America Wake Up! The Symbols and Founding Freedoms are being removed. Where is our Outrage?
Bill Haymin
March 10, 2006
In a small town in Poland in 1984, the communist government ordered all crosses on the walls of all the schools to come down immediately. The communist government already had crucifixes banned from the factories, hospitals and other public institutions. One communist / administrator decided that the law should be enforced. So one evening he had seven large crucifixes removed from lecture hall walls where they had hung since the school’s founding in the twenties.
A few days later, a group of parents entered the school and hung more crosses. The administrator promptly had these taken down as well. But the next day two-thirds of the schools six hundred students staged a sit-in. When heavily armed riot police arrived, the students were forced into the streets. Then they marched, crucifixes held high, to a nearby church where they were joined by 2500 other students from nearby schools for a morning of prayer in support of the protest. However, soldiers surrounded the church. Tanks, machine guns, and hardened soldiers would have no trouble gunning down the students inside. Just like stepping on ants, but INCREDIBLY, the students stood firm. They put their lives on the line for a cross. But journalists got pictures from inside the church showing students holding crosses high above their heads, tears streaming down their faces, singing worship songs to the Lord. The pictures of the students flashed around the world on TV screens and in newspapers.
And so did the words of the priest who delivered the message to the weeping congregation that morning. His words still echo here. He said, “There is no Poland without a cross.” LISTEN! No Poland without a CROSS. Oh that God’s people here in America would have that kind of passion and commitment to the Lord. For the Polish people, there was no government worth submitting to if that government overstepped its limits and takes what belongs only to God. For them it was a separation of state from Church.
The communist government found out about the power of God’s people united and dedicated. The people showed their commitment. There was not compromise. Public opinion across the world put pressure on the Polish government to back off. The soldiers were ordered back home. And the tanks rolled away. And the crosses were put back in the schools.
HERE’S the point:
Before the Polish War of the Crosses, in 1984, America had a similar battle. But America had many millions more Christians, with wealth far beyond the Poles, yet we lost our battle to keep the Ten Commandments on the school walls. WE LOST THAT BATTLE and many after it.
In 1980 the Supreme Court gave the following reason why the Ten Commandments could not be seen at school; “It is unconstitutional for the Ten Commandments to hang on the walls of a classroom since it might lead the students to read them, meditate upon them, respect them, or obey them.” What kind of twisted logic did those justices use? It surely wasn’t the Constitution.
And Christians remained silent inside their churches. There were no marches to put the Commandments back up. So instead of the Ten Commandments, we have metal detectors. Instead of prayer, we have police walking the halls.
In Kentucky, when the Ten Commandments were taken off the school room walls, a few citizens complained but when they were threatened with court action, they gave in and quieted down.
What a repressive communist government in Poland could not force on its citizens was quietly accepted in an America that had become indifferent. Chuck Coleson, Kingdom’s in Conflict
In 1962 our government took prayer out of the schools and there was not one dissenting brief filed to keep prayer in schools. How little we valued the freedom we had. Where were the Christians? Pastors said, “Blood will flow in the streets before the Bible is taken out of the schools.” But in 1963, when our government took the Bible out, there was no Christian blood flowing in the streets.
But what about this supposed “separation of church and state?” First, it’s not in the Constitution. It’s been made up by the Supreme Court. Read it for yourself. The First Amendment says, “Congress shall not establish a religion, nor prohibit the free exercise thereof...” There’s nothing about a separation of church and state in any of our Founding documents. In fact, the man who gave us the wording for the First Amendment, Fisher Ames, said in 1801, in an article for a national magazine “We need to keep the Bible the #1 textbook in our classrooms. That’s the source of morality and behavior in America. We can’t let it be separated.” That’s the opposite of what the Supreme Court says today. They have created “their own” constitution. That’s not their job. Creating laws is up to the Congress. And stopping the courts is also up to Congress. Does the following sound like the Founders wanted a separation of church and state?
In 1791, Benjamin Rush a signer of the Declaration of Independence said, “If we ever take the Bible out of schools, we will experience an explosion of crime.” And he was right. We’ve taken the Bible and anything remotely connected to God out and now we have the highest numbers of Americans in prison than ever. In fact, it’s the highest per capita in the world.
In 1782, the Congress passed this resolution, “The Congress of the US recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.” And taxpayers paid to print the Bibles for the schools. The Constitution obviously allows for teaching the Bible in public school. That’s why our nation did just that until the Supreme Court started making up their own decisions that clearly violate the Constitution.
Please pray for Godly justices on the Supreme Court who will judge according to the Constitution. This means pray to have the following ungodly justices replaced. These five justices have done incredible damage to our nation. They ruled, in the Kelo decision, that the very Constitution thay swore to uphold is really MEANINGLESS. That Americans no longer have a right to own anything!
The five are: Ginsberg, ( formerly the ACLU General Council ), Souter, Kennedy, Breyer and Stevens. They have violated the oath they swore to uphold to rule according to the Constitution.
Founding Father, John Adams, said “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not sacred as the laws of God, there isn’t a force of law to protect it and anarchy and tyranny commence.” So, just as the sacred laws of God are banished so too go private property rights and tyranny begins.”
Do you know what our national motto is? “In God We Trust.” It’s not just some Christian, right wing, political slogan, it’s our official, national motto. But now one atheist, Michael Newdow, is suing to have that motto taken off our money. And the 9th Circuit, the one that said the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional because it had the word God in it, is going to decide on our motto too.
A letter to the editor put it this way, “If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home because God is part of this culture. Don’t try to change our culture just because you don’t like it. And once you’re done complaining, whining, and griping about our national motto, our flag, and our pledge, I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other Great American Freedom......THE RIGHT TO LEAVE!”
Because of one atheist, and renegade Supreme Court, thirty million American school children were forbidden from praying at school in 1962. This is no small thing. Think of it from God’s point of view. What a sweet sound to God to hear 30 million children praying to Him every day. Now they are all learning He is irrelevant to Creation and to their daily life at school. This is the most important SPIRITUAL battle facing all Christians today.
Will Christians continue to stand by, and do nothing, and allow haters of God to totally expunge our Christian Heritage and our symbols from our culture? Get involved and make a difference, before all our freedoms are gone!! ( From www.issuesineducation.org by Bob & Gerry Boyed. )
By Bill Haymin, copyright 2006
A few days later, a group of parents entered the school and hung more crosses. The administrator promptly had these taken down as well. But the next day two-thirds of the schools six hundred students staged a sit-in. When heavily armed riot police arrived, the students were forced into the streets. Then they marched, crucifixes held high, to a nearby church where they were joined by 2500 other students from nearby schools for a morning of prayer in support of the protest. However, soldiers surrounded the church. Tanks, machine guns, and hardened soldiers would have no trouble gunning down the students inside. Just like stepping on ants, but INCREDIBLY, the students stood firm. They put their lives on the line for a cross. But journalists got pictures from inside the church showing students holding crosses high above their heads, tears streaming down their faces, singing worship songs to the Lord. The pictures of the students flashed around the world on TV screens and in newspapers.
And so did the words of the priest who delivered the message to the weeping congregation that morning. His words still echo here. He said, “There is no Poland without a cross.” LISTEN! No Poland without a CROSS. Oh that God’s people here in America would have that kind of passion and commitment to the Lord. For the Polish people, there was no government worth submitting to if that government overstepped its limits and takes what belongs only to God. For them it was a separation of state from Church.
The communist government found out about the power of God’s people united and dedicated. The people showed their commitment. There was not compromise. Public opinion across the world put pressure on the Polish government to back off. The soldiers were ordered back home. And the tanks rolled away. And the crosses were put back in the schools.
HERE’S the point:
Before the Polish War of the Crosses, in 1984, America had a similar battle. But America had many millions more Christians, with wealth far beyond the Poles, yet we lost our battle to keep the Ten Commandments on the school walls. WE LOST THAT BATTLE and many after it.
In 1980 the Supreme Court gave the following reason why the Ten Commandments could not be seen at school; “It is unconstitutional for the Ten Commandments to hang on the walls of a classroom since it might lead the students to read them, meditate upon them, respect them, or obey them.” What kind of twisted logic did those justices use? It surely wasn’t the Constitution.
And Christians remained silent inside their churches. There were no marches to put the Commandments back up. So instead of the Ten Commandments, we have metal detectors. Instead of prayer, we have police walking the halls.
In Kentucky, when the Ten Commandments were taken off the school room walls, a few citizens complained but when they were threatened with court action, they gave in and quieted down.
What a repressive communist government in Poland could not force on its citizens was quietly accepted in an America that had become indifferent. Chuck Coleson, Kingdom’s in Conflict
In 1962 our government took prayer out of the schools and there was not one dissenting brief filed to keep prayer in schools. How little we valued the freedom we had. Where were the Christians? Pastors said, “Blood will flow in the streets before the Bible is taken out of the schools.” But in 1963, when our government took the Bible out, there was no Christian blood flowing in the streets.
But what about this supposed “separation of church and state?” First, it’s not in the Constitution. It’s been made up by the Supreme Court. Read it for yourself. The First Amendment says, “Congress shall not establish a religion, nor prohibit the free exercise thereof...” There’s nothing about a separation of church and state in any of our Founding documents. In fact, the man who gave us the wording for the First Amendment, Fisher Ames, said in 1801, in an article for a national magazine “We need to keep the Bible the #1 textbook in our classrooms. That’s the source of morality and behavior in America. We can’t let it be separated.” That’s the opposite of what the Supreme Court says today. They have created “their own” constitution. That’s not their job. Creating laws is up to the Congress. And stopping the courts is also up to Congress. Does the following sound like the Founders wanted a separation of church and state?
In 1791, Benjamin Rush a signer of the Declaration of Independence said, “If we ever take the Bible out of schools, we will experience an explosion of crime.” And he was right. We’ve taken the Bible and anything remotely connected to God out and now we have the highest numbers of Americans in prison than ever. In fact, it’s the highest per capita in the world.
In 1782, the Congress passed this resolution, “The Congress of the US recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools.” And taxpayers paid to print the Bibles for the schools. The Constitution obviously allows for teaching the Bible in public school. That’s why our nation did just that until the Supreme Court started making up their own decisions that clearly violate the Constitution.
Please pray for Godly justices on the Supreme Court who will judge according to the Constitution. This means pray to have the following ungodly justices replaced. These five justices have done incredible damage to our nation. They ruled, in the Kelo decision, that the very Constitution thay swore to uphold is really MEANINGLESS. That Americans no longer have a right to own anything!
The five are: Ginsberg, ( formerly the ACLU General Council ), Souter, Kennedy, Breyer and Stevens. They have violated the oath they swore to uphold to rule according to the Constitution.
Founding Father, John Adams, said “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not sacred as the laws of God, there isn’t a force of law to protect it and anarchy and tyranny commence.” So, just as the sacred laws of God are banished so too go private property rights and tyranny begins.”
Do you know what our national motto is? “In God We Trust.” It’s not just some Christian, right wing, political slogan, it’s our official, national motto. But now one atheist, Michael Newdow, is suing to have that motto taken off our money. And the 9th Circuit, the one that said the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional because it had the word God in it, is going to decide on our motto too.
A letter to the editor put it this way, “If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home because God is part of this culture. Don’t try to change our culture just because you don’t like it. And once you’re done complaining, whining, and griping about our national motto, our flag, and our pledge, I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other Great American Freedom......THE RIGHT TO LEAVE!”
Because of one atheist, and renegade Supreme Court, thirty million American school children were forbidden from praying at school in 1962. This is no small thing. Think of it from God’s point of view. What a sweet sound to God to hear 30 million children praying to Him every day. Now they are all learning He is irrelevant to Creation and to their daily life at school. This is the most important SPIRITUAL battle facing all Christians today.
Will Christians continue to stand by, and do nothing, and allow haters of God to totally expunge our Christian Heritage and our symbols from our culture? Get involved and make a difference, before all our freedoms are gone!! ( From www.issuesineducation.org by Bob & Gerry Boyed. )
By Bill Haymin, copyright 2006
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