HOGpreacher

I did not write the following editorial though I will comment on it. However, I love American history and look forward to exploring some more this summer. I have been to D.C. many times but did not know about this sad reality about our denial of God in government. Oh, I believe our government sees itself as a god, its own. But to ignore the One true God that watches over this great nation, to deny the words of great religious politicians and believe the propoganda of elected people giving lip service to God is . . . is . . . obtuse. There's a safe word.

We know the Founding Fathers believed in an Almighty God. Their correspondence and letters are filled with religious references. We know that men and women in battle have called upon God when nothing else can overcome fear. We know that history records that God is useded to manipulate people to vote certain ways, it records that God is convienent,"In God We Trust" but not revere, obey and most times acknowledge.

Read one more denial of the God who loves us, no, adores us to the point of sacrifice. God died so that me might live free and forever in His Kingdom, His home. But, well, read on.


SHALL WE HIRE A MONUMENT ENGRAVER TO GO TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY AND ADD THE MISSING WORDS ? A MESSAGE FROM AN APPALLED OBSERVER:

Today I went to visit the new World War II Memorial in Washington, DC! I got an unexpected history lesson Because I'm a baby boomer, I was one of the youngest in the crowd. Most were the age of my parents, Veterans of "the greatest war," with their families. It was a beautiful day, And people were smiling and happy to be there. Hundreds of us milled around the memorial, reading the inspiring words of Eisenhower and Truman that are engraved there. On the Pacific side of the memorial, a group of us gathered to read the Words President Roosevelt used to announce the attack on Pearl Harbor: Yesterday, December 7, 1941-- a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked. One elderly woman read the words aloud: With confidence in our armed forces, with the abounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph. But as she read, she was suddenly turned angry. "Wait a minute," she said, "they left out the end of the quote. They left out the most important part. Roosevelt ended The message with "so help us God.'" Her husband said, "You are probably right. We're not supposed to say Things like that now." "I know I'm right," she insisted. "I remember the speech." The two looked dismayed, shook their heads sadly and walked away. Listening to their conversation, I thought to myself,Well, it has been over 50 years she's probably Forgotten." But she had not forgotten. She was right. I went home and Pulled out the book my book club is reading --- "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley. It's all about the battle at Iwo Jima. I haven't gotten too far in the book. It's tough to read because it's a graphic description of the WWII battles in the Pacific. But right there it was on page 58. Roosevelt's speech to the nation ends In "so help us God." The people who edited out that part of the speech when they engraved it on the memorial could have fooled me. I was born after the war.! But they couldn't fool the people who were there. Roosevelt's words are engraved on Their hearts. Now I ask: "WHO GAVE THEM THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE WORDS OF HISTORY?????????" Send this around to your friends People need to know before everyone forgets. People today are trying to change the history of America by leaving God out of it, but the truth is, God has been a part of this nation, since the beginning. He still wants to be...and He always will be! If you agree, pass this on. If not, May God Bless YOU!

People who leave God out of their lives are fightened individuals who believe that God is only going to restrict their lives. By ignoring God people do not have to be responsible but to themselves. Thus the line from the 70's "If it feels good do it, do it if it's what you feel" becomes a mantra. This philosophy applies to drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography, liying, gambling, shopping, theft, eating. Because it "feels good" does not make it right. Only God determines right. Not you, not me, nor the government of any country.

So, put God first. Get God back in the life of our country. And begin by putting God back into the history books, quotations and lives of people who acknowledged His Reality.

1 Cor 8:2-32

The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.3 But the man who loves God is known by God. (NIV)