Freedom of Religion

"OF" not "FROM"

It's just one word, but it changes all the meaning. When ever anyone wants to express their religion the secularist propagandizers sternly remind us of "Separation of Church and State". Their message relies on most people's ignorance of history.

The founding forefathers were very religious, not atheists, not securalists, not communist, not totalitarian. They were not telling people they couldn't practice religion, they encouraged religious expression. The term "Separation of Church and State" dates to a time when the "State" was tightly tied to a religion, many European countries were tied to Roman Catholicism, others like England sponsored their own religion. So in some countries only the Catholic religion was tolerated, if you chose another religion you were persecuted by the government. America was founded on the freedom to practice your own religion and vowed not to select a "State Sponsored" religion.

No offense to my protestant breathern, but the first time I entered the "Church of Ireland" which was really England's State Sponsored religion invading Ireland and their attempt to route out Catholicism, I was dismayed that rather than religious monuments the thing that jumped out at me was a large array of Flags bearing the Coat of Arms of Heads of State. What? Who is being worshiped here I wondered - God or Government? And that is the problem with State Sponsored Religion, it attempts to remove your freedom of belief's and transplant government control under the guise of religion. Now I assume that the Anglican religions believe in God rather than Queen these days, but it wasn't always that way.

But my concern this day is how perverted the secularist propaganda is. Rather than sponsoring a particular brand of Christianity it is, in the false name of freedom, sponsoring atheism or secularism reaching the point of worshiping the State itself. Make no mistake about it, this interference in personal freedom is what led people to flee their home and seek safe haven in America. How ironic that 200 years later people twist and distort history and try to stifle our religious freedom in the names of our founding forefathers. Oh how angry their spirits must be, surely they are rolling over in their graves in frustration and disgust. And how could this fraud be perpetrated on the public? Our founding forefathers envisioned a participative government, not passive citizenry being led to slaughter like sheep.

So if I don't know you, I wish you Happy Holidays for whatever your beliefs dictate this time of year. If you are a fellow Catholic or Christian then I specifically wish you a very Merry Christmas as we look forward to the joy of Jesus Christ's birth and his second coming. if you are a Jewish friend I wish you (a belated) Happy Hanukkah, we differ in our view of Jesus, but we share a common Old Testament and belief in the Almighty God.

And no matter what you believe I wish you all a prosperous and Happy New Year and the hope that citizens will switch off reality TV, so they can participate and take control of our government as was intended. Don't drink the Kool Aide, question the propaganda (organized lies), its not pretty, but it is reality. Good night and may God bless you even if you don't believe.