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TEXASGRANDMA
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I got this in an e-mail today.
Did you know that 52 of the 55 signers of the Declaration of Independence
>were orthodox, deeply committed Christians? The other three all believed in the
>Bible as the divine truth, the God of scripture, and His personal intervention.
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>It is the same Congress that formed the American Bible Society. Immediately
>after creating the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress voted
>to purchase and import 20,000 copies of scripture for the people of this
>nation.
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>Patrick Henry, who is called the firebrand of the American Revolution, is
>still remembered for his words, '"Give me liberty or give me death."' But in
>current textbooks the context of these words is deleted. Here is what he actually
>said: '"An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we
>shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the
>destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not to the strong alone. Is life so
>dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
>Forbid it almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me,
>give me liberty, or give me death."'
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>These sentences have been erased from our textbooks. Was Patrick Henry a
>Christian? The following year, 1776, he wrote this '"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
>that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship
>here."'
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>Consider these words that Thomas Jefferson wrote on the front of his
>well-worn Bible: '"I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines
>of Jesus. I have little doubt that our whole country will soon be rallied to
>the unity of our Creator "' He was also the chairman of the American Bible
>Society, which he considered his highest and most important role.
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>On July 4, 1821, President Adams said, '"The highest glory of the American
>Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of
>civil government with the principles of Christianity."'
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>Calvin Coolidge, our 30th President of the United States reaffirmed this
>truth when he wrote, '"The foundations of our society and our government rest so
>much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them
>if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our
>country."'
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>In 1782, the United States Congress voted this resolution: '"The Congress of
>the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all
>schools."'
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>William Holmes McGuffey is the author of the McGuffey Reader, which was used
>for over 100 years in our public schools with over 125 million copies sold
>until it was stopped in 1963.
>President Lincoln called him the '"Schoolmaster of the Nation."'
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>Listen to these words of Mr. McGuffey: '"The Christian religion is the
>religion of our country. From it are derived our notions on the character of God, on
>the great moral Governor of the universe. On its doctrines are founded the
>peculiarities of our free institutions. >From no source has the author drawn
>more conspicuously than from the sacred Scriptures. >From all these extracts
>from the Bible I make no apology."'
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>Of the first 108 universities founded in America, 106 were distinctly
>Christian, including the first, Harvard University, chartered in 1636. In the
>original Harvard Student Handbook, rule number 1 was that students seeking entrance
>must know Latin and Greek so that they could study the scriptures: '"Let every
>student be plainly instructed and earnestly pressed to consider well, the main
>end of his life and studies is, to know God and Jesus Christ, which is
>eternal life, John 17:3; and therefore to lay Jesus Christ as the only foundation
>for our children to follow the moral principles of the Ten Commandments. James
>Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said
>this: '"We have staked the whole future of our new nation not upon the power of
>government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political
>constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to
>the moral principles of the Ten Commandments."'
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>Today, we are asking God to bless America. But, how can He bless a Nation
>that has departed so far from Him? Prior to September 11, He was not welcome in
>America. Most of what you read in this article has been erased from our
>textbooks. Revisionists have rewritten history to remove the truth about our
>country's Christian roots.
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>You are encouraged to share with others, so that the truth of our nation's
>history will be told.
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>Jess Stovall
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TEXASGRANDMA
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Why is it the majority has to give up their rights for a very few. We open our doors to our Country to all and then they come over here and demand their rights to relegious freedom while at the same time taking our rights away for religious freedom.
Please pray for my sister, she got bad news today about her maliogram and she is also going to have to have a hystrectomy. thank you so much.
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Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
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RisamyRisa
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On my way to work this morning, I heard on our local Christian station, KSBJ, that a local realtor has filed a lawsuit similar to the lawsuit in Alabama. It is for the removal of the bible from a monument here in Houston. The monument was erected to honor William Mosher, who was a Christian that strongly supported our local "Star of Hope" mission, which offers programs for the area homeless. The monument contains a glass display case, in which a King James Bible is held. The woman who filed the case is quoted as saying "It's unconstitutional and I expect our elected officials to follow the law." The Harris County attorney's office is prepared to defend the monument. Please pray for this situation! And if you feel the urge, please contact our state representatives! Message me for the information on how to do so. Thank you!
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