Monday, July 5, 2010

4th of JULY NOW and THEN

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ON GOVERNMENT
"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." President George Washington




"Whatever we once were, we're no longer a Christian nation." OBAMA




ON EDUCATION


"As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam." OBAMA




“What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.” --GEORE WASHINGTON


In Benjamin Franklin's 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania, he insisted that schools teach "the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern."




"But we also recognize the importance of good medical care for women, that we’re also recognizing the importance of age-appropriate education to reduce risks. I do believe that contraception has to be part of that education process." OBAMA




George Washington in a speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs May 12, 1779


"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors."




Charles Carroll - signer of the Declaration of Independence Portrait of Charles Carroll" Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure...are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments."
ON LIFE
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--




"I think it’s very hard to know what that means, when life begins." OBAMA




Patrick Henry said, "It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here.” [May 1765 Speech to the House of Burgesses]




"Which passages of Scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is okay and that eating shellfish is abomination? How about Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith?" OBAMA