AMERICA’S FOUNDATION Thomas Jefferson writes: “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.” He goes on: “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their […]
The Christian’s Declaration of Independence
FREEDOMS Fourth of July is the day we celebrate the freedoms we enjoy in the United States of America (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, etc). I thought it would also be appropriate to reflect upon the freedoms we enjoy having received Christ. CHRISTIAN’S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE And we are free, […]
My Country, ‘Tis of Thee (Birth of a Nation)
The United States of America.”All men are created equal.” “Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” “We the people.” The Boston Massacre. The Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts. “The shot heard ’round the world.” The Revolutionary War. “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” (Patrick Henry) […]