No. 4

I believe Christians have not merely the option, but the duty preserve American liberty under the Constitution. I’m going to explain why I believe that.

All over the world, all across time, man has tried and failed to create the perfect society. There will never be a perfect civilization until we cross over Death and enter Heaven. America is not the Biblical Promised Land, and we are not God’s new chosen people. But as Americans by birth, we share a heritage of obedience to God’s Word. When our forefathers crossed the Atlantic, they had a chance to create whatever kind of society they wanted. Anyone could have set up a kingdom, or set up any kind of government. Instead, those who laid the foundation for this country’s character were the first in history to take God’s Word and apply it to every aspect of life. Let me make myself more clear.

God’s Word says (and if you are not sure, do not take my word for it! Read it yourself!): All men are created by God, equal in his sight and equally in his image. All men answer to God as individuals, and God judges every man according to his deeds. God gave his moral law as a safeguard against sin and injustice among ourselves. That said, it does not take an expert to see how our Declaration of Independence, our Constitution and our Bill of Rights reflect these principles in God’s Word. Our revolution would have been identical to that of France if we had not had these true, inspired, God-given principles to guide us. Remember that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. And His Spirit was here then, and it is here now.

This is why we say that Americans have a Godly heritage. Because in this country, we are self-governing individuals, equal in the sight of the law, and responsible for our own individual property. Contrast this with the opposite way that we have so swiftly been forced to accept: in a socialist/communist system, we are no longer individuals before the law, but groups. We are not equal any longer. In the eyes of a corrupt government, we become Democrats and Republicans, or rich and poor, or haters or bigots or racists instead of real people with real names and real reasons for believing what they believe. Do not allow yourself to be confused. There is no way to untangle our nation from the web Socialism has weaved about it except to cut ourselves free of that web with the Truth.

The truth is, we have a Godly heritage. The truth is that we are equal under the law, and any other form of law is perverted justice and an unjust balance. What does this mean for Christians?

I cannot answer for anyone but myself. I am a Christian. I was born an American. I have a Godly heritage. Others may decide they ought to remain passive, but I am certain it is my duty to Christ to do all I can to remember my Godly heritage. I do not need justification. This is my calling in these troubled times: to stand for my heritage. I know that if I do not, then I put to scorn the abundant gifts I was born with, the gift of freedom, the gift of just laws, and the gift of individual rights.

God blessed America, but not with prosperity. His blessing is freedom, because He knows prosperity is not necessary to life, freedom is. I will gladly relinquish all my abundant wealth as citizen of a prosperous nation in exchange for my freedom! I cannot and I will not endeavor to persuade anyone else to violate their conscience by asking them to stand with me. If your conscience demands that you forego this calling, I do not judge you for it. But if you are called as I am, be courageous. I leave you with these words:

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scriptures ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.” ~Noah Webster

“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands that feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” ~Samuel Adams

No. 3

Those age 16-29 (approximately) are the largest generation of Americans to date. We are known as ‘Generation X’. We are the first generation to be brought up in a world that depends technology. They call us ‘Generation X’ partly because our future is so uncertain. If the world has progressed this far, is it possible to progress further? The world awaits our fate, to know what will define us and whether we will bring it down or bring it onward.

This sounds a little silly at times, I admit. We look around us and we don’t feel the hand of destiny-or Providence- leading us anywhere. We just want normal lives; we want to enjoy life and have fun until it’s over. But for a long time I have sensed (and you may have as well) that the future was bringing me to a crossroads. When I look around me, I can’t fail to see how divided my generation truly is. To put it plainly, some think of life as a meaningless joke, and some are quickly willing to risk everything for an ideal. Of those dedicated to an ideal, they know instinctively that we play an important part in the battle between good and evil.

If you, like me, seem to have been hanging in the air, looking for a spot to land; waiting for a clear sign of what you were supposed to do with your life, pray. God will show you, as he has shown me, because He is faithful and good.

In the life of this Republic, many hard times have come and gone already. And God has been faithful to guide the people who would listen, and he blessed them when they obeyed. In return, time and time again, they thanked him for his kindness. There has never been a dark time in our history when God has not made the Truth known to anyone who turned to him. He has always rewarded the people who put their faith in him, and he has guarded their liberty so far.

Americans, another dark time is upon us now. A line has been drawn in the sand, and we have to choose a side. There’s no neutral-not choosing IS choosing. Generation X, this marks the spot. This time in our nation’s history is our defining moment. What happens now will reveal who we were all along. So we must have the Truth to light the way. We have to acknowledge God, and put our faith in him. We cannot blithely recite “In God We Trust” unless, somewhere deep within us, we have also vowed, “In God I Trust”. We don’t know the future. This could be the Alamo, or this could be the Fiery Furnace. But even if we are not assured victory on this earth, we know that trusting God has earned us an eternal reward. That’s what it was about all along.

No. 2

First, I will explain the purpose of journalism. Second, I will explain the definition of media. Third, I will tell you why this matters. This is the short version here. If you want more, talk to me.

Journalism exists as a watchdog, its job is to make the truth public. It is not the property of business, of government, or of any one corner of a free republic. By relaying true accounts to the public, journalism sounds the alarm against tyranny. Think of the purpose of journalism as the “Paul Revere” of a free people. Paul Revere rode to warn the Minute-men that the British were coming, and his midnight ride saved their lives. Journalism watches over the government, and warns a free people of corruption and oppression wherever it is present, allowing the citizens to take action against it by speaking out and voting etc.

The ‘media’ as we know it today is a business. It can be thought of like a huge barge that brings us information. Journalism, advertising, and entertainment all ride on the barge. It is an unfortunate necessity for journalism to use it, but do not confuse the two. Real journalism is bringing the news- true events, words, and deeds-to the people. The vehicle is inconsequential. What often happens today is that the vehicle of journalism compromises its purpose. This is why we get fed up with the media-because we don’t get journalism straight up. Because the national media ‘barge’ is such a huge business, advertising and entertainment are tangled around journalism, and this can be thought of as chaining and muzzling the watchdog. If government takes charge of the barge, journalism is thrown overboard.

Keeping this in mind, we now understand that we have to filter out advertising and entertainment ourselves in order to get a true account. We can then act on correct information. Many of us for a long time have put a bark collar on the watchdog by turning a blind eye to the news. The result will be that abuses to our liberty will come out of nowhere, and we will be defenseless. So we have to pay attention to the news. We have to listen to the warning of the watchdog.

Journalism, remember, is not the voice telling us what to think about what is happening. It is the voice telling us what is happening. We must be informed citizens who know the Truth (we have read the Bible, we know the Constitution, we know who we are and why), so that we can prepare and act upon the warnings we receive. Like the minute-men in the story of Paul Revere, we are those who wait, willing and ready to defend our liberty. We are not those who roll over and go back to sleep.

It is important to watch and read the news, especially the local news. We can content ourselves by saying we are vigilant because we watch the national news, but that is far away. Some around you need your support, for they have chosen to be informed and know the truth. They need you. You must know your community. You’ve got to know what is going on around you as well as what is going on out there. To proceed blindly on in denial is a betrayal of all those who have bled to give us what we have. Stand ready. Stand with us, and we will stand together.

No. 1

Citizens have gotten used to believing things without checking up on them. The majority of us have been educated by the government school system. Inexplicably, we have all stopped caring about whether truth is taught in schools: true history, true science, or truth of any sort.

The result, we all now know, is that the true stories of the lives of our founding fathers; the true story of our wars and the true story of our way to greatness has been hidden. I do not say this to blame anyone in particular. I’m not going to rail against those who, for whatever reason they were compelled to do so, have re-written and fabricated our history.

I challenge you, Citizen, to go back and read our founding documents. Read letters our founders wrote, read their papers. Go back to original sources before you allow yourself to listen to debates or party rhetoric.

The founding generation was a Godly generation. That doesn’t mean they were all perfect churchgoers or that they were anything like the hypocritical churchgoers you may associate with the word ‘Christian’. What that means is that they acknowledged the existence of God and His activity in the lives of men; they adhered to the same moral code based upon the words of God himself in the Bible. It means that they knew there is absolute Truth, that that Truth can be known, and they lived their lives by it.

To all of you who are neutral about this issue, I ask you: If the people who re-write our history despise and belittle the founders for being Christians so much that they would change history, what would they do to a living Christian if they had the power? How far would they go? Erasing the faith of these men from history is by far the most bitter disrespect. I can think of no greater act of enmity than to lie about someone posthumously…except perhaps to have assassinated them when they were alive.

No one can deny that over time, a story gets twisted a little. How to you prevent the “Telephone Effect”? By asking the person face-to-face what they said. As citizens, IT IS OUR DUTY to know the Truth and prize it highly.

I challenge you, American, to find the Truth about our history. Read what the founder’s themselves wrote-don’t trust a biography unless you’ve done that. Don’t know where to start? Let me help. How about reading the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Do you have a copy? Get one.

Prove you are a free-thinking American and opt for original sources instead of Cliffs Notes this time! You can think for yourself. You can discern what is true and what is a lie if you get the truth yourself. Truth is the torch of Liberty. Without that light, free men wander and are lost.

Citizen, inform yourself while the truth is still freely available. Too much is at stake to settle for second-hand information. Don’t lose your freedom out of ignorance. Uninformed and ignorant people are easy to enslave. Defy oppression. Find the Truth.