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.
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
© 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.
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.