Liberty Thoughts and Inspirations 3-2014

6
www.FreedomSpirit.com 1
Education is Vital for Liberty to Prevail!

An educated and virtuous public is an essential ingredient of a free society
This Historical Guide is just a brief summary of the educational information presented by FreedomSpirit Educational Ministry via our Constitutional-Bootcamp. The information contained herein is from over 10000+ hours of ongoing study based on over 40 years of Constitutional Research
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. ~John Adams (Letter to John Taylor April 15, 1814) Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
James 2:20
But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
Revelation 2:10
Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
TESTIMONIALS
"This is one of the most eye-opening courses I have ever taken! Every American NEEDS to do it. It is not just something good to do IT IS VITAL!" ~Bruce U. "You Cannot defend that which you do not know"...How true that is - understanding the intent of our founding fathers & these beliefs they held is PARAMOUNT to understanding our great country's beginnings. Mr. Greene's class, the "Constitutional Bootcamp" is a must for those who hold Freedom & our Liberties dear. GOD BLESS AMERICA! ~Joyce L. "The TIME IS NOW! The Constitution (OUR LAW) is being shredded right before our eyes. We've got to LEARN it before it's to late. This class was well worth the time and money! I'd do it again without a second thought!" ~David A.
INTRODUCTION
Major Gen. Nathanael Greene
SAR
Colonel Timothy Matlack
Fellow Americans, Those who are ignorant of the past are condemned to repeat it You cant DEFEND what You dont KNOW! So why do so many of us defend what we dont know? You cant Defend GODs word if you dont know it and you cant Defend your Constitution if you dont know it, so if we dont LEARN it, we shall surely LOSE it! The one thing we collectively share as a society is a short term memory! Many people have long forgotten that this country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles and the one place most frequented to accomplish this immeasurable task for Liberty was in the house of the LORD. Yes, a Church was the foundational back-drop of Divine Providence that inspired our Founding Fathers to construct The Declaration & Constitution of the United States! In- fact our Founders predicted nearly all of the ailments we are currently witness too. We Fully Believe an educated public is an essential ingredient of a free society. As the Founder of ConstitutionalBootcamp.com & FreedomSpirit.com, as well as being a Passionate Christ Loving Constitutionalist Member of the "SAR" (Sons of the American Revolution) with deeply rooted lineage ties to several Revolutionary Patriots (Colonel Timothy Matlack, Penman of the Declaration of Independence / Continental Congress Delegate & Major General Nathanael Greene, most trusted Friend to Washington, second in command of the Continental Army), Inspire my family and I, as we pray they do you as well, to now more than ever, want to educate our Fellow Americans on the very threatened freedoms and liberties that our Founding Fathers so brilliantly built on the solid foundation as inspired by Providential Principles of Liberty. www.FreedomSpirit.com 3
We believe that the Constitution does not guarantee our futurity of Liberty, this task falls on "We The People" and until we begin to Learn / Personify / Embody the inspired Word of GOD & our Founding Principles (The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States & The Bill of Rights), than it is our own Complacency that will surely perpetuate the loss of LIBERTY in which we are witness too. Education on Providential Principles is vital. For I stand by the simple truth, as the definition of Insanity prescribes in all aspects of life, "Repeating the same thing, but expecting a different outcome", this quote from Einstein says it all or as I like to say, "You can't think outside the box as long as you stay in it". For as thinkers such as Jefferson & Madison looked to the Bible and the past for guidance, so must we now look to them as well.
I hope and pray that the following Historical Information that I compiled will help enlighten you to our past so it may be brought to the present as to benefit our posterity.
May we prove to our LORD and the Founding Fathers that we refuse to just simply enjoy the fruits of their labor, who by the Divine Providence of GOD and Personal Sacrifice, handed this land of liberty to us on a silver (albeit blood-soaked) platter! The most vital approach is to focus on and remember that the VIRTUE and Morality of the citizens must FIRST increase in order to ever regain a self-governing nation We must fully remember that the full measure of the Constitution is only possible in a Society of Virtuous selfgoverning PEOPLE (as Adams and so many other Forefathers, and Historical Societal follies have pointed out)... Godly Virtue can NEVER be legislated!
Please JOIN us in this "Immeasurable Patriotic Educational Task" of defending our un-alienable rights as endowed by our "Creator, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Please help by
allowing us the gracious use of your facility to EDUCATE our community.

God Bless & For Liberty,
Mr. Greene
Founder/American/Instructor, FreedomSpirit.com / Cons titutionalBootcamp.com SAR Member (Sons of the American Revolution)
A Constitution of government, once changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost FOREVER! ~John Adams (Letter to Abigail Adams, 17 July 1775) FreedomSpirit P.O. Box 4613 Clearwater, FL 33756 607-LIBERTY www.FreedomSpirit.com 4
Did you know...

You live in a REPUBLIC & not a democracy (as the Founders Warned)! Separation of Church and State is found nowhere in the Constitution & it was never INTENDED to take GOD out of the public square? The U.S. Capital Building was converted to a church every Sunday morning, Jefferson & Madison attended service there? 27 signers of the Declaration of Independence had "seminary" degrees? The Constitution is NOT a political document; there is deliberately no mention of party within the Declaration or Constitution? The Founders despised political parties, they warned that it would dilute and bring faction to the Constitution? Washington D.C.'s worship team every Sunday morning was the U.S. Marine Corps Band? Congressional declarations actually called for Christianity to be spread all over the Earth? The first U.S. Supreme Court opened with a four hour Prayer and Communion service? The Founding Bible of this Nation was NOT the King James Version? President Thomas Jefferson ordered that schools use the Bible when teaching students to read? The Bible was a required reading textbook in our public schools? Territories applying for Statehood were encouraged to teach the Bible in their schools? (Northwest Ordinance, Section XIV, Article III, passed by the House, passed by the Senate and signed into law by President George Washington, August 7, 1789)
We strongly recommend all readers of this historical guide to research & verify all information for yourself. Trust but verify!
Which of the following has in recent times actually happened in America?
A. A man is fired for displaying Bible verses in his work space. B. A judge orders a mother not to teach her daughter anything that could be considered homophobic. C. High school students are trained to roam the halls in search of verbal offenses to report to law enforcement officers. D. A pastor faces a prison sentence for reading from the Bible. E. All of the above.
(**Answer on Page 39**)
THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!

32
and you will know the truth, and (B)the truth will make you free."
James 2:10
(A)
John 8:32
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it."
~George Orwell
He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.
~George Orwell, 1984 Knowledge is Power, lack of is Tyranny! ~Mr. Greene 2005
Wisdom & Knowledge

Education / Education / Education
Luke 2:52 And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
9
Purpose of the Preacher In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.
Proverbs 4:7
7
"The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
Proverbs 28:2
By the transgression of a land many are its princes, But by a man of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.
2
Psalm 119:66
66
Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.
Proverbs 10:13-15
On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found, But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding. 14 Wise men store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
13
Philippians 1:9-10
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
9
Proverbs 14:18
The naive inherit foolishness, But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.
18
Proverbs 15:7
7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, But the hearts of fools are not so.
Psalm 19:7
"The Law of the Lord is perfect"
Hosea 4:5-7
So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother. 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. 7 The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.
5
Proverbs 1:3-12
To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity; 4 To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion, 5 A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, 6 To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
3
Proverbs 22:19-21
So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you. 20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, 21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
19
Proverbs 1:28-30
"Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, 29 Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD. 30 "They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof.
28
Proverbs 15:14
14
The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
2 Chronicles 1:10-12
"Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can rule this great people of Yours?" 11 God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in mind, and did not ask for riches, wealth or honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may rule My people over whom I have made you king, 12 wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed nor those who will come after you."
10
Scripture of Liberty
12
Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,

the people he chose for his inheritance.
Luke 22:36-38
36
And He said to them, "But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. 37 "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, '(A)AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'; for (B)that which refers to Me has its fulfillment." 38 They said, "Lord, look, here are two (C)swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."
James 4:7
7(A)
Submit therefore to God (B)Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Psalm 2:1-3
The Reign of the LORD'S Anointed. 1 Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers take counsel together Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 3 "Let us tear their fetters apart And cast away their cords from us!"
Ephesians 6:12
12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Jeremiah 34:16-18
16 But now you have turned around and profaned my name; each of you has taken back the male and female slaves you had set free to go where they wished. You have forced them to become your slaves again. 17 "Therefore, this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom for your fellow countrymen. So I now proclaim 'freedom' for you, declares the LORD -'freedom' to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth. 18 The men who have violated my covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its pieces.
2 Corinthians 3:17
17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Jeremiah 34:8
Freedom for Slaves 8 The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom for the slaves.
1 Peter 2:16
16Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
2 Peter 2:19
19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravityfor a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
Psalm 119:45
45 I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
Luke 4:17-19
17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 18"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, 19to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
Isaiah 61:1
The Year of the LORD's Favor 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
James 1:24-26
24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing ithe will be blessed in what he does. 26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
Galatians 5:1
Freedom in Christ 1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law And keep it with all my heart.
Proverbs 12:24
24
Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor.
LIBERTY Thoughts & Inspiration

America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth, Freedom, and Religion, encouraged by the smiles of Justice and defended by her own patriotic sons. ~Nathanael Greene (1776, Letter to Continental Congressman Samuel Ward) "We have no government armed in power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other." ~John Adams (Oct. 11th, 1798 Address to the Military) The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived. ~John Quincy Adams (Delivered in the City of New York on Tuesday, the 30th of April 1839) "The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God." ~John Adams (Letter to Thomas Jefferson June 28th, 1813) But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. ~John Adams (Letter to Abigail Adams July 17th, 1775)
You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress will do everything they can to assist you in this wise intention. ~George Washington (speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs June 12, 1779)
Statesmen my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for Liberty, but it is Religion and Morality alone, which can establish the Principles upon which Freedom can securely stand.... The only foundation of a free Constitution, is pure Virtue, and if this cannot be inspired into our People, in a greater Measure, than they have it now, They may change their Rulers, and the forms of Government, but they will not obtain a lasting Liberty. They will only exchange Tyrants and Tyrannies. You cannot therefore be more pleasantly, or usefully employed than in the Way of your Profession, pulling down the Strong Holds of Satan. ~John Adams (Letter to Zabdiel Adams (21 June 1776) "Those people who are not governed by GOD will be ruled by tyrants."
~William Penn (Founded Pennsylvania 1662)

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. ~John Adams (Defense of the Constitutions, 1787) Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day. ~Thomas Jefferson (letter to Dupont de Nemours, April 24, 1816) Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political. ~Thomas Jefferson (First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801)
We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again. The whole Country is one continued scene of blood and slaughter. ~Nathanael Greene (Letter to Chevalier de La Luzerne, 28 April 1781) A little matter will move a party, but it must be something great that moves a nation. ~Thomas Paine (Rights of Man, 1792) He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. ~Thomas Paine (Dissertations on First Principles of Government, 1791) Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country. ~George Washington (letter to Benedict Arnold, Sep. 14, 1775) I was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love. ~George Washington (First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789) A simple democracy . . . is one of the greatest of evils. ~Benjamin Rush (Signer of the Declaration, Letter to John Adams on July 21, 1789) He who hesitates is lost. ~Ancient Proverb And there will not be different laws at Rome and at Athens, or different laws now and in the future, but one eternal and unchangeable law will be valid for all nations and all times, and there will be one master and ruler, that is, God, over us all, for he is the author of this law, its promulgator, and its enforcing judge. ~Marcus Cicero (Roman Senator, De Re Publica , book 3, paragraph 22. De Re Publica, De Legibus, trans. Clinton W. Keyes, p. 211) Those who would give up ESSENTIAL LIBERTY to purchase a little TEMPORARY SAFETY, deserve neither LIBERTY nor SAFETY. ~Benjamin Franklin (Reply of the Pennsylvania Assembly to the governor, November 11, 1755) Dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions. ~James Madison (Federalist No. 51 Independent Journal February 6, 1788) All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. ~James Madison (Speech at the Constitutional Convention, July 11, 1787) I will suggest, Mr. President, that propriety of nominating and appointing, before we separate, a chaplain to this Convention, whose duty it shall be uniformly to assemble with us, and introduce the business of each day by and address to the Creator of the universe, and the Governor of all nations, beseeching Him to preside in our council, enlighten our minds with a portion of heavenly wisdom, influence our hearts with a love of truth and justice, and crown our labors with complete and abundant success!"the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth-that God governs in the Affairs of Men.""I also believe," that "without his concurring Aid, we shall succeed in this political Building no better than the Builders of Babel." ~Benjamin Franklin (Speech to the Constitutional Convention, June 28, 1787)
The world is governed more by appearances than realities, so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. ~Daniel Webster (US diplomat, lawyer, orator, & politician 1782 - 1852)
A Time for War

~ Pastor Peter Muhlenberg January 21, 1776
Pastor Muhlenberg stood in the vestry room of his church, putting on his traditional pastoral robes as he had on so many other Sunday mornings. A sense of destiny filled the air around him. This was the last time he would enter his pulpit, the last time he would open the Bible and share the words of life with his congregation. He knew the sermon he had to preachyet he knew that some of his people would not understand or accept his position. He himself had wrestled with it for months: How involved should a pastor be in the affairs of government? Didnt Jesus say, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods? Would Jesus get involved? Would He run to the battle? It was hard to imagine Jesus carrying a weapon. But it was equally hard to imagine Him not taking a stand. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven, Pastor Muhlenberg proclaimed, reading from Ecclesiastes 3. A time to be born, and a time to die.... A time to weep, and a time to laugh.... A time of war, and a time of peace. He stopped and looked at the people God had put in his carehardworking farmers and their wives, merchants, recent immigrants. The tiny town of Woodstock, Virginia, was a long way from the fighting in the colonies of New England. And the Blue Ridge Mountains had kept its citizens from hearing the news of events in their own state in early January 1776. It is a time for war! Pastor Muhlenberg declared. And not only in New England. War has come to Virginia! The British have marched on our own city of Williamsburg, seizing our supply of gunpowder and munitions. Soldiers are entering private homes, homes just like ours.
It is time for war! We are only farmers, you may say. Patrick Henry has rallied five thousand menfarmers just like youto fight back and drive the British out. It is time to act! Many of us came to this country to practice our religious freedoms. It is time to fight for those freedoms that we hold so dear. It is time for war! Let us pray. With that, Pastor Muhlenberg bowed his head and offered the traditional closing prayer. Then, breaking with all tradition, while still standing in the pulpit, he began to remove his pastors robes and vestments. I am a clergyman, it is true. But I am also a patriotand my liberty is as dear to me as to any man. Shall I hide behind my robes, sitting still at home, while others spill their blood to protect my freedom? Heaven forbid it! I am called by my country to its defense. The cause is just and noble. I am convinced it is my duty to obey that call, a duty I owe to my God and to my country. With that, he threw off the final layer of his robesand now stood before his stunned congregation in the full uniform of an officer of the Continental militia. He marched to the back of the church, declaring to all, If you do not choose to be involved, if you do not fight to protect your liberties, there will soon be no liberties to protect! Just outside the church army drummers waited. At Pastor Muhlenbergs command, they began to beat out the call for recruits. Gods conviction fell on the men of the congregation. One by one they rose from their pews and took their stand with the drummers. Some three hundred men from the church joined their pastor that day to fight for liberty. ***** Pastor Muhlenberg (Called the Fighting Parson) and his men became the Eighth Virginia Regiment, who fought valiantly in many of the battles of the Revolutionary War. During the war, Muhlenberg was promoted to Major General. Later Muhlenberg was made a Brigadier General of the Virginia Line and commanded that Brigade in Nathanael Greene's division at Valley Forge. After the war he was a hero second only to General George Washington among the Germans of his native state of Pennsylvania. In 1785 he became vicepresident of Pennsylvania (Benjamin Franklin was president). He worked hard to influence others to adopt the Federal Constitution in 1787 and served in the First U.S. Congress in 178991.
Pastor Peter Muhlenberg had a brother, Pastor Frederick Muhlenberg. At first, Frederick criticized Peter for getting involved in the war, saying that a minister of the Gospel should not be involved in politics. But when the British arrived in New York City in 1777, they drove Frederick from his own church and then desecrated the building. Frederick rethought his position and joined in the fight for liberty. In 1789, he became Americas very first Speaker of the House of Representatives. In fact, his signature is one of only two on the Bill of Rights.
The Founding Fathers on Jesus, Christianity and the Bible

~David Barton (www.WallBuilders.com / End Notes Attached) (A Few Declarations of Founding Fathers and Early Statesmen on Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible This list is by no means exhaustive; many other Founders could be included, and even with those who appear below, additio nal quotes could have been usedEnd Notes)
John Adams
SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; JUDGE; DIPLOMAT; ONE OF TWO SIGNERS OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS; SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of
Christianity. I will avow that I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity
are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.1 The Holy Ghost carries on the whole Christian system in this earth. Not a baptism, not a marriage, not a sacrament can be administered but by the Holy Ghost. . . . There is no authority, civil or religious there can be no legitimate government but what is administered by this Holy Ghost. There can be no salvation without it. All without it is rebellion and perdition, or in more orthodox words damnation.2 Without religion, this world would be something not fit to be mentioned in polite company: I mean hell.3 The Christian religion is, above all the religions that ever prevailed or existed in ancient or modern times, the religion of wisdom, virtue, equity and humanity.4 Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited. . . . What a Eutopia what a Paradise would this region be!5 I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world.6
Charles Carroll
SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; SELECTED AS DELEGATE TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; FRAMER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS; U. S. SENATOR On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits, not on the works I have done in obedience to His precepts.22 Grateful to Almighty God for the blessings which, through Jesus Christ Our Lord, He had conferred on my beloved country in her emancipation and on myself in permitting me, under circumstances of mercy, to live to the age of 89 years, and to survive the fiftieth year of independence, adopted by Congress on the 4th of July 1776, which I originally subscribed on the 2d day of August of the same year and of which I am now the last surviving signer.23 I, Charles Carroll. . . . give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it, my body to the earth, hoping that through and by the merits, sufferings, and mediation of my only Savior and Jesus Christ, I may be admitted into the Kingdom prepared by God for those who love, fear and truly serve Him.24
Congress, 1854
The great, vital, and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and the divine truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.25
Congress, U. S. House Judiciary Committee, 1854

Had the people, during the Revolution, had a suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity, that Revolution would have been strangled in its cradle... In this age, there can be no substitute for Christianity... That was the religion of the founders of the republic and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants.26
John Dickinson
SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION; GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA; GOVERNOR OF DELAWARE; GENERAL IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Rendering thanks to my Creator for my existence and station among His works, for my birth in a country enlightened by the Gospel and enjoying freedom, and for all His other kindnesses, to Him I resign myself, humbly confiding in His goodness and in His mercy through Jesus Christ for the events of eternity.27 [Governments] caould not give the rights essential to happiness We claim them from a higher source: from the King of kings, and Lord of all the earth.28
Benjamin Franklin
SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION; DIPLOMAT; PRINTER; SCIENTIST; SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION; GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and His religion as He left them to us, the best the world ever saw or is likely to see.30 The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of its lettering and guilding, lies here, food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost; for it will, as he believed, appear once more in a new and more beatiful edition, corrected and amended by the Author.31 (FRANKLINS EULOGY THAT HE WROTE FOR HIMSELF)
George Mason
DELEGATE AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; FATHER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God that gave it me, hoping that through the meritorious death and passion of our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ to receive absolution and remission for all my sins.76 My soul I resign into the hands of my Almighty Creator, Whose tender mercies are all over His works. . humbly hoping from His unbounded mercy and benevolence, through the merits of my blessed Savior, a remission of my sins.77
Patrick Henry
REVOLUTIONARY GENERAL; LEGISLATOR; THE VOICE OF LIBERTY; RATIFIER OF THE U. S. CONSTITUTION; GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA Being a Christian is a character which I prize far above all this world has or can boast.49 The Bible is a book worth more than all the other books that were ever printed.50 Righteousness alone can exalt America as a nation. Whoever thou art, remember this; and in thy sphere practice virtue thyself, and encourage it in others.51 The great pillars of all government and of social life [are] virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone, that renders us invincible.52 This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.53
John Hancock
SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS; REVOLUTIONARY GENERAL; GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS Sensible of the importance of Christian piety and virtue to the order and happiness of a state, I cannot but earnestly commend to you every measure for their support and encouragement.38 He called on the entire state to pray that universal happiness may be established in the world [and] that all may bow to the scepter of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the whole earth be filled with His glory.39 He also called on the State of Massachusetts to pray . . .

that all nations may bow to the scepter of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and that the whole earth may be filled with his glory.40 that the spiritual kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ may be continually increasing until the whole earth shall be filled with His glory.41 to confess their sins and to implore forgiveness of God through the merits of the Savior of the World.42 to cause the benign religion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to be known, understood, and practiced among all the inhabitants of the earth.43 to confess their sins before God and implore His forgiveness through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.44 that He would finally overrule all events to the advancement of the Redeemers kingdom and the establishment of universal peace and good will among men.45 that the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ may be established in peace and righteousness among all the nations of the earth.46 that with true contrition of heart we may confess our sins, resolve to forsake them, and implore the Divine forgiveness, through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ, our Savior. . . . And finally to overrule all the commotions in the world to the spreading the true religion of our Lord Jesus Christ in its purity and power among all the people of the earth.47
John Jay
PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS; DIPLOMAT; AUTHOR OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS; ORIGINAL CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE U. S. SUPREME COURT; GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK Condescend, merciful Father! to grant as far as proper these imperfect petitions, to accept these inadequate thanksgivings, and to pardon whatever of sin hath mingled in them for the sake of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Savior; unto Whom, with Thee, and the blessed Spirit, ever one God, be rendered all honor and glory, now and forever. 56 Unto Him who is the author and giver of all good, I render sincere and humble thanks for His manifold and unmerited blessings, and especially for our redemption and salvation by His beloved Son. . . . Blessed be His holy name.57 Mercy and grace and favor did come by Jesus Christ, and also that truth which verified the promises and predictions concerning Him and which exposed and corrected the various errors which had been imbibed respecting the Supreme Being, His attributes, laws, and dispensations.58 By conveying the Bible to people . . . we certainly do them a most interesting act of kindness. We thereby enable them to learn that man was originally created and placed in a state of happiness, but, becoming disobedient, was subjected to the degradation and evils which he and his posterity have since experienced. The Bible will also inform them that our gracious Creator has provided for us a Redeemer in whom all the nations of the earth should be blessed that this Redeemer has made atonement for the sins of the whole world, and thereby reconciling the Divine justice with the Divine mercy, has opened a way for our redemption and salvation; and that these inestimable benefits are of the free gift and grace of God, not of our deserving, nor in our power to deserve. The Bible will also [encourage] them with many explicit and consoling assurances of the Divine mercy to our fallen race, and with repeated invitations to accept the offers of pardon and reconciliation. . . . They, therefore, who enlist in His service, have the highest encouragement to fulfill the duties assigned to their respective stations; for most certain it is, that those of His followers who [participate in] His conquests will also participate in the transcendent glories and blessings of His Triumph.59 I recommend a general and public return of praise and thanksgiving to Him from whose goodness these blessings descend. The most effectual means of securing the continuance of our civil and religious liberties is always to remember with reverence and gratitude the source from which they flow.60 The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.61 [T]he evidence of the truth of Christianity requires only to be carefully examined to produce conviction in candid minds... they who undertake that task will derive advantages.62 Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation, to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.63
Thomas Jefferson
SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; DIPLOMAT; GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA; SECRETARY OF STATE; THIRD PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to the happiness of man.64 The practice of morality being necessary for the well being of society, He [God] has taken care to impress its precepts so indelibly on our hearts that they shall not be effaced by the subtleties of our brain. We all agree in the obligation of the moral principles of Jesus and nowhere will they be found delivered in greater purity than in His discourses.65 I am a Christian in the only sense in which He wished anyone to be: sincerely attached to His doctrines in preference to all others.66 I am a real Christian that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ.67
James Madison
SIGNER OF THE CONSTITUTION; AUTHOR OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS; FRAMER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS; SECRETARY OF STATE; FOURTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES A watchful eye must be kept on ourselves lest, while we are building ideal monuments of renown and bliss here, we neglect to have our names enrolled in the Annals of Heaven.72 I have sometimes thought there could not be a stronger testimony in favor of religion or against temporal enjoyments, even the most rational and manly, than for men who occupy the most honorable and gainful departments and [who] are rising in reputation and wealth, publicly to declare their unsatisfactoriness by becoming fervent advocates in the cause of Christ; and I wish you may give in your evidence in this way.73
George Washington
JUDGE; MEMBER OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS; COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY; PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION; FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are.122 While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.123 The blessing and protection of Heaven are at all times necessary but especially so in times of public distress and danger. The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier, defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country.124 I now make it my earnest prayer that God would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of the mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion.125
A WARNING FROM HISTORY!

The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources nor adapted with too much solicitude to the different characters and capacities to be impressed with it. ~James Madison (Letter to Rev. Frederick Beasley 11-20-1825) "Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath?" --Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia Q.XVIII, 1782. ME 2:227 "We have turned from the foundation of our Founding Fathers and we have become by our own accord a multicultural, multi-religious, multi-nightmare society with no morals, no ethics, no direction, and no hope.so long as we put faith in Men instead of GOD! "If we as citizens obey/support any government or individual while they are guilty of sin or idolatry by issuing laws which are contrary to Gods Law, then we become idolaters along with that idolatrous government and we receive part and parcel of the judgment of God."
Proverbs 28:3-5
A poor man who oppresses the lowly Is like a driving rain which leaves no food. 4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them. 5Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all things.
3
James 1:22-25
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. 25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
22
Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who (A)call evil good, and good evil; Who (B)substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
20
James 4:17
17
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
Jeremiah 17:10
10
I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
1 Timothy 5:20
20
Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.
Church in the U.S. Capitol & Treasury

~David Barton I will suggest, Mr. President, that propriety of nominating and appointing, before we separate, a chaplain to this Convention, whose duty it shall be uniformly to assemble with us, and introduce the business of each day by and address to the Creator of the universe, and the Governor of all nations, beseeching Him to preside in our council, enlighten our minds with a portion of heavenly wisdom, influence our hearts with a love of truth and justice, and crown our labors with complete and abundant success! ~Benjamin Franklin 1787
Many people are surprised to learn that the United States Capitol regularly served as a church building; a practice that began even before Congress officially moved into the building and lasted until well after the Civil War. Below is a brief history of the Capitol's use as a church, and some of the prominent individuals who attended services there. The cornerstone of the Capitol was laid by President George Washington in 1793., but it was not until the end of 1800 that Congress actually moved into the building. According to the congressional records for late November of 1800, Congress spent the first few weeks organizing the Capitol rooms, committees, locations, etc. Then, on December 4, 1800, Congress approved the use of the Capitol building as a church building. The approval of the Capitol for church was given by both the House and the Senate, with House approval being given by Speaker of the House, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, and Senate approval being given by the President of the Senate, Thomas Jefferson. Interestingly, Jefferson's approval came while he was still officially the Vice- President but after he had just been elected President.
CAPITOL IN 1800
Significantly, the Capitol building had been used as a church even for years before it was occupied by Congress. The cornerstone for the Capitol had been laid on September 18, 1793; two years later while still under construction, the July 2, 1795, Federal Orrery newspaper of Boston reported: City of Washington, June 19. It is with much pleasure that we discover the rising consequence of our infant city. Public worship is now regularly administered at the Capitol, every Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock by the Reverend Mr. Ralph. The reason for the original use of the Capitol as a church might initially be explained by the fact that there were no churches in the city at that time. Even a decade later in 1803, U. S. Senator John Quincy Adams confirmed: "There is no church of any denomination in this city." The absence of churches in Washington eventually changed, however. As one Washington citizen reported: "For several years after the seat of government was fixed at Washington, there were but two small [wooden] churches. . . . Now, in 1837 there are 22 churches of brick or stone." Yet, even after churches began proliferating across the city, religious services still continued at the Capitol until well after the Civil War and Reconstruction. Jefferson attended church at the Capitol while he was Vice President and also throughout his presidency. The first Capitol church service that Jefferson attended as President was a service preached by Jefferson's friend, the Rev. John Leland, on January 3, 1802. Significantly, Jefferson attended that Capitol church service just two days after he penned his famous letter containing the "wall of separation between church and state" metaphor.
MANASSEH CUTLER
U. S. Rep. Manasseh Cutler, who also attended church at the Capitol, recorded in his own diary that "He [Jefferson] and his family have constantly attended public worship in the Hall." Mary Bayard Smith, another attendee at the Capitol services, confirmed: "Mr. Jefferson, during his whole administration, was a most regular attendant." She noted that Jefferson even had a designated seat at the Capitol church: "The seat he chose the first Sabbath, and the adjoining one (which his private secretary occupied), were ever afterwards by the courtesy of the congregation, left for him and his secretary." Jefferson was so committed to those services that he would not even allow inclement weather to dissuade him; as Rep. Cutler noted: "It was very rainy, but his [Jefferson's] ardent zeal brought him through the rain and on horseback to the Hall." Other diary entries confirm Jefferson's attendance in spite of bad weather.
In addition to Mary Bayard Smith and Congressman Manasseh Cutler, others kept diaries of the weekly Capitol church services "" including Congressman Abijah Bigelow and statesman John Quincy Adams. (Adams served in Washington first as a Senator, then a President, and then as a Representative; and his extensive diaries describe the numerous church services he attended at the Capitol across a span of decades.) Typical of Adams' diary entries while a U. S. Senator under President Jefferson were these: Attended public service at the Capitol where Mr. Rattoon, an Episcopalian clergyman from Baltimore, preached a sermon. [R]eligious service is usually performed on Sundays at the Treasury office and at the Capitol. I went both forenoon and afternoon to the Treasury. Jefferson was not the only President to attend church at the Capitol. His successor, James Madison, also attended church at the Capitol. However, there was a difference in the way the two arrived for services. Observers noted that Jefferson arrived at church on horseback (it was 1.6 miles from the White House to the Capitol). However, Madison arrived for church in a coach and four. In fact, British diplomat Augustus Foster, who attended services at the Capitol, gave an eloquent description of President Madison arriving at the Capitol for church in a carriage drawn by four white horses. From Jefferson through Lincoln, many presidents attended church at the Capitol; and it was common practice for Members of Congress to attend those services. For example, in his diary entry of January 9, 1803, Congressman Cutler noted: "Attended in the morning at the Capitol. . . . Very full assembly. Many of the Members present." The church was often full "so crowded, in fact, one attendee reported that since "the floor of the House offered insufficient space, the platform behind the Speaker's chair, and every spot where a chair could be wedged in" was filled. U. S. Representative John Quincy Adams (although noting that occasionally the "House was full, but not crowded") also commented numerous times on the overly-crowded conditions at the Capitol church. In his diary entry for February 28, 1841, he noted: "I rode with my wife, Elizabeth C. Adams, and Mary, to the Capitol, where the Hall of the House of Representatives was so excessively crowded that it was with extreme difficulty that we were enabled to obtain seats." Why did so many Members attend Divine service in the Hall of the House? Adams explained why he attended: "I consider it as one of my public dutiesas a representative of the people- to give my attendance every Sunday morning when Divine service is performed in the Hall." Interestingly, the Marine Band participated in the early Capitol church services. According to Margaret Bayard Smith, who regularly attended services at the Capitol, the band, clad in their scarlet uniforms, made a "dazzling appearance" as they played from the gallery, providing instrumental accompaniment for the singing. The band, however, seemed too ostentatious for the services and "the attendance of the marine-band was soon discontinued."
From 1800 to 1801, the services were held in the north wing; from 1801 to 1804, they were held in the "oven" in the south wing, and then from 1804 to 1807, they were again held in the north wing. From 1807 to 1857, services were held in what is now Statuary Hall. By 1857 when the House moved into its new home in the extension, some 2,000 persons a week were attending services in the Hall of the House. Significantly, even though the U. S. Congress began meeting in the extension on Wednesday, December 16, 1857, the first official use of the House Chamber had occurred three days earlier, when "on December 13, 1857, the Rev. Dr. George Cummins preached before a crowd of 2,000 worshipers in the first public use of the chamber. Soon thereafter, the committee recommended that the House convene in the new Hall on Wednesday, December 16, 1857." However, regardless of the part of the building in which the church met, the rostrum of the Speaker of the House was used as the preacher's pulpit; and Congress purchased the hymnals used in the service. The church services in the Hall of the House were interdenominational, overseen by the chaplains appointed by the House and Senate; sermons were preached by the chaplains on a rotating basis, or by visiting ministers approved by the Speaker of the House. As Margaret Bayard Smith, confirmed: "Not only the chaplains, but the most distinguished clergymen who visited the city, preached in the Capitol" and "clergymen, who during the session of Congress visited the city, were invited by the chaplains to preach." In addition to the non-denominational service held in the Hall of the House, several individual churches (such as Capitol Hill Presbyterian, the Unitarian Church of Washington, First Congregational Church, First Presbyterian Church, etc.) met in the Capitol each week for their own services; there could be up to four different church services at the Capitol each Sunday.
IN 1867, OVER 2,000 PER WEEK ATTENDED CHURCH SERVICES AT THE CAPITOL The Library of Congress provides an account of one of those churches that met weekly at the Capitol: "Charles Boynton (1806-1883) was in 1867 Chaplain of the House of Representatives and organizing pastor of the First Congregational Church in Washington, which was trying at that time to build its own sanctuary. In the meantime, the church, as Boynton informed potential donors, was holding services- at the Hall of Representatives' where- the audience is the largest in town. . . . nearly 2000 assembled ever y Sabbath' for services, making the congregation in the House the largest Protestant Sabbath audience then in the United States.' The First Congregational Church met in the House from 1865 to 1868." With so many services occurring, the Hall of the House was not the only location in the Capitol where church services were conducted. John Quincy Adams, in his February 2, 1806, diary entry, describes an overflow service held in the Supreme Court Chamber, and Congressman Manasseh Cutler describes a similar service in 1804. (At that time, the Supreme Court Chamber was located on the first floor of the Capitol.) Services were also held in the Senate Chamber as well as on the first floor of the south wing.
OLD SUPREME COURT CHAMBER
Continued on Next Page:
Church In The Capitol Milestones * 1806. On January 12, 1806, Dorothy Ripley (1767-1832) became the first woman to preach before the House. One female attendee had noted: "Preachers of every sect and denomination of Christians were there admittedCatholics, Unitarians, Quakers, with every intervening diversity of sect. Even women were allowed to display their pulpit eloquence in this national Hall." In attendance at that service were President Thomas Jefferson and Vice President Aaron Burr. Ripley conducted the lengthy service in a fervent, evangelical, camp-meeting style. * 1826. On January 8, 1826, Bishop John England (1786-1842) of Charleston, South Carolina (Bishop over North and South Carolina and Georgia) became the first Catholic to preach in the House of Representatives. Of that service, President John Quincy Adams (a regular attendee of church services in the Capitol) noted: Walked to the Capitol and heard the Bishop of Charleston, [John] England -" an Irishman. He read a few prayers and then delivered an extemporaneous discourse of nearly two hours' duration. . . . He closed by reading an admirable prayer. He came and spoke to me after the service and said he would call and take leave of me tomorrow. The house was overflowing, and it was with great difficulty that I obtained a seat.
JOHN ENGLAND
* 1827. In January 1827, Harriet Livermore (1788-1868) became the second woman to preach in the House of Representatives. (Three of her immediate family members: " her father, grandfather, and uncle" had been Members of Congress. Her grandfather, Samuel Livermore, was a Member of the first federal Congress and a framer of the Bill of Rights; her uncle was a Member under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; her father was a Member under President James Monroe.) The service in which she preached was not only attended by President John Quincy Adams but was also filled with Members of Congress as well as the inquisitive from the city. As Margaret Bayard Smith noted, "curiosity rather than piety attracted throngs on such occasions." Livermore spoke for an hour and a half, resulting in mixed reactions; some praised her and were even moved to tears by her preaching, some dismissed her. Harriet Livermore preached in the Capitol on four different occasions, each attended by a different President.
HARRIET LIVERMORE
HENRY H. GARNET AND HIS DISCOURSE
* 1865. On February 12, 1865, Henry Highland Garnet (1815- 1882) became the first African American to speak in Congress. Two weeks earlier, on January 31, 1865, Congress had passed the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, and Garnet was invited to preach a sermon in Congress to commemorate that event. In his sermon, Garnet described his beginnings: 'I was born among the cherished institutions of slavery. My earliest recollections of parents, friends, and the home of my childhood are clouded with its wrongs. The first sight that met my eyes was my Christian mother enslaved." His family escaped to the North; he became a minister, abolitionist, temperance leader, and political activist. He recruited black regiments during the Civil War and served as chaplain to the black troops of New York. In 1864, he became the pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C. (where he served at the time of this sermon). He later became president of Avery College and was made Minister to Liberia by President Ulysses S. Grant. (For more information on this topic please see "Religion and the Founding of the American Republic: Religion and the Federal Government (Part 2)" on the Library of Congress website.)
Visit the Library of Congress website to Learn More about our Judeo-Christian History:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel06.html
Prophetic Warnings
(Presented by Jason Greene / FreedomSpirit.com) http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/elections/partysys.html
On Saturday, June 2, 1787, Ben Franklin took the floor at the Constitutional Convention as a skeptic. Franklin feared that greeddriven competition for the presidency would divide the new American government into factions. He warned:
There are two passions which have a powerful influence on the affairs of men. These are ambition and avarice; the love of power, and the love of money. ...Place before the eyes of such men a post of honor, that shall be at the same time a place of profit, and they will move heaven and earth to obtain it. The vast number of such places ...renders the British government so tempestuous...[and is the true source] of all those factions which are perpetually dividing the nation [and] distracting its councils...
~Ben Franklin 1787 On Wednesday, June 6, 1787, just a few days later, James Madison weighed in by saying that if unregulated,
All civilized societies would be divided into different sects, factions, and interests, ...of rich and poor, debtors and creditors, ... the inhabitants of this district or that district, the followers of this political leader or that political leader, the disciples of this religious sect or that religious sect. In all cases where a majority are united by a common interest or passion, the rights of the minority are in danger.
~James Madison 1787
Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations; but, on a candid examination of history, we shall find that turbulence, violence, and abuse of power, by the majority trampling on the rights of the minority, have produced factions and commotions, which, in republics, have, more frequently than any other cause, produced despotism. If we go over the whole history of ancient and modern republics, we shall find their destruction to have generally resulted from those causes.
~James Madison (Speech at the Virginia Convention to ratify the Federal Constitution (1788-06-06)
"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter. Our rulers will become corrupt, our people careless. A single zealot may commence persecution, and better men be his victims. It can never be too often repeated, that the time for fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest and ourselves united. From the conclusion of this war (Revolutionary War) we shall be going downhill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of this war, will remain on us long, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion. ~ Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, p. 169 (last part of Query, XVII), Boston: Lilly and Wait, 1832 "We have no government armed in power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a religious and moral people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other."
~John Adams, Source: Oct. 11, 1798; Address to the military
But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
~John Adams (Letter to Abigail Adams (17 July 1775)
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and he carries his banners openly. But the traitor moves among those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not traitor, he speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their garments, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared."
~ Marcus Cicero (Attributed to the Roman Senator 70-45 B.C., speaking to Caesar, Crassus, Pompey or Roman Senate???)
FACTS OF INTEREST
The Constitution & the Federal Government was formed by consent of the States and the People! Communism / Marxism: (The prerequisite to communism is Democracy) An atheist view of human liberation, is a social structure in which classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled, as well as a political philosophy and social movement that advocates and aims to create such a society. Karl Marx believed that man makes religion and religion does not make man. Karl Marx was a DEAD-BEAT, his major source of income was from the support of Friedrich Engels, who was drawing a steadily increasing income from the family business in Manchester. Fascism: (The Federal Government Un-Constitutionally controls Banks, Insurance, Railroad, and Auto) A political ideology that seeks to combine radical and authoritarian nationalism with a corporatist economic system, and which is usually considered to be on the far right of the traditional left-right political spectrum Fabianism / ISS: (Socialist Societies / Founded 1884 & 1905) Fabianism started in England in 1884 & the ISS began in 1905, they share a socialist/fascist belief in government intervention and the perfectibility of the welfare state. Fabianists & the ISS (Intercollegiate Socialist Society) began Infiltrating Colleges and even Government jobs with the help of FDR appointing some to the Supreme Court. (Authors Jack London & H.G. Wells were both ISS Director/Members) Economist John Maynard Keynes was a Fabianist. (Founder of our modern day Keynesian Ecomonics) Progressive Caucus: (Parties within Parties / Founded 1991) There are over 500 Leading U.S. Progressive Organizations Over 86 members operate within Congress by holding Un-Constitutional closed door secret meetings. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, serves on the executive committee of the socialist/fascist Progressive Caucus, a bloc of about 60 votes or nearly 30 percent of the minority vote in the lower chamber. Political Action Committees PACS: (Legalized bribery) Politicians collect money for their own campaigns we all know that. But many of them also raise a separate pot of money, commonly called a leadership political action committee, to help other politicians. By making donations to members of their party, ambitious lawmakers can use their leadership PACs to gain clout among their colleagues and boost their bids for leadership posts or committee chairmanships. Politicians also use leadership PACs to lay the groundwork for their own campaigns for higher office. And some use their PACs to hire additional staffsometimes even their family membersand to travel around the country or eat in some of Washington's finest restaurants. The limits on how a politician can spend leadership PAC money are not especially strict. Also, lacking a requirement that lawmakers disclose their affiliations with leadership PACs, these committees have been able to slip under the radar for years. Patriot Act: (Un-Constitutional / Enacted October 26th, 2001) The Patriot Act is FAR from being Patriotic & is UN-CONSTITUTIONAL according to our Founders! Sneak-and-peek" SELF WRITTEN WARRANTS (without a judge) allow law enforcement officials to break into homes and businesses and search the premises without the investigated party knowing. The authority for them was passed as part of the USA Patriot Act in late 2001, ostensibly as a counter-terrorism measure. The act's broad definition of "financial institutions" includes insurers, stockbrokers, automobile dealers, travel agents, jewelers, pawnbrokers, real estate settlement attorneys and librarians. The sneak and peek provision of the USA PATRIOT Act was used 1291 times in Fiscal Year 2008. Of those, it was only used five times for Terrorism purposes. Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6,000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to theConstitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world. ~Daniel Webster
(We strongly recommend all readers of this guide to research & verify all information for themselves.)
The Naked Communist

45 Planks of Communism
(By Dr. Cleon Skousen 1963) Dr. Skousen was an FBI Special Agent for 16 years (1935-1951), and worked closely with J. Edgar Hoover, he witnessed and investigated communist infiltration first hand in America. Below is a partial list of his extensive work as entered into Congress in 1963.
NOTE: These Communist Goals were entered into Congress in 1963. EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, January 10, 1963. (Congressional Record--Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963)
It should be kept in mind that many loyal Americans are working for these same objectives because they are not aware that these objectives are designed to overcome Liberty.
4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war. 11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. 12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party. 13. Do away with all loyalty oaths. 15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States. 20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions. 21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures. 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV. 27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch. 30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man. 35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI. 36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions. 37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business. 40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
The Ten Planks of the
Communist Manifesto
by Karl Heinrich Marx 1848
Although Marx advocated the use of any means, especially including violent revolution, to bring about socialist dictatorship, he suggested ten political goals for developed countries such as the United States. How far has the United States -- traditionally the bastion of freedom, free markets, and private property -- gone down the Marxist road to fulfill these socialist aims? You be the judge. The following are Marx's ten planks from his Communist Manifesto.
1. Abolition of private property in land and application of all rents of land to public purpose.
The courts have interpreted the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (1868) to give the government far more "eminent domain" power than was originally intended, Under the rubric of "eminent domain" and various zoning regulations, land use regulations by the Bureau of Land Management property taxes, and "environmental" excuses, private property rights have become very diluted and private property in land, vehicles, and other forms are seized almost every day in this country under the "forfeiture" provisions of the RICO statutes and the so-called War on Drugs.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

The 16th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, 1913 (which some scholars maintain was never properly ratified), and various State income taxes, established this major Marxist coup in the United States many decades ago. These taxes continue to drain the lifeblood out of the American economy and greatly reduce the accumulation of desperately needed capital for future growth, business starts, job creation, and salary increases.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.

Another Marxian attack on private property rights is in the form of Federal & State estate taxes and other inheritance taxes, which have abolished or at least greatly diluted the right of private property owners to determine the disposition and distribution of their estates upon their death. Instead, government bureaucrats get their greedy hands involved.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

We call it government seizures, tax liens, "forfeiture" Public "law" 99-570 (1986); Executive order 11490, sections 1205, 2002 which gives private land to the Department of Urban Development; the imprisonment of "terrorists" and those who speak out or write against the "government" (1997 Crime/Terrorist Bill); or the IRS confiscation of property without due process. The Patriot Act.
5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.
The Federal Reserve System, created by the Federal Reserve Act of Congress in 1913, is indeed such a "national bank" and it politically manipulates interest rates and holds a monopoly on legal counterfeiting in the United States. This is exactly what Marx had in mind and completely fulfills this plank, another major socialist objective. Yet, most Americans naively believe the U.S. of A. is far from a Marxist or socialist nation.
6. Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the state.
In the U.S., communication and transportation are controlled and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established by the Communications Act of 1934 and the Department of Transportation and the Interstate Commerce Commission (established by Congress in 1887), and the Federal Aviation Administration as well as Executive orders 11490, 10999 -- not to mention various state bureaucracies and regulations. There is also the federal postal monopoly, AMTRAK and CONRAIL -- outright socialist (government-owned) enterprises. Instead of free-market private enterprise in these important industries, these fields in America are semi-cartelized through the government's regulatory-industrial complex.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the state; the bringing into cultivation of waste lands and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
While the U.S. does not have vast "collective farms" (which failed so miserably in the Soviet Union), we nevertheless do have a significant degree of government involvement in agriculture in the form of price support subsidies and acreage allotments and land-use controls. The Desert Entry Act and the Department of Agriculture. As well as the Department of Commerce and Labor, Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Mines, National Park Service, and the IRS control of business through corporate regulations. Recent Stimulus Legislation.
8. Equal obligation of all to work. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
We call it the Social Security Administration and the Department of Labor. The National debt and inflation caused by the communal bank has caused the need for a two "income" family. Woman in the workplace since the 1920's, the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, assorted Socialist Unions, affirmative action, the Federal Public Works Program and of course Executive order 11000. And I almost forgot...The Equal Rights Amendment means that women should do all work that men do including the military and since passage it would make women subject to the draft.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.
We call it the Planning Reorganization Act of 1949 , zoning (Title 17 1910-1990) and Super Corporate Farms, as well as Executive orders 11647, 11731 (ten regions) and Public "law" 89-136. 2010 Executive Order for Council of Governors.
10. Free education for all children in government schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc. etc.
People are being taxed to support what we call 'public' schools, which train the young to work for the communal debt system. We also call it the Department of Education, the NEA and Outcome Based "Education. Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings. So, is the U.S. a "free country" today as GOD and our Founders Intended? Hardly! Not compared to what it once was. Yet, very few Americans today challenge these Marxist ideals, and there are virtually no politicians calling for their repeal or even gradual phase-out. While the United States of America may still have more perceived freedoms than most other countries, we have nonetheless lost many crucial liberties and have accepted the major socialist attacks on GOD, freedom and private property as normal parts of our way of life. This nation, whose founders included such individualists as Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, James Madison, John Adams and Patrick Henry, has gradually turned away from the principles of in-alienable individual rights, limited constitutional government, private property, and free markets and instead we increasingly have embraced the failed ideas and nostrums of socialism and fascism. We should hang our heads in shame for having allowed this to happen.
Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories. And to render them safe, their minds must be improved to a certain degree."
~Thomas Jefferson (1792 Notes on the State of Virginia)

Bibles Banned in Bible Belt

http://www.foxnewsradio.com/2010/01/06/bibles-banned-in-bible-belt/#axzz0gImHr5Qd
6 January 2010
Giving away Bibles to school children is unconstitutional. (Not according to our Founders) Thats the law of the land in Wilson County, Tennessee a suburb of Nashville. The school board was facing a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union over a long-time tradition. Every year, fifth grade students were presented free Bibles from The Gideons International. The Gideons are based in Nashville and have been giving away pocket-sized copies of The New Testament, the Proverbs and Psalms for decades. Last year, they distributed more than 11 million Bibles. Boys and girls in Wilson County were not required to take the Bibles but the parents of one child complained. They admit their daughter was not forced to accept the Bible but the girl was afraid of being singled out for ridicule had she refused. Thats when the ACLU got involved. Decisions about religion should be left in the hands of families and faith communities, not public school officials, said ACLU attorney Edmund J. Schmidt, III, in an interview with The Tennessean. The ACLU demanded the school district stop giving away Bibles on school grounds. To avoid a lawsuit, school officials were forced to not only ban Gods Word, but also acknowledge that giving kids Bibles on school property is unconstitutional. The ACLU of Tennessee hailed the ruling and said their goal is to protect the religious liberty of everyone. Thus sayeth the ACLU.
Principal bans Bible, suggests book about witches!

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=109446 September 10, 2009 9:20 am Eastern 2010 WorldNetDaily The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to hear a case in which a kindergarten student, under an assignment in which parents were invited to read their child's favorite book, was denied permission to share a Bible story and asked to read a book about witches instead. As WND reported, Donna Busch accepted an invitation to visit her son Wesley's kindergarten classroom at Culbertson Elementary School in Newtown Square, Penn., to read a passage of Wesley's favorite book to his classmates in Oct 2004. Wesley's teacher had invited Busch because the boy was the featured student of "All About Me," a school event to feature a particular student and emphasize that student's personal characteristics, preferences and personality in classroom activities. During the "All About Me" activity, a child's parent may read aloud from the student's favorite book. In this case, Wesley, a Christian, chose the Bible. His mother planned to read from Psalm 118. When Donna Busch prepared to read from the Bible, Wesley's teacher instructed her not to do so until Principal Thomas Cook could determine whether it would be acceptable to read the Bible in class. According to the Rutherford Institute, the principal "informed Mrs. Busch that she could not read from the Bible in the classroom because it was against the law and that the reading would violate the 'separation of church and state.'" Then school administrators offered Wesley's mother an opportunity to read from a book about witches, witchcraft and Halloween. She declined the invitation. A 2005 decision in U.S. District Court sided with the school's decision to ban the Bible reading. Officials with the Marple Newtown School District had defended their actions as reasonable, and the trial court judge agreed. A Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision upheld the lower court's ruling that the school officials' decision did not violate the Busch family's First Amendment rights. The court held that "educators may appropriately restrict forms of expression in elementary school classrooms" even when speakers have been invited into the classroom. Circuit Judge Thomas Hardiman issued a strong dissent, noting that the reading of a passage from Psalms to Wesley's class was within the subject matter of the "All About Me" unit, which was to highlight things of interest and importance to Wesley, and the exclusion constituted viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment because it was based solely upon its religious character. The Rutherford Institute attorneys are now urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. They argue that the appellate court's decision gives school administrators too much discretion to discriminate against expression on the basis of its religious nature in violation of the First Amendment.
Supremes urged to review 'kindergarten cop' case
7-year-old blocked from using religious song in sign language performance

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=100917
Sorry, no Christian talent allowed!

Posted: June 13, 2009 12:05 am Eastern
By Drew Zahn 2010 WorldNetDaily

A public elementary school in Oakley, Calif., told a seven-year-old second grader that she would not be able to perform her sign language accompaniment to the song "We Worship You" at the school's evening talent show because the song is Christian. According to the Pacific Justice Institute, officials at Vintage Parkway Elementary School praised Bette Ouellette's talent, but informed her after auditions that the song was unacceptable for the school's June 1 talent show. Bette's father, Brent, thought the school overreacted, and he called PJI, which in turn sent a demand letter to the school, explaining legal precedent that condemns the school's action as a wrongful misapplication of constitutional law and requesting notification that future student performances will not be censored based on religious content.
The sign for "Jesus Christ" "Common sense and the federal courts both tell us that school talent shows are clearly student expression protected by the First Amendment," commented PJI President Brad Dacus in a statement. "Censoring one student's expression based on religious content is therefore unconstitutional. We are hopeful that these straightforward principles will be quickly recognized by the school."
The letter PJI sent informs the school that not only have federal courts repeatedly ruled that applying the "separation of church and state" to censor religious content from student performances is unconstitutional, but also that in an almost identical case in New Jersey, a federal court ruled that censoring a religious song at a school talent show amounted to viewpoint discrimination. "Contrary to popular belief, the United States Supreme Court has never insisted there be an impenetrable wall between church and state," the letter states, and then cites a pair of federal court rulings to affirm, "rather, the U.S. Constitution 'affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any.' To allow such hostility under the guise of total separation of church and state would necessarily bring this country into 'war with our national tradition as embodied in the First Amendment's guarantee of the free exercise of religion.'" Further, the letter states, "Federal courts have warned that school censorship of student-initiated religious activities is just as onerous as school sponsorship of such activities." WND contacted the school's principal for comment, but received no response. PJI attorney Matthew B. McReynolds told WND that Bette Ouellette did not perform at the talent show. "All we want is an apology and a promise that this won't happen again," said Bette's father in a statement. "There are a variety of religious views within our own household, but we respect each other and don't try to silence anyone. We think the school should be the same way."
Christians Oppressed in Islamic Dearborn Michigan!

http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2009/06/christians-oppressed-in-islamic.html
June 18, 2009

The Christian based Thomas More Law Center which is involved in the lawsuit against the US Government for bailing out AIG which in turn helps promote sharia banking is backing up Christians once again. This time Christians were told that they cannot walk around and pass out Christian literature during the annual Dearborn Arab International Festival. I cannot imagine who complained.... Lawsuit Filed Against City Over Restriction of Christian Ministry to Pass Out Religious Tracts on Public Sidewalks During Annual Arab Festival. Thursday, June 18, 2009 ANN ARBOR, MI For the last five years, Pastor George Saieg and scores of his volunteers have visited Dearborn, Michigan during its annual Dearborn Arab International Festival to pass out religious literature and discuss their Christian Faith. Pastor Saieg is a Sudanese Christian, and Founder and Director of the Arabic Christian Perspective (ACP), which ministers to Muslims. Dearborn happens to be one of the most densely populated Muslim communities in the United States. An estimated 30,000 of its 98,000 residents are Muslims. Even though there has never been a disruption of the public peace during this Christian ministry, last week Dearborn police officials told Pastor Saieg that he and his group are prohibited from freely traveling the public sidewalks to distribute their literature outside the festival. They must remain at a specific location. As a result, the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the Becker Law Firm based in Los Angeles, California, the general counsel for ACP, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Dearborns policy. The lawsuit was filed only after attempts were made to amicably assert Pastor Saiegs constitutional rights to free speech. Click here to read the complaint. Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, commented, Its ironic that while Americans are applauding the free speech exercised by hundreds of thousands of Muslims on the streets of Iran, the City of Dearborn is restricting free speech rights Christians are attempting to exercise on the Citys public sidewalks. The conflict arose when Pastor George Saieg called the City of Dearborn to find out when the festival was to begin. He was then told on June 9th that his group would be confined to a predetermined location. Pastor Saieg questioned the constitutional validity of this restriction, especially considering his group had attended the Dearborn Festival many times in the past without incident. Late this morning, Federal District Court Judge Nancy Edmonds denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting Dearborn from restricting Pastor Saieg and his group from passing out Christian literature on the public sidewalks. The Festival will be held for only 3 days, beginning tomorrow, Friday, June 19, 2009, and lasting through Sunday, June 21.
US University Prohibits Thanking Jesus At Graduation

Posted on: 2009-06-03 13:27:00
By Stefan J. Bos,Chief International Correspondent Worthy News http://www.christianpersecution.info/index.php?view=5797

LOS ANGELES, USA (Worthy News) -- A professor at the government-funded University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) has prohibited a graduating student from saying "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," in her own graduation speech, amid a heated debate over using that name in public across the United States, Worthy News established Wednesday, June 3. Christina Popa posted the proof emails on her page of the community Website Facebook. The e-mails seemed to show that while other students were permitted to have their speeches read aloud, Popa's would only be allowed if it didn't mention Jesus Christ. UCLA Biology Professor Dr. Pamela Hurley censored Popa's proposed speech, saying in en e-mail: "UCLA is a public university where the doctrine of separation of church and state is observed..." The undervisity does permit graduates "to thank God in their words of wisdom, but we also ask that they refrain from making more specific religious references of any kind," the professor wrote. "In this setting, even I would not personally be comfortable reading: "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," she added. When Popa objected, Dr. Hurley threatened, "If you prefer, Christina, I can read none of what you wrote. I am very sorry that this is a problem for you." CENSORED VERSION The censored version reads: "First, I want to thank God. I also want to thank my father who passed away three years ago, for teaching me to always do my best and thus motivating me to pursue the sciences. I want to thank my mother for supporting me in school as well as my sisters and brother for encouraging me and my friends for making college fun. I plan to work in a research lab or become a dietician." The professor admitted that she "understands that, because of your own faith, this is not what you would prefer, Christina. But I hope that you can be okay with the above, given all the circumstances that exist." Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, the former Navy Chaplain who was punished for praying publicly "in Jesus name", but later vindicated by Congress, said that although he is "not Christina's personal spokesman," he "admires her courage." Jesus, he said, "is not an illegal word, and UCLA has no business censoring her speech, especially if they claim to celebrate 'academic freedom.' Instead, Dr. Hurley has terribly misapplied her own twisted idea of the separation of church and state." "CROSSING LINE" He added that, "UCLA is crossing the line of separation, not Christina, and we pray UCLA will repent of their anti-Christian discrimination." The latest religious stand-off follows similar incidents elsewhere in the United States. In April Georgetown University was reportedly requested by the White House to cover up its IHS monogram representing Jesus' name at President Barack Obamas speech, drawing fire from the Cardinal Newman Society and Georgetown students. And, Christian activists were recently told they were not allowed to wear "Jesus" t-shirts in the Senate building and United States Supreme Court, conservative website World Net Daily reported. Praying "in Jesus name" also caused several police chaplains to lose their jobs. Earlier this year the Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted along party lines to kill a pro-faith bill which would have restored the rights of Virginia State Police Chaplains to pray publicly "in Jesus name."
America & Christian Heritage being removed from American School Books
http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14102&AlertID=1094
February 5, 2010
Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel Discusses Changes to Textbooks
Texas Board of Education will soon finalize the language that textbook publishers use to align their textbooks to current standards. As Texas is a leader in textbooks, most other states purchase the same educational materials. The textbook controversy in Texas affects every American because, to have a bright future, we must know our past. America has a rich past founded on Judeo-Christian values and to forget them, or worse, to distort them, will doom our future. Those who want to reshape America begin by rewriting our past. We repeat the mistakes of the past when we are ignorant of them. Some of the suggestions that have come forward at various times include:
Removing references to Daniel Boone, General George Patton, Nathan Hale, Columbus Day, and Christmas. To include the cultural impact of hip hop music, ACLU lawyer Clarence Darrow, and the Hindu holiday of Diwali. Replacing the term "American" with "Global Citizen" stating that students need to be shaped "for responsible citizenship in a global society" without any mention of citizenship in American society. Replacing expansionism and free enterprise with imperialism and capitalism.
The Board's next meeting is in March and the final reading and adoption of the social studies guidelines will be in May 2010.
END NOTES (Pages 15-19)

1.Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (Washington D. C.: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904), Vol. XIII, p. 292294. In a letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson on June 28, 1813. 2. Letter from John Adams to Benjamin Rush, from Quincy, Massachusetts, dated December 21, 1809, from the original in our possession. 3. John Adams, The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, Charles Francis Adams, editor (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1856), Vol. X, p. 254, to Thomas Jefferson on April 19, 1817. 4. John Adams, Works, Vol. III, p. 421, diary entry for July 26, 1796. 5. John Adams, Works, Vol. II, pp. 6-7, diary entry for February 22, 1756. 6. John Adams, Works, Vol. X, p. 85, to Thomas Jefferson on December 25, 1813. 22. From an autograph letter in our possession written by Charles Carroll to Charles W. Wharton, Esq., September 27, 1825. 23. Lewis A. Leonard, Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (New York: Moffit, Yard & Co, 1918), pp. 256-257. 24. Kate Mason Rowland, Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (New York: G.P. Putnams Sons, 1890), Vol. II, pp. 373-374, will of Charles Carroll, Dec. 1, 1718 (later replaced by a subsequent will not containing this phrase, although he reexpressed this sentiment on several subsequent occasions, including repeatedly in the latter years of his life). 25. Journal of the House of the Representatives of the United States of America (Washington, DC: Cornelius Wendell, 1855), 34th Cong., 1st Sess., p. 354, January 23, 1856; see also: Lorenzo D. Johnson, Chaplains of the General Government With Objections to their Employment Considered (New York: Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1856), p. 35, quoting from the House Journal, Wednesday, January 23, 1856, and B. F. Morris, The Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States (Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1864), p. 328. 26. Reports of Committees of the House of Representatives Made During the First Session of the Thirty-Third Congress (Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, 1854), pp. 6-9. 27. From the Last Will & Testament of John Dickinson, attested March 25, 1808. 28. John Dickinson, The Political Writings of John Dickinson (Wilmington: Bonsal and Niles, 1801), Vol. I, pp. 111-112. 29. From his last will and testament, attested on September 21, 1840. 30. Benjamin Franklin, Works of Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow, editor (New York: G.P. Putnams Sons, 1904), p. 185, to Ezra Stiles, March 9, 1790. 31. Benjamin Franklin, Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin (Dublin: P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. More, and W. Janes, 1793), p. 149. 35. John M. Mason, A Collection of the Facts and Documents Relative to the Death of Major General Alexander Hamilton (New York: Hopkins and Seymour, 1804), p. 53. 36. John M. Mason, A Collection of the Facts and Documents Relative to the Death of Major General Alexander Hamilton (New York: Hopkins and Seymour, 1804), pp. 48-50. 37. Alexander Hamilton, The Works of Alexander Hamilton, John C. Hamilton, editor (New York: John F. Trow, 1851), Vol. VI, p. 542, to James A. Bayard, April, 1802; see also, Alexander Hamilton, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Harold C. Syrett, editor (New York: Columbia University Press, 1977), Vol. XXV, p. 606, to James A. Bayard, April 16, 1802. 38. Independent Chronicle (Boston), November 2, 1780, last page; see also Abram English Brown, John Hancock, His Book (Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1898), p. 269. 39. John Hancock, A Proclamation For a Day of Public Thanksgiving 1791, given as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from an original broadside in our possession. 40. John Hancock, Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving, October 28, 1784, from a proclamation in our possession, Evans #18593. 41. John Hancock, Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving, October 29, 1788, from a proclamation in our possession, Evans #21237. 42. John Hancock, Proclamation For a Day of Fasting and Prayer, March 16, 1789, from a proclamation in our possession, Evans #21946. 43. John Hancock, Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise, September 16, 1790, from an original broadside in our possession. 44. John Hancock, Proclamation for a Day of Fasting and Prayer, February 11, 1791, from a proclamation in our possession, Evans #23549. 45. John Hancock, Proclamation for a Day of Fasting, Prayer and Humiliation, February 24, 1792, from a proclamation in our possession, Evans
#24519. 46. John Hancock, Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving, October 25, 1792, from an original broadside in our possession. 47. John Hancock, Proclamation for Day of Public Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, March 4, 1793, from a broadside in our possession. 48. From his last will and testament, attested April 16, 1779. 49. A. G. Arnold, The Life of Patrick Henry of Virginia (Auburn and Buffalo: Miller, Orton and Mulligan, 1854), p. 250. 50. William Wirt, Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry (Philadelphia: James Webster, 1818), p. 402; see also George Morgan, Patrick Henry (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1929), p. 403. 51. Patrick Henry, Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondence and Speeches, William Wirt Henry, editor (New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1891), Vol. II, p. 592, to Archibald Blair on January 8, 1799. 52. Patrick Henry, Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondence and Speeches, William Wirt Henry, editor (New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1891), Vol. II, p. 592, to Archibald Blair on January 8, 1799. 53. Will of Patrick Henry, attested November 20, 1798. 54. Samuel Huntington, A Proclamation for a Day of Fasting, Prayer and Humiliation, March 9, 1791, from a proclamation in our possession, Evans #23284. 55. James Iredell, The Papers of James Iredell, Don Higginbotham, editor (Raleigh: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1976), Vol. I, p. 11 from his 1768 essay on religion. 56. William Jay, The Life of John Jay (New York: J & J Harper, 1833), Vol. I p. 518, Appendix V, from a prayer found among Mr. Jays papers and in his handwriting. 57. William Jay, The Life of John Jay (New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833), Vol. I, pp. 519-520, from his Last Will & Testament. 58. William Jay, The Life of John Jay (New York: J & J Harper, 1833), Vol. II, p. 386, to John Murray, April 15, 1818. 59. John Jay, The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, 1794-1826, Henry P. Johnston, editor (New York: Burt Franklin, 1890), Vol. IV, pp. 494, 498, from his Address at the Annual Meeting of the American Bible Society, May 13, 1824. 60. William Jay, The Life of John Jay (New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833), Vol. I, pp. 457-458, to the Committee of the Corporation of the City of New York on June 29, 1826. 61. John Jay, John Jay: The Winning of the Peace. Unpublished Papers 1780-1784, Richard B. Morris, editor (New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1980), Vol. II, p. 709, to Peter Augustus Jay on April 8, 1784. 62. William Jay, The Life of John Jay (New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833), Vol. II, p. 266, to the Rev. Uzal Ogden on February 14, 1796. 63. William Jay, The Life of John Jay (New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833), Vol. II, p. 376, to John Murray Jr. on October 12, 1816. 64. Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Albert Bergh, editor (Washington, D. C.: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Assoc., 1904), Vol. XV, p. 383, to Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse on June 26, 1822. 65. Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Alberty Ellery Bergh, editor (Washington D.C.: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904), Vol. XII, p. 315, to James Fishback, September 27, 1809. 66. Thomas Jefferson, Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, editor (Boston: Grey & Bowen, 1830), Vol. III, p. 506, to Benjamin Rush, April 21, 1803. 67. Thomas Jefferson, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Albert Ellery Bergh, editor (Washington, D.C.: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, 1904), Vol. XIV, p. 385, to Charles Thomson on January 9, 1816. 68. Edwards Beardsley, Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1886), p. 184. 69. E. Edwards Beardsley, Life and Times of William Samuel Johnson (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1886), pp. 141-145. 70. William Kent, Memoirs and Letters of James Kent, (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1898), pp. 276-277. 71. Hugh A. Garland, The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke (New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1853), Vol. II, p. 104, from Francis Scott Key to John Randolph. 72. James Madison, Letters and Other Writings of James Madison (New York: R. Worthington, 1884), Vol. I, pp. 5-6, to William Bradford on November 9, 1772. 73. James Madison, The Papers of James Madison, William T. Hutchinson, editor (Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1962), Vol. I, p. 96, to William Bradford on September 25, 1773. 74. Letters of Delegates to Congress: November 7, 1785-November 5, 1786, Paul H. Smith, editor (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1995), Vol.
23, p. 337, James Manning to Robert Carter on June 7, 1786. 75. Letters of Delegates to Congress: May 1, 1777 - September 18, 1777, Paul H. Smith, editor (Washington DC: Library of Congress, 1981), Vol. 7, pp. 645-646, Henry Marchant to Sarah Marchant on September 9, 1777. 76. Kate Mason Rowland, Life of George Mason (New York: G. P. Putnams Sons, 1892), Vol. I, p. 373, Will of Colonel George Mason, June 29, 1715 (this will was later replaced by the will below.) 77. Will of George Mason, attested March 20, 1773. 122. George Washington, The Writings of Washington, John C. Fitzpatrick, editor (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1932), Vol. XV, p. 55, from his speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs on May 12, 1779. 123. George Washington, The Writings of Washington, John C. Fitzpatrick, editor (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1932), Vol. XI, pp. 342-343, General Orders of May 2, 1778. 124. George Washington, The Writings of George Washington, John C. Fitzpatrick, editor (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1932), Vol. 5, p. 245, July 9, 1776 Order. 125. George Washington, The Last Official Address of His Excellency George Washington to the Legislature of the United States (Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, 1783), p. 12; see also The New Annual Register or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year 1783 (London: G. Robinson, 1784), p. 150.
Please JOIN us in this "Immeasurable Patriotic Educational Task" of defending our un-alienable rights as endowed by our "Creator, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Please help by allowing us the gracious use of your facility to EDUCATE our community.
God Bless & For Liberty,
Mr. Greene
Founder/American/Instructor, FreedomSpirit.com / ConstitutionalBootcamp.com SAR Member (Sons of the American Revolution)
ANSWER: E) All of the above. Heres where: A) Idaho, B) Colorado, C) West Virginia, and D) Pennsylvania. As a Christian in this country, you may be understandably reluctant to speak out on moral issues. But while we have the right to remain silent, thats not what God calls us to do. Because if the world can silence the truth, it will silence the gospel!
The Constitution Exempts Churches from needing an IRS Tax Status:

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/26/A/1/F/II/508 http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/26/usc_sec_26_00000508----000-.html US CODE
TITLE 26
>
Subtitle A PART II
> CHAPTER 1 > > 508
Subchapter F
>
(c) Exceptions (1) Mandatory exceptions Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to (A) churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches, or (B) any organization which is not a private foundation (as defined in section 509 (a)) and the gross receipts of which in each taxable year are normally not more than $5,000
According to the Internal Revenue Code, "a church, its integrated auxiliaries, and conventions and associations of the church are excluded from taxation." United States Code, Title 26, 508(c)(1)(A). Section 508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code provides that churches are not required to apply for recognition of Section 501(c)(3) status in order to be exempt from federal taxation or to receive tax deductible contributions. Churches are automatically exempt from Federal income tax, and contributions to churches are deductible by donors under section 170. This just goes to show you that, churches don't have to incorporate to apply for tax-exemptions, and that even if the tax exemptions were not automatic, it is spiritual adultery for them to do so because all such religious corporations accept The State as their head instead of Christ. Only the State can give permission to incorporate, and this new legal entity is under the jurisdiction of the State alone the minute it incorporates. Under U.S. law, all of a corporation's rights, powers and authority are granted by the State and subject to the State. However, when believers in Christ regularly assemble for worship, teaching, preaching, etc, they automatically meet the IRS definition of a church without incorporating under State power, or requesting State permission for (and therefore scrutiny of) such activities. There is simply no U.S. law requiring churches to incorporate with The State, and churches are still obeying the "law of the land" by doing all of the above without incorporating. There are, however, many scriptural prohibitions to the Most High's chosen people "joining," "covenanting" or being "yoked with" pagan Roman and Babylonian powers and unbelievers, which is the exact definition of a 501c3 incorporation of a church.
http://www.macquirelatory.com/501c3%20IRS%20Code.htm
Tel: 8006711776
www.LC.org
POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES FOR PASTORS AND CHURCHES

by Mathew D. Staver, Esq. SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CANDIDATES Endorsing or opposing political candidates Contributions to political candidate In-kind and independent expenditures for or against political candidates Contributions to Political Action Committees Appearance of political candidate at church meeting or service Introduction of political candidates at church Political candidate to preach or read scripture (contributions should not be solicited & message should not urge people to vote for the candidate) Voter registration programs and campaigns (non-partisan) Distribution of candidate surveys and incumbent voting records (avoid editorial opinions) Distribution in church parking lot of political statements and opinions on political issues (so long as no church endorsement) Rent or loan church mailing lists to political candidates (list must be made available to all candidates on similar terms and prices) Church bulletin political ads at regular price and news stories Church bulletin editorial where the pastor or staff member endorses or opposes a candidate Church bulletin editorial regarding political issues or two different church members take opposing views on a candidate Use of church facilities by political candidates (if all other candidates are allowed or invited) Fund-raising for candidates Campaigning for candidates Educate members of the public about viewpoints of candidates Discuss church doctrine pertaining to candidate views such as abortion, homosexuality and marriage Granting use of name to support a political candidate Support or oppose judicial, department or cabinet appointments Support or oppose judicial candidates Support or oppose other political appointments of non-elected officials SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING LEGISLATION Use of church facilities by lobbying groups to discuss social issues Rent or loan church mailing list to lobbying groups Preach sermons on social issues and political issues and activism Educate on political process and political/social/legislative issues Petition drives supporting or opposing legislation or citizen initiatives Support or oppose legislation unrelated to the church organization Support or oppose legislation that directly relates to the organization Encourage people to voice for or against legislation or citizen initiatives Lobby candidates to support or oppose legislation or citizen initiatives Distribute position papers supporting or opposing legislation or citizen initiatives CHURCH No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No* Yes No Yes CHURCH Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes** Yes*** Yes** Yes** Yes** PASTOR Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes N/A Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A No N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes PASTOR N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
*A pastor may include title and church affiliation in a personal endorsement along with the following notation: Title and affiliation for identification purposes . **Churches and other 501(c)3 organizations may support or oppose legislation so long as such activity comprises an insubstantial part of the overall operation. A 501(c)4 organization may support or oppose legislation without any limitations. ***A church or any other 501(c)3 organization may without limitation support or oppose legislation that directly affects the organizational structure and operation of the organization. For example, a church may without limitation oppose legislation attempting to repeal the tax-exempt status of the church.
Copyright 2000-2008
Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
PATRIOTIC DONATIONS ARE NEEDED AND WELCOMED SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR VITAL MISSION & MINISTRY EDUCATING AMERICA TO FORGOTTEN TRUTHS HELP OUR VOLUNTARY MINISTRY DEFEND LIBERTY BY BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE! Please Visit: www.FreedomSpirit.com www.ConstitutionalBootcamp.com To make online donation/pledge: click Donate. To make Donation via cash or check: FreedomSpirit P.O. Box 4613 Clearwater, FL 33758
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND AMERICA!


Liberty Thoughts and Inspirations 3-2014

Загружено:

Сведения о документе

Оригинальное название

Авторское право

Доступные форматы

Поделиться этим документом

Поделиться или встроить документ

Параметры публикации

Этот документ был вам полезен?

Это неприемлемый материал?

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

Liberty Thoughts and Inspirations 3-2014

Загружено:

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

6

Education is Vital for Liberty to Prevail!

Major Gen. Nathanael Greene

Colonel Timothy Matlack

allowing us the gracious use of your facility to EDUCATE our community.

Did you know...

(**Answer on Page 39**)

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE!

Wisdom & Knowledge

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, For I believe in Your commandments.

Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,

Diligent hands will rule,

but laziness ends in slave labor.

LIBERTY Thoughts & Inspiration

~William Penn (Founded Pennsylvania 1662)

A Time for War

The Founding Fathers on Jesus, Christianity and the Bible

Congress, U. S. House Judiciary Committee, 1854

A WARNING FROM HISTORY!

Church in the U.S. Capitol & Treasury

OLD SUPREME COURT CHAMBER

Continued on Next Page:

HENRY H. GARNET AND HIS DISCOURSE

The Naked Communist

The Ten Planks of the

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.

~Thomas Jefferson (1792 Notes on the State of Virginia)

Bibles Banned in Bible Belt

Principal bans Bible, suggests book about witches!

Supremes urged to review 'kindergarten cop' case

7-year-old blocked from using religious song in sign language performance

Sorry, no Christian talent allowed!

By Drew Zahn 2010 WorldNetDaily

Christians Oppressed in Islamic Dearborn Michigan!

June 18, 2009

US University Prohibits Thanking Jesus At Graduation

By Stefan J. Bos,Chief International Correspondent Worthy News http://www.christianpersecution.info/index.php?view=5797

END NOTES (Pages 15-19)

Founder/American/Instructor, FreedomSpirit.com / ConstitutionalBootcamp.com SAR Member (Sons of the American Revolution)

The Constitution Exempts Churches from needing an IRS Tax Status:

> CHAPTER 1 > > 508

POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE GUIDELINES FOR PASTORS AND CHURCHES

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND AMERICA!

Вам также может понравиться

(Answer on Page 39)