I grew up during the Cold War. Communist Russia, the Communist Block, was something we knew about, even as children. The Communist world tried to eradicate God completely from the minds of the people. It didn’t work. Faith persisted, but people of faith suffered enormously. They were imprisoned and killed. Neighbors spied on neighbors.
Sadly, we see this eradicating of God making inroads in the U.S. under the guise of separation of church and state. It’s happening in a different way than it happened to the Soviets, but it’s happening all the same.
Check out this article:
A December parade in Denver will feature everyone from Chinese lion dancers to gay and lesbian shamans, according to the Rocky Mountain News, but not Christians who want to sing yuletide hymns or carry a Merry Christmas message.
Denver pastor George Morrison said his request to enter a float in the annual Parade of Lights,
which apparently only coincidentally happens in late December, was
rejected because parade officials won’t allow any "direct religious
themes.""It’s a little confusing to me," said Morrison. "Here we have this
holiday, Christmas, approaching, and Parade of Lights is suddenly
changed into something where you can’t even sing a Christmas song?"The one-hour parade features elaborate floats with holiday symbols
such as Santa Claus and gingerbread houses, plus an "international
procession" of cultural groups.The international portion this year features the Two Spirit Society,
which honors gay and lesbian American Indians as holy people; a German
folk dance group; and performers of the Lion Dance, a Chinese New Year
tradition "meant to chase away evil spirits and welcome good luck and
good fortune for the year."Those groups are considered examples of ethnic diversity, not religious groups, a parade official said.
It appears that the only real separation of church and state that matters is the separation of the Christian church and the state.
-rlh-
Thanks for reminding me of why I’m a registered Republican.
What is happening to us is that people would rather watch Survivor or any other tripe doled out to them than actually apply themselves to what is edifying and wholesome. Also, people seem more concerned with the security of their respective day jobs, retirement plans, car payments and day care than they are with speaking truth, wholeheartedly and without compromise. Trust in God, but have insurance. Here, you give us your industry, your youth, your family time, your sixty hours a week, and we’ll guarantee you health care, or at least the veneered security that you have health care. What a crock. You either trust Him or you don’t. Just my thoughts. Yeah, I’m judgemental. I’m judgemental because I’m sick and tired of being squeezed out of a place around here because I believe we were given a mind to think for ourselves, and I’m proud of that ability. I’m not the smartest guy around, but I’m looking better the farther we “progress”. God help us all. I will never compromise my beliefs, and will do so knowing full well that without divine blessing, that very mindset will be the end of me. What’s the cube root of 27? Why did Descartes lock himself in a box? Why was Johann Sebastian Bach destitute at the end of his life? How many soldiers died as a direct result of WWII? What is the speculation as to how Solomon was able to erect the his temple in such a short time? That stuff doesn’t matter, as long as I know what happened on American Idol last night, and that the government has my interests at heart; politicians are there to help us, the media is unbiased, gays really do have a legitimate lifestyle, etc…etc…
Sheesh, I’m not that bright, but good God, what an utter waste of all that He has provided to us. Everyone complains, none provide solutions…what a sad, sad, waste of all that is good…I guess I’ll just get a third job to try to keep up. What a joke.
And by the way, the Republicans are as bad as the Democrats. As long as they are not publicly following Christ, they are one and the same. You can’t do it without Him, and you can’t do it while politely leaving Him in your sock drawer while you conduct public business. Just my two shillings. A preemtive thanks for your patience.
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