Sunday the pastor was waxing strong on a patriotic theme. As usual on days like this the Declaration of Independence was trotted out. He quoted it in a way that I had not heard before,
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created...”
He said he likes to pause right there. While it is true that the author of the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson, was not exactly born again, devout believer in Jesus Christ, he at least had a basic understanding of Providence. All of the founding fathers did. One of the basics for everyone was that God had a part in the universe coming into being. It was a given.
Believing in the kind of God that even the deists would admit to put some parameters on your sense of right and wrong. You might commit adultery but you acknowledged that it was wrong. While you might be self-centered, you knew you shouldn’t be. It is important to keep reminding ourselves that this country was founded based on the teachings of the Bible.
Pray that such an attitude will return.
homo unius libri
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Opus 2024-170: A Pause in the Recital
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