CHALLENGING PEOPLE - CHALLENGING TIMES

 

CHALLENGING PEOPLE - CHALLENGING TIMES

In a time when many people are re-evaluating their ability to prosper and what that means to the security of their families, we are reminded of a well know and often forgotten message given to us by our founding fathers.

The vision of the Declaration of Independance was to ensure that people were afforded the opportunity to follow their dreams, and live in a society that is free from big government, and the oppression of totalitarian rule. Who we are as a nation, and as a people, has evolved, and in many ways, our country has chosen to ignore the values and ideals of what our nation was founded upon.

The written words of our American Declaration clearly define our governing values.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

I am deeply saddened that in a time of international unrest, when nations are raising up against nations, and innocent people are being slaughtered as a result of evil dictatorships, America has lost her vision, and rather than resist the temptation to become a socialist society, we are pandering to governments who hold the mortgage on our freedoms. Communicating effectively today requires that we maintain a dispasstionate approach as not to offend or alienate our listeners. If we take a position that differs with the idologies of those who are committed to so changing our society, we're branded as fundamental radicals.

When people become so furious with the status quo, they stand up and demand change. During the years 1775 - 1783, the American Revolution, also known as the War of Independence, was waged against Great Britain. It would be foolish to think our corrupt standards of government today can be sustained in their current form without a second American Revolution. It is certainly within reason to believe, the next war of independence will most certainly become a battle for our freedoms, and the values upon which our nation was originally founded.

Recently, I was reminded by a business associate that people are offended by the spoken word of God. Regardless of your religious or political affiliation, I was unaware the U S Constitutional was no longer valid.

                                        First Amendment - Religion and Expression

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.

My fellow Americans, at the risk of offending those who do not support our freedoms and would much prefer the status quo to continue, I leave you with the words of that famous and beloved song, God Bless America.

God Bless America

Words and music by Irving Berlin
© Copyright 1938, 1939 by Irving Berlin
© Copyright Renewed 1965, 1966 by Irving Berlin
© Copyright Assigned to the Trustees of the God Bless America Fund
International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
Used by Permission

"While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. "

God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.