Here comes Independence Day!
We all want to celebrate the holiday that celebrates the signing of The Declaration of Independence. It is a time to celebrate the founding of America.
Actually; that all depends on who you are; whether you are liberal and progressive or conservative and republican. Which presents us with yet another relevant question; “How can America stop the current division between two major political parties and come together to celebrate and support our heritage?”
Is this even possible?
I suppose the answer is going to be “We must do this very carefully.”
THE GREAT DIVIDE
I’m sure some are laughing at that last remark; but truly; it isn’t very funny.
Independence Day was proclaimed originally to celebrate the birth of America. In those times America was a rich Judeo-Christian nation established upon godly principles, principles which were based upon the fact that we would let God lead us into the place that secures all human rights which come directly and abundantly from God.
How many Americans still believe these facts?
Also; how many Americans still want to abide by these principles?
Here is where the divide begins to happen.
ONLY A FORM OF GODLINESS
Most of our leaders no longer believe in God.
They all typically seem to have a form of worship, and they do attend religious events; but we have wandered about as far as a country can wander from those famous old words; “one nation under God.”
INTERFERENCE FROM OTHERS
Other countries have played a major role in this “great divide” from which we suffer.
Our right-leaning citizens seem to be falling prey to political propaganda; and our left-leaning citizens seem to be falling prey to political propaganda.
What is true, what is not?
Who knows?
There is so much propaganda out there from so many sources that no one knows what to believe anymore. The push for a global world has stopped American leaders from thinking about the welfare of Americans in general. Elections are being bought. No one notices the things that go on behind the scenes with candidates and their benefactors.
These wealthy ideologists who are plowing money into people who will support their ways are all out there trying to move and shake and rearrange the whole globe; and what is good for the whole globe isn’t always what is best for America.
Perhaps it is time to stop listening to all of the outside voices and take some time to tune in to the voices from our own people.
UNEDUCATED AND CONFUSED ACTIVISTS
Even amidst this chaos and confusion, many stadiums will have fireworks and elaborately staged celebrations of our country’s annual celebration of our independence.
Yet; those athletes standing on the sidelines (most of them are no longer natives of this country) may not participate in the festivities at hand. So many of them would rather protest by using their public platforms for whatever is popular with the latest attempts of activism.
God love them; they mean well. I honestly think they are all sincerely ignorant enough to not understand their own actions.
These serious protectors use the fine, exceptional, high positions that the American people have sponsored and supported them in as a way to take a stand against what the majority of the American people believe.
THE IRONY OF MOST ACTIVISTS
How sad and ironic is that?
Is there anyone out there who is taking a stand in the other direction?
Is there anyone taking a stand for true American freedoms and values?
Yes! They still DO exist.
There are a few; but you will not see them reported on the news.
At first the causes all sound so very worthy; but look behind the scenes and do your homework and see what fronts are out there backing and pushing the buttons of the rich and famous.
USING IGNORANCE AS PUPPETS
The progressive machines use athletes, actors and successful corporations like puppets.
They like to call it “woke.” The true fact of the matter is that the “woke” are truly walking in their sleep. Real facts seem to escape their realities.
Those football players taking a knee for BLM; do they TRULY support American values?
Is it REALLY all about standing against racism?
USING RACIST TACTICS TO PROTEST RACIST
Or could their stance actually be MORE racist than what has already existed?
Do their violent acts of rioting and the destruction of our cities and institutions not remind you of the same acts performed years ago by the KKK?
Are the sports protestors not privileged black athletes who have risen to the top in spite of the system? Have they not already been given every advantage and more than the average white man?
These famous ones are not trained to think and reason this out. The activists work them like puppets. Some one, some where, has trained them in the area of hatred instead.
Somehow they think they have to hate some in order to love others.
NOT AN INTELLIGENT WAY TO LIVE
Who fosters this stupidity?
The most prominent and well respected universities in America seem to be the culprits.
Go figure that one out. Our institutions of learning are now teaching socialism and communism and it is like a religion to them. How much did a generation of young people who only wanted to change the world for the better have to pay for this false education?
You NEVER help a cause by adding to the troubles you are standing against; but isn’t that happening here?
WE NEED SOME REALITY CHECKS
Most people can’t seem to sort it all out. Many are simply tired of the struggle of keeping up with the fact that change from day to day and moment to moment.
Have we forgotten how to think for ourselves?
At first taking a knee when all others are standing seems brave and courageous; doesn’t it?
Outrageous does not equal courageous though.
Is it really courageous?
Could there possibly be an even more courageous route?
TAKING AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
But that might not be seen on national television.
Only the truly humble experience top-level waves of courage.
Also; If several prominent but misguided athletes can decide to be brave enough to think independently and act; why can’t the typical American citizen do the same?
Anyone willing to stand proudly and reverently for the playing of the National Anthem because they realize that without the support and participation of patriotic Americans their “platform” as an athlete would no longer be possible?
Anyone out there remember the meaning of humble and grateful?
KNOW THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS
Is there any athlete left who realizes that they are paid a very high salary and given a great privilege to come before the American audiences in order to be loved for who they are and to do what they do best?
What other country is going to afford such a luxurious way for someone outstanding in sports to make a salary higher than most brain surgeons bring home for a year at the end of the day?
But this rebellious act against the hand that feeds you is so hypocritical in nature.
THE LONG-TERM AFFECTS OF WOKEISM
These woke companies that sponsor such athletes are going to see the long-term effects of their actions one day.
They think Americans will not give up their love for sports; but if you turn the sports arena into a political playing field instead of a place of respect, hard work and competitive players; the real people of this country will eventually get bored and walk away.
Sports fans don’t pay those extravagant ticket prices to learn more about politics; they come to the events because they love the sport and they want to see it performed.
That is ALL they want to see.
LOSING THE PURPOSE LOSES THE PEOPLE
Sports are often an escape from the constant political bombardment we are always under these days.
So; if you are a professional athlete and you want to shoot yourself in the foot – take a knee during the anthem of the country that put you where you are. You can tell your grandkids about how brave you were to take a stupid stand and the REAL reason you were not signed for your next contract.
Companies focused more on political agendas than what they are in business for will eventually suffer. It is simply a matter of time. People are not paying for your ideologies; they want your product or your service and nothing more. Keep manipulating the masses and you will find yourself taking a slow dive to the dirt.
TODAY’S CONSUMERS ARE NOT POLITICIANS
At first it may be novel, then we all will get used to the boy who cried “wolf” mentality. Today’s consumers are not politicians. When you stop taking care of your clients; they are going to stop taking care of you. What a waste it will be for all parties concerned.
The politics are not what the people have come to support; they came to see a sport and that is their true focus. It infringes on the privacy of their leisure to force them to make a political decision in the middle of the entertainment in which they choose to take a break from the troubles of the world.
The faithful sports crowds come for the sports and nothing else. If each game has to be a session of ungrateful athletes forcing their political beliefs on the whole gathering; the majority are going to protest by spending their hard-earned dollars in another place.
Former huge money-makers will eventually find their profits dwindling down. We will see how motivated they truly are at that point to keep making the world a better place.
Time will tell its story; but it will be too late when the story is over.
FREEDOM IN THE MODERN WORLD
Just what is this “freedom” that we all are celebrating when you look around and think in terms of modern times?
Freedom in America today seems to come through one step forward and three steps back. Be aware of the fact that MANY Americans are waking up (as opposed to becoming woke) and smelling the coffee.
Some of us have become aware of the trickery of cancel culture and laws that are pushed over on us by the stroke of the pen of a mad man. Most of us know now know and understand that our leaders are globalist with no true agenda to recover America. The institutions we depended upon for protection have turned away from our best interests and sold us out.
We have come to understand the games and the smoke-screens and the pop-psychology that has replaced the true science.
HOPE AMONG THE HOPELESS
So much more awareness has now come to the surface. Many powerful voices are rising up and taking a stand.
Some Supreme Court justices have begun to enforce the Constitution that they were put into office to defend, and we have the former president to thank for this. He chose wise leaders among thieves and now they are beginning to do their jobs.
Many good Senators and Representatives are speaking out against the wave of the progressive communists that were elected on false premises and some changes are beginning to blow in the winds across the land of the free and the home of the brave.
It has taken a long, long time to arrive; but hope does still exist.
REALITY CHECKS ARE NEEDED
We must keep looking at the truth and the reality of what we are facing now.
Are we really as free as we could be or have been in the past?
Have we allowed too much freedom in one direction and therefore given away a huge portion of our own rights?
In trying to work with others who have differing opinions on life; have we hurt ourselves instead?
What is the answer to this situation?
Can we even talk about it?
FIGHTING THE NECESSARY FIGHTS
Do we truly have the freedom of speech, or do we let cancel culture overrule every bit of common sense that has ever had the audacity to rise up in the marketplaces and the public arenas?
Have we been peacemakers so long that we have forgotten how to fight for true freedom when necessary?
What percentage of our people have unknowingly become victims of the common perversions to Christianity which teach that true Christians never fight for what is right?
STANDING AGAINST LIES AND DECEPTIONS
If you have fallen into this lie; go re-read the Book of Joshua.
Look at all the battles the people of God fought as they traveled through the wilderness. Open your eyes to see the obvious fact that God was fighting right along with His people and giving them victory over the evil that prevailed in the land of Promise.
Yes, there are times when God desires that His people turn the other cheek and seek only peace. We must have discernment and know when to fight and when to remain silent.
This is NOT the time to remain silent.
The same bible that says to welcome strangers who come in peace and to love your enemies also proclaims that there are times when it is very appropriate to build up walls of protection and find ways to keep the enemies at bay.
Look up the stories of King Saul’s battles.
Remember the story of Nehemiah.
Know the real reason why we celebrate Purim annually.
There is a difference between “freedom” and “total lack of respect for others.”
COURAGE VERSES NARCISSISM
Using your pubic platform to push any type of activism is a coward’s way out of proving it true instead of living your truth out daily.
There is a huge difference.
One act actually MAKES a difference in the life of others; the other act simply calls more attention to the narcissistic personalities that seem to be coming out of the woodwork in all public events and endeavors.
Environmentalist extremists are another good example. They can spout out environmental laws formed by people who have never lived on farms or hiked a mountain trail.
So many of these so called environmentalist are wealthy and living in overly extravagant homes which require huge amounts of energy to operate. Yet they will shake their finger in your face and call you wasteful for using fuels to serve your family. These people have servants employed to handle their wastefulness. They line their greedy pockets with the lies they tell others daily.
CIRCUS OF THE RIDICULOUS
These are the same people who won’t eat eggs because it is harmful to the baby chickens; but they will participate in human abortions without any qualms.
We live in times of the circus of the ridiculous.
Progressive socialists want to do away with cows, but they don’t even realize these cows produce the milk and the beef they love to consume in the fine restaurants they frequent and own. Some say that ignorance is bliss and apparently it can make you very, very wealthy in the long term.
FAKE HISTORIES AND CHANGING CULTURES
So here we are celebrating Independence Day; but are we all equal under the current laws of freedom?
According to many in our current culture, only black people are to be allowed any rights.
Remember that old saying (it isn’t used much these days) “two wrongs do not make a right?”
Repeating new prejudices to the ancestors of a party who brought old prejudices to others in generations gone by isn’t going to repair anything that slavery caused.
Inflicting new wounds on top of old wounds does not bring healing.
It is only going to make new slaves with a different color of skin. More and more division will be the end results of the road we are taking through critical race theory.
ANOTHER IRONIC STANCE
If you are black and you hate the thoughts of slavery of any type; why would you take a stand like this?
HOW IS THIS PRESENT GOVERNMENT PROTECTING US?
Should we be celebrating the right to bear arms and to defend our families?
This is a basic human need now.
When radicals destroy the country and tear down the public protections that once used to be trained and dedicated enforcers of the law; citizens must arm themselves in order to defend their families and their property.
We must be protected from all of the random lawlessness. You are not hearing the stories of the people who used their guns to stop the violence; only those who used them for creating violence.
WE HAVE DESTROYED OUR OWN PROTECTORS
On the other side of this reality, we now have seen nothing helpful from the demands for reduction of law enforcement or the defunding of the police.
Violence and corruption have only increased (especially in some of our once great cities) and things have only become worse in the areas where these standards have been changed.
Now more and more cities (especially those who have more of a black population) are suffering.
You NEVER solve problems by compounding them.
IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM
Let’s look at some more of those freedoms that came to us when we first signed the Declaration of Independence. How many of these freedoms still exist in their true and purest forms today?
If you are sick, typically you go to the doctor and ask him what it will take for you to become well and whole again. Time is ripe for our healing to begin.
The healing for our nation will come from God and the words that He inspired in our founding fathers.
It is time for America to get a check up.
We must begin to find a way to heal these horrible wounds that have been inflicted upon the very things that our founders intended for our great nation.
The founding fathers were very careful in putting down the words for us to live by, and we should be as careful and diligent, should we begin to change any of the words they composed for our own good.
TIME FOR A CHECK UP
Remember those famous words at the beginning of the old document called The Declaration of Independence?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Notice that word “Creator”?
Regardless of how much cancel culture tries to dismiss the fact; God was part of this country’s founding. It is our duty to protect our religious rights. A few first steps have begun; but there must be more.
ALL MEN CREATED EQUAL
Next words to notice “that all men are created equal;” see how they used that word ALL; not that white people are supremist and privileged; or that black people should be allowed to get away with anything simply because their ancestors were unfairly made to be slaves.
Forget what happened in the past.
We are talking about today.
This is the side of history that we live in.
Slavery is no longer legal in America.
CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS
ALL are treated equal; or so we have been told.
That IS the law where ever the law is still being allowed to be upheld.
Why would someone desiring to protect the rights of black people not want those laws to be enforced anymore?
Then we read that we have certain unalienable Rights. The first of those rights mentioned in The Declaration of Independence are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
LIFE
“Tell me about the “rights” of the unborn today.
Don’t try to persuade me with fancy words and silly definitions that try to mix natural miscarriages and abortion and call them the same thing.
One is done with intention and one is an act of nature that God allows.
A woman has control over one and has no control over the other.
Take a look at a fetus inside the womb that is shown even in early stages on a sonar and tell me that the baby growing inside its mother’s belly isn’t alive.
I dare you.
AN INDUSTRY OF DEATH FOR PROFIT
The abortion industry has destroyed so many lives in America. These children had the RIGHT to life. That right should trump the mother’s right to decide what to do with her body. She made that decision when she created the circumstances that brought forth conception.
Yet; truth be told; the unborn have previously held no rights in America, and their voices have been crying out to be heard for years.
This has been very unfair; not only to them, but to all of humanity.
Thank God Roe vs. Wade was overturned. It was a hopeful step in the right direction. Some states have bravely taken the next steps too.
What of those states that don’t seem to value the right to life? I see no independence for the life of the unborn child in those states. This is a violation of that child’s Constitutional rights. It also keeps the rest of us from the blessings of that child’s life and the difference they would have made in the world.
LIBERTY
“That word “liberty” falls right into the discussion about abortion, euthanasia and the desire of the left to bring about population control.
Who could control the population better than the very One who created it?
He knows who is supposed to be here, when that should happen and why. Before we all were born; He knew us. There is a plan and a purpose for every life that exists; but it is only safe in the hands of God; not the decisions of mankind.
Who are we to question a Great God who has already seen the beginning from the end?
True liberty comes from following the will of God in all that America stands for. We MUST bring true liberty back into our culture.
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
The liberal “controllers” have all been so very busy making sure we are all masked and separated from each other; even in times when there was no danger.
We are all being told to participate in the largest lab experiment ever created by taking vaccinations that are not really vaccinations, which will not totally prevent any one from catching the disease.
This doesn’t fall under “the pursuit of happiness” in my book.
Children who are not highly susceptible to this monster/man-created virus have been forced to lose two whole years of proper education. We have numerous amounts of depressed young people now. Now is the time for the happiest days of their young lives; but we have created so much fear that they no longer react to normal situations in normal ways.
HAPPINESS MEANS NO FALSE FEARS
A lot of responsible parents who need to be caring for their families have now seen their careers destroyed because of their religious beliefs; but all of these situations could have been handled differently.
Small businesses have had to close their doors because of overbearing laws and restrictions. People have not been allowed to gather to worship without penalties.
My friends; all of this has nothing what-so-ever to do with “the pursuit of happiness.” It is yet another example of how the left will always pursue every crisis that they can used to benefit their causes.
So much of the pandemic has been about control designed to reset our economy and take the focus off of our own nation and onto more global issues. If you haven’t studied the truth behind the WEF and their desire for The Great Reset and the CDC and its true causes; find a way to educate yourself before it is too late.
BOYS AND GIRLS
Parents and grandparents must now worry and be concerned that their children and grand-children will now be forced to grow up with gender confusion issues; since the public schools and other institutions have turned into propaganda stations for liberals who enjoy a constantly brewing and ever-increasing bowl of alphabet soup.
The gender-bender suggested laws are not contributing to the overall pursuit of happiness for our nation. They are not designed to bring more freedom; they are about tearing down the institution of the family.
The saddest part of all is that the most innocent are the ones who are most affected and the ones who will suffer the most. When can the children of America enjoy normal childhoods again?
A FEW PATRIOTS REMAIN STANDING
So we citizens who remember how it was to live good healthy, godly lives full of life, liberty and happiness still clamor for our rights to exist legally following the laws that originally founded this country called America.
We want our country back and we are not going to shut up.
The whole purpose of the formation of government in America was for those powers to back up and protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
That was ALL that government was required or needed to do.
This is the governments’ ONLY job.
When America’s government bodies were first founded, the rest of living out life was up to the people who made up the land. The government worked for the people; the people did NOT work for the government.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Do you know your rights?
Have you read them yet?
They were clearly spelled out at the beginning of the formation of America in a document called The Bill of Rights, which is a part of The American Constitution.
SPEECH
You have the right to the freedom of speech.
That right allows people like me to give my opinion in such articles as this. It allows people to exchange ideas and discuss their thoughts on what would make this world a better place.
The right of free speech allows people to have a voice against tyranny, treason and injustice as well as the broken parts of life as we know it in our society today.
Tell that to cancel culture the next time they insult you after you have spoken up for a passionate issue. They can speak back too; all are equal; but you have a right to be a part of any conversation you choose, and they should not be allowed to silence your voice.
RELIGION
You have freedom of religion.
Americans living under our Constitution and laws have the right to put their religious thoughts and beliefs into action This includes the right to wear religious clothing, to talk about religious beliefs, or write about them in the open market, or to take part in religious forms of worship.
This right includes your right to gather with those of like-minds and hearts to worship as you please, when you please and where you please.
Government was formed to PROTECT THIS FREEDOM; not to take it away or to monitor it.
Individuals and companies have the right to do business in ways that express their religious beliefs. This should not only apply to huge corporations expressing woke-ness; but also to those smaller individuals or church congregations who do not wish to perform certain duties or participate in certain events that clearly go against what God has called them to do or be; things that are the opposite of their religious convictions.
Because of the Bill of Rights, Congress is prohibited from making any laws respecting establishment of religion and prohibits the federal government from depriving any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law.
THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
You have the right to keep and bear arms.
This is a legal American RIGHT established for the protection of each citizen and their family and home.
As our country becomes more and more lawless and unprotected by law; this right becomes precious and cherished by many.
Perhaps those who disagree with this right should do more in the area of making it unnecessary to NEED to bear arms. We could start with promoting the police and the military.
There could be a movement to promote programs and energy in cities that discourage crime and violence. This could begin with the tearing down of local gangs and violent REAL hate organizations, especially those who deceive the public by naming themselves the opposite of what their causes really are all about.
Maybe instead of plowing money into such organizations, it would be well to look for more peaceful options for tax breaks and write-offs. This might include supporting those organizations who fight against crime instead of those that are instigating violence in the streets.
ASSEMBLY AND PETITION
You have the freedom of assembly and the freedom to petition.
Some recent examples; BLM in various cities across the country and Republicans in Washington.
Who caused the most damage and why?
Which group has had to pay and who did not?
What is unconstitutional about all of this?
THE RIGHT TO DENY UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE
Think of Hitler and his regime during the last World War. People were prisoners’ in their own homes, and even their homes were unsafe and eventually invaded.
How many watched loved ones being taken away to concentration camps? This was a result of too much power being given to one facet of society. This could happen even with the medical profession, if we are not on guard.
Not to belabor the point, but there are still people rotting in jail that were peacefully protesting in Washington at the Capitol when the yet unknown original violence broke out.
Why are these people being held so long without a trial?
How many of them have been convicted for doing nothing wrong?
You have a right to deny unreasonable search and seizure, cruel and unusual punishment and compelled self-incrimination.
THE PROTECTION OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW
Should any federal law or government agency declare you a criminal; you have the protection of due process of law, which requires indictment by a grand jury for any capital offenses, and guarantees a speedy public trial with an impartial jury in the district in which the crime occurred.
Again I will ask the question; why are so many still being held without trial or bail for six months in Washington? Where is the IMPARTIAL jury and the due process of law?
DOUBLE JEAPORDY PROTECTION
The Bill of Rights prohibits double jeopardy.
This simply means that you can’t persecute a person twice for the same offense.
WE MUST RE-EDUCATE AMERICA
Since 1787 The Bill of Rights has been protecting the citizens of America. Those who do not realize their rights could be duped by all of the special interest and advocates for certain groups; so I highly advise everyone to study The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, and The Declaration of Independence.
Perhaps that is how we can begin to turn this chaotic mess around; we can re-educate America on the basics of being an American citizen.
This seems to be ignored in all of our higher institutions of learning and education today. There are exceptions; but they are exactly that; exceptions.
PUSHING HOPE FORWARD
I write all of the above not to take away hope; but to help push it forward. I feel that Martin Luther King, Jr. would stand beside me in this today if he could and proclaim that too many people are not realizing their civil rights as citizens of these United States.
If the realization of these rights is to happen, everyone in America must wake up from the stupor of becoming uninvolved and unconcerned. That is the REAL definition of being awake. The word “woke” will one day go down in our history books as a practical joke played on unsuspecting citizens.
Detaching from reality will solve nothing and only allow the dividing issues to grow stronger.
America; get over being “woke” and wake up!
We the people should never become apathetic about our freedom.
RETURNING TO TRUE INDEPENDENCE
This is the year to stop and think through the many problems, to bring out the workable solutions, to try to repair the breach between the races and the classes of people living around us. We were almost there before this current culture crisis. So we must return to those original goals that worked best for us.
Many believe this is the year for America to either come together or face the reality that we have lost our country forever.
Those who care can begin by rediscovering these three basic documents and reevaluating the great American Heritage that we have been given. We CAN begin to live them out again.
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
On July 4th; begin by telling your children WHY we are celebrating Independence in America.
Give them the TRUE history lessons; the lessons that have been around since they originally happened; not the woke fairy tales that are circulating through the culture today.
One good way to do that is to buy the books written for children called “The Tuttle Twins.” These are excellent sources of truth that ignore the culture’s falsehoods and point children in the right directions.
Help them to realize and respect the great efforts that were put into their well-being by the nation’s founders whom they will never be able to meet. Be sure they know about them. Make sure they are remembered.
Perhaps you can be a part of passing on that legacy that is so needed for the healing of our nation today.
It only takes one person to begin a revolution which can change the world.
You could be that one.