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Is The Separation Of Church And State Patriotic?
I fail to understand why this great country of ours is constantly attacked by civil liberties groups, in an attempt to abolish all forms of (God) from all government institutions.
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I fail to understand why this great country of ours is constantly attacked by civil liberties groups and others, in an attempt to abolish all forms of the word (God) from all our government institutions, or in anything that is government subsidized, like our public schools.
The oath of office to be sworn in with, at most government posts, whether is be legislative or judicial ends in "So help me God," as what the person answers as the binder to hold them accountable for what they do while at their post, including the office of the President of the United States. Shall we remove this ending from the oath and just take the chance that they will do the best that they can, because they are such a nice person?
When we are in a court of law, should stop asking a witness who is about to give testimony, to swear under oath the statements that they are about to give be, "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", and then not add "So help me God," which is meant to hold them accountable to a higher authority if they do not give a truthful testimony?
While we are on this subject, shall we burn all the U.S. currency and re-mint every coin in legal use so that we can remove the phrase "In God We Trust"? Will they then also want to rewrite the pledge of allegiance and take out the words "One nation under God?" Should we remove the words "Laus Deo," Latin for "Praise God?" Inscribed on the eastern face of the apex of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., so placed as to be the first thing illuminated at sunrise in our nation's capitol.
George Washington once said, "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true American patriot if they ever attempt to separate Religion from politics." Most historians regard George Washington as one of our greatest leaders. Could have George Washington felt this way, and knew something that we now regard as useless and intrusive in our land of the free, and home of the brave? What are we coming to in this great land when some go out of their way to wipe out any form of God in our government that has always been a part of our way of life in America?
A more recent example of a president's reinforcement of these feelings was Ronald Reagan, in a public speech during his presidency where he said, "If we ever forget that we are a nation under God. Then we will be a nation gone under."
Our country has always been deeply rooted with God interwoven in our history as a way of life; personally, publicly, fraternally and throughout our government. This relationship with God is a character trait as patriotic as any other identifying mark that you can associate our United States of America with as a symbol of who we are as a people and a country.
I understand that in a democracy majority rules, and this dynamic is constantly changing the face of our country, but certain established traits I feel, should always and forever stay in place! This is our history and our heritage. God should always be a part of the character of who we are as a nation, and should never be severed from the patriotism of the United States.
If we allow all this to happen, I feel that we will have lost a big part of what our forefathers initially implemented in the founding of our country for establishing our basic laws and principals that have been put in place since its inception as a country.
I can only pray and hope that these words do not fall on deaf ears. Also, that there is a place in your heart that tells you, this is a basic truth that we should actively campaign to defend at all levels of our government.
Steven E Coffman
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