundation is in Deism.Slide85

What about America being a “Christian Nation”?

What did the founders intend?Slide86

First, let’s understand what we mean when we say “Christian Nation”…

Does this mean we are a “church”?Of course not! I means that we are a nation who is founded on the principles found in scripture and taught by Jesus Christ.Slide87

One of the most common statements from the "Religious Right" is that they want this country to

"return to the Christian principles on which it was founded".  However, a little research into American history will show that this statement is a lie. The men responsible for building the foundation of the United States had little use for Christianity, and many were strongly opposed to it. They were men of

The Enlightenment,

not men of Christianity. They were Deists who did not believe the bible was true. When the Founders wrote the nation's Constitution, they specified that

"no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

(Article 6, section 3)

   This provision was

radical

in its day-- giving equal citizenship to believers and non-believers alike.  They wanted to ensure that no single religion could make the claim of being the official, national religion, such as England had.

From Website: http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html Slide88

None of the Founding Fathers were atheists. Most of the Founders were Deists, which is to say they thought the universe had a creator, but that he does not concern himself with the daily lives of humans, and does not directly communicate with humans, either by revelation or by sacred books. They spoke often of God, (Nature's God or the God of Nature), but this was

not the God of the bible. They did not deny that there was a person called Jesus, and praised him for his benevolent teachings, but they flatly denied his divinity. Some people speculate that if Charles Darwin had lived a century earlier, the Founding Fathers would

have had a basis for accepting naturalistic origins of life, and they

would

have been atheists.  Most of them were stoutly opposed to the bible, and the teachings of Christianity in particular

From Website: http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html Slide89

Consider this: 

IF indeed the members of the First Continental Congress were all bible-believing, "God-fearing" men, would there ever have been a revolution at all? "For rebellion as is the sin of witchcraft."  1 Samuel, 15:23Would they have initiated a rebellion if indeed they thought it was equal to witchcraft (a crime punishable by

death

)?

From Website: http://freethought.mbdojo.com/foundingfathers.html Slide90

1 Samuel 15:17-23

17Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the LORD anointed you king over Israel, 

18

and the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go and utterly destroy the sinners, the

Amalekites

, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’ 

19

“Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the LORD?”

20

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I did obey the voice of the LORD, and went on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and have brought back

Agag

the king of

Amalek

, and have utterly destroyed the

Amalekites

. 

21

“But the people took 

some

of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at

Gilgal

.” Slide91

22Samuel said,    “Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices

    As in obeying the voice of the LORD?

    Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

    And

to heed than the fat of rams.

23

    “

For rebellion is as the sin of divination

,

    And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry.

    Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,

    He has also rejected you from 

being

king.”

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DELAWARE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL RULES (1776)

2. That all Men have a natural and unalienable Right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates Of their own conscience and understandings; that no Man ought or of right can he compelled to attend any religious Worship or maintain any Ministry contrary to or against his own free Will and Consent, and that no Authority can or Ought to be vested in, or assumed by any Power whatever that shall in any Case interfere with, or in any Manner control the Right of Conscience in the Free exercise of Religious Worship.

3. That all Persons professing the Christian Religion ought forever to enjoy equal Rights and Privileges in this State, unless, under

Colour

of Religion, any Man disturb the Peace, the Happiness or Safety of Society.Slide94

DELAWARE STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1776

ARTICLE 22. Every person who shall be chosen a member of either House, or appointed to any office or place of trust, before taking his seat, or entering upon the execution of his office, shall take the following oath, or affirmation, if conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, to wit:"I _______, will bear true allegiance to the Delaware State, submit to its constitution and laws, and do not act wittingly whereby the freedom thereof may be prejudiced."and also make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit:

"I _______, do profess faith in God the Father, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, and in the Holy Ghost, One God, blessed for evermore; and I do acknowledge the holy scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament to be given by Divine Inspiration.Slide95

ARTICLE 29. There shall be no establishment of any religious sect in this State in preference to another; and no clergyman or preacher of the gospel, of any denomination, shall be capable of holding any civil office in this state, or of being a member of either of the branches of the legislature, while they continue in the exercise of the pastoral function.Slide96

What did the founders have to say???Slide97

“

The evidence of the truth of Christianity requires only to be carefully examined to produce conviction in candid minds.”February 14

th

, 1796

John Jay

First Chief Justice of the US Supreme CourtSlide98

“

Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation, to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”October 12

th

, 1816

John Jay

First Chief Justice of the US Supreme CourtSlide99

“As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and His religion as He left them to us, the best the world ever saw or is likely to see.”

March 9th

, 1790

Benjamin FranklinSlide100

“The Christian Religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity.”

July 26th

, 1796

John AdamsSlide101

“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.”

June 28th

, 1813

John AdamsSlide102

“We recognize no sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus”

John AdamsSlide103

“I am a Christian in the only sense in which He wished anyone to be: sincerely attached to His doctrines in preference to all others.”

April 21st, 1803

Thomas JeffersonSlide104

“The practice of morality being necessary for the well being of a nation… We all agree in the obligation of the moral principles of Jesus and nowhere will they be found delivered in greater purity than in His discourses.”

September 27th

, 1809

Thomas JeffersonSlide105

“The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to the happiness of man.”

September 27th, 1809

Thomas JeffersonSlide106

“This is the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.”

[Henry’s Will]

Patrick HenrySlide107

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here”

Patrick HenrySlide108

“In the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the savior. The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity.”

J

uly 4

th

, 1837

John Quincy AdamsSlide109

“I do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as and of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.”

J

uly 9

th

, 1788

Benjamin RushSlide110

“The only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible.”

1798

Benjamin RushSlide111

“The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools.”

July 13th

,1789

Benjamin RushSlide112

“In proportion as mankind adopt Christian principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.”

March 2nd,1791

Benjamin RushSlide113

“

My only hope of salvation is in the infinite, transcendent love of God manifested to the world by the death of His Son upon the cross. Nothing but His blood will wash away my sins. I rely exclusively upon it. Come, Lord Jesus! Come quickly!’”

January 23

rd

,

1807

Benjamin RushSlide114

“(may it be that) the confusions that are and have been among the nations may be overruled by the promoting and speedily bringing in the holy and happy period when the kingdoms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ may be elsewhere established, and the people willing to bow to the scepter of Him who is the Prince of Peace.”

[Proverbs 18:10] Dec 26th

, 1776

Samuel AdamsSlide115

“

Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure (and) which insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments”

Charles CarrollSlide116

“

Finally, let us not forget the religious character of our origin. Our fathers were brought hither by their high veneration for the Christian religion. They journeyed by its light, and labored in its hope. They sought to incorporate its principles with the elements of their society, and to diffuse its influence through all their institutions, civil, political, or literary.”

Daniel WebsterSlide117

“

It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the bible, particularly the New Testament or the Christian religion.”

Noah WebsterSlide118

“

The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His apostles, which enjoins humility, piety, and benevolence; which acknowledges in every person a brother, or a sister, and a citizen with equal rights. This is genuine Christianity, and to this we owe our free Constitutions of Government."

Noah WebsterSlide119

“

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed....No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people."

Noah WebsterSlide120

“

I believe that there is one only living and true God, existing in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. . . . that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are a revelation from God. . . . that God did send His own Son to become man, die in the room and stead of sinners, and thus to lay a foundation for the offer of pardon and salvation to all mankind so as all may be saved who are willing to accept the Gospel offer.”

Roger Sherman

Signer of Declaration of Independence & ConstitutionSlide121

“

I entreat you in the most earnest manner to believe in Jesus Christ, for there is no salvation in any other [Acts 4:12]. . . . [I]f you are not reconciled to God through Jesus Christ, if you are not clothed with the spotless robe of His righteousness, you must forever perish.”

John Witherspoon

Signer of Declaration of IndependenceSlide122

“You do well to wish to learn our arts and our ways of life and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention.”

George WashingtonSlide123

So can we now say that the foundation of this country was indeed on the principles of Christianity?Slide124

There are 4 big lies, among others, that we are taught today…

Lie #1:

We are NOT a Christian Nation.

Lie #2:

The founders intended to make sure that God had no part in public life.

Lie #3:

America form of government was founded to be a Democracy.

Lie #4:

The founders were actually Deists and, therefore, our true foundation is in Deism.Slide125

[If] My

people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. -2Chron 7:14

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD

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Psalm 33:12

Thank You!