n2thelight
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Anyone suggesting that Christianity had little influence on America is not familiar with history. Thirty-two percent of the Founding Fathers quotes – directly or indirectly – came from the Bible. The Bible was quoted four times more frequently than any other source. Most states required of their elected officials a profession of faith in Jesus Christ and the Bible before taking office.Spoken at the signing of the Declaration of Independence:"We have this day restored the Sovereign to whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven, and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let His kingdom come.” Samuel Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spoken to the chiefs of the Delaware Indian Tribe:"You do well to wish to learn our arts and our ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ… Congress will do every thing they can to assist you in this wise intention.” George Washington --------------------------------------------------------------------------------"In this age there can be no substitution for Christianity… That was the religion of the founders of the republic, and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants.” House Judiciary Committee - 1854 PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS“Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” Northwest Ordinance 1789 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Public schools were initially established to insure that all children received lessons in the Bible so that propagation of the Christian faith would continue to the glory of God. Of the first 108 colleges, 106 were founded on the Christian faith established by Evangelical Christians.“Seeing God is the giver of all wisdom, every scholar, besides private or secret prayer, where all we are bound to ask shall be present morning and evening at public prayer in the hall at the accustomed hour….” Yale University requirement --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“For Christ and the church.” Official Harvard University motto --------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man towards God.” Gouverneur Morris --------------------------------------------------------------------------------How times have changed. Our nation is at risk! Our children are the victims! Is it reasonable to assume that government, without God, will solve our problems? Although our present day Supreme court purports to rule according to the precepts of the Constitution, their actions and statements do not coincide with those who drafted the document; suggesting that they are better equipped to understand the Constitution than those who wrote it."The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principals of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” John Quincy Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Our Constitution was made for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” John Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“And 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? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that His justice cannot sleep forever.” Thomas Jefferson ENTER THE GODLESS “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence on Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country.” Prayer ruled illegal 1966 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“We thank you for the flowers so sweet; we thank you for the food we eat; we thank you for the birds that sing; we thank you for everything.” Poem ruled illegal 1967 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“If the posted copies of the Ten Commandments are to have any effect at all, it will be to induce the school children to read, meditate upon, perhaps to venerate and obey the commandments…. This…is not a permissible state objective under the Establishment Clause” Supreme Court 1980 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------God has officially been removed from public education. Christian parents have acquiesced (given consent quietly without protest). The Founding Fathers knew what would result if the Christian faith faltered. “In 1940, teachers listed the top problems in public schools as: talking out of turn, chewing gum, making noise and running in halls.In 1990, teachers listed the top problems as: drug abuse, alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide and rape.” Heritage Foundation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world they must be in this. By an inevitable chain of causes and effects providence punishes national sins, by national calamities.” George Mason We are seeing in America the results of a society giving in to the belief that man is no longer accountable to his Creator. Today we mock the wisdom of our founders because we ignore the Christian principals that they lived by. The turmoil that grows around us every day, is proof of our foolishness. “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” John Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“A general dissolution of principals and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader.” Samuel Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------“And 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? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that His justice cannot sleep forever.” Thomas Jeffersonhttp://www.perry4congress.com/christianity.html