Politics & Mentality of Abortion
And a perspective on
Christian Patriotism
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The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that
Dickens loved to paint but is conceived and ordered (moved,
seconded, carried, and minuted) in clear, carpeted, warmed,
well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut
fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to
raise their voices. C. S. Lewis
 1973 United States Supreme Court
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"The road to tyranny, we must never forget,
begins with the destruction of the truth."
Do you know who said this?
You might be surprised, scroll down.
The subtitle of this web site is the end of the pledge of
allegiance; asked in the form of a question.
One nation, under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all ?
Unfortunately, each part must honestly be answered in the
negative throughout much of the Twentieth century;
especially in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade and the
overall moral corruption and decay manifest throughout
our society.
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"The road to tyranny, we must never forget,
begins with the destruction of the truth."
Bill Clinton - University of Connecticut, October 15, 1995
Here, we must remember, that even satan can quote
sacred scripture for his own purposes.
Thomas Jefferson was correct and is still so today! This nation of mostly
moral people has allowed it's collective common sense ri be lulled into a
stupor as has never been seen in modern times. We must learn the facts,
and then we must proclaim them to everyone we meet. We must be vigilant
in exposing the lies of the Culture of Death without fear of reprisal. This will
encourage others of like mind to do the same. If this nation is 80%+
" practicing " a Judeo-Christian ethic, then we must raise our voices as one
and speak the truth and Vote Pro-Life!
The separation of church and state
(which does not exist in the Constitution)
has become the separation of society from God.
The first effect is the separation of truth from law.
In the voice of Pontius Pilate, moral relativists of today shout out
what is truth?' They then soon say "don't judge us with your Truth while
we butcher millions of innocent children in the womb, and call it choice!"
Once again they shout, "don't push your Truth on us while in cold-blooded
serial murder fashion we kill the elderly or infirm and call it dignity!" The
only progression of this diseased form of thought which violently rejects
objective truth; is that no persons life has the dignity and value it once had.
Soon society is no longer humanity.
Humans are just the most sophisticated creatures in the animal kingdom...
top of the food chain.
The strongest most ruthless and most separated from God rule and survive.
Their hearts have become so hard, their poor souls so cold and dark they
no longer have the consciousness to think to ask "what is truth?"
When you remove God from schools, courts etc., satan soon moves in
to take God's rightful place and soon takes over. He quickly establishes
his hell on earth. Why are we so blind to this?
America . . .What are we doing . . .Where are we going?
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 FEDERALIST PAPERS
Federalist No. 51
The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the
Proper Checks and Balances Between
the Different Departments
From the New York Packet.
Friday, February 8, 1788.
Author: Alexander Hamilton or James Madison
To the People of the State of New York:
(excerpt)
...It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens. If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure. There are but two methods of providing against this evil:... the other, by comprehending in the society so many separate descriptions of citizens as will render an unjust combination of a majority of the whole very improbable, if not impracticable.... The second method will be exemplified in the federal republic of the United States. Whilst all authority in it will be derived from and dependent on the society, the society itself will be broken into so many parts, interests, and classes of citizens, that the rights of individuals, or of the minority, will be in little danger from interested combinations of the majority. In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. It consists in the one case in the multiplicity of interests, and in the other in the multiplicity of sects. The degree of security in both cases will depend on the number of interests and sects; and this may be presumed to depend on the extent of country and number of people comprehended under the same government....Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit. In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature, where the weaker individual is not secured against the violence of the stronger; and as, in the latter state, even the stronger individuals are prompted, by the uncertainty of their condition, to submit to a government which may protect the weak as well as themselves; so, in the former state, will the more powerful factions or parties be gradually induced, by a like motive, to wish for a government which will protect all parties, the weaker as well as the more powerful.
 What does this teach us in our time: "The stronger individuals are
prompted, by the uncertainty of their condition," to reject abortion
and euthanasia.
In relation to our sad time, one way to distill No.51:
If Hamilton or Madison were around today (or any of the Founders)
they would lead the revolution against the greatest tyranny of
today-- THE MURDER OF CITIZENS WAITING TO BE BORN.
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On the Importance of Morality and Religion in Government:
[W]e have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion....Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. (Source: John Adams, The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States, Charles Francis Adams, editor (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co. 1854), Vol. IX, p. 229, October 11, 1798.)
 Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime & pure, [and] which denounces against the wicked eternal misery, and [which] insured to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments. (Source: Bernard C. Steiner, The Life and Correspondence of James McHenry (Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers, 1907), p. 475. In a letter from Charles Carroll to James McHenry of November 4, 1800.)
[O]nly a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters. Source: Benjamin Franklin, The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks, editor (Boston: Tappan, Whittemore and Mason, 1840), Vol. X, p. 297, April 17, 1787.
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of man and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice?
And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric? (Source: George Washington, Address of George Washington, President of the United States . . . Preparatory to His Declination (Baltimore: George and Henry S. Keatinge), pp. 22-23. In his Farewell Address to the United States in 1796.)
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CULTURE OF LIFE
VERSES
CULTURE OF DEATH
"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."
--Declaration of Independence
Presidential Pro-life Convictions
President Ronald Reagan spoke with
 conviction about abortion and the
right to life of the unborn. In fact, he
even issued a Proclamation of
Following are a few other brief
excerpts from his comments.
"My Administration is dedicated to
the preservation of America as a
free land, and there is no cause
more important for preserving
that freedom than affirming the transcendent right to life of all human beings, the right without which no other rights have any meaning." Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation First Appeared in The Human Life Review Spring 1983
"Every legislator, every doctor, and every citizen needs to recognize that the real issue is whether to affirm and protect the sanctity of all human life, or to embrace a social ethic where some human lives are valued and others are not. As a nation, we must choose between the sanctity of life ethic and the 'quality of life' ethic. IBID.
"The real question today is not when human life begins, but, What is the value of human life? The abortionist who reassembles the arms and legs of a tiny baby to make sure all its parts have been torn from its mother's body can hardly doubt whether it is a human being. The real question for him and for all of us is whether that tiny human life has a God-given right to be protected by the law -- the same right we have." IBID.
"I have often said that when we talk about abortion, we are talking about two lives -- the life of the mother and the life of the unborn child. Why else do we call a pregnant woman a mother? I have also said that anyone who doesn't feel sure whether we are talking about a second human life should clearly give life the benefit of the doubt. If you don't know whether a body is alive or dead, you would never bury it. I think this consideration itself should be enough for all of us to insist on protecting the unborn." IBID.
"A Senate committee hearing was held recently to determine, if we can, when life actually begins. And there was exhaustive testimony of experts presenting both views, and finally the result was declared inconclusive. They couldn't arrive at an answer. Well, in my view alone, they did arrive at an answer, an answer that justifies the proposed (human life) legislation. If it's true we don't know when the unborn becomes a human life, then we have to opt in favor that it is a human life until someone proves it isn't."
Remarks at the Centennial Meeting of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus Hartford, CT 8/3/82
"And I just happen to believe that simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is. And thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Remarks at the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series on Public Issues Manhattan, KS 9/9/82
"I know there are many who sincerely believe that limiting the right of abortion violates the freedom of choice of the individual. But if the unborn child is a living entity, then there are two individuals, each with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Conservative Political Action Conference (C-PAC) -February 18, 1983
 Emancipation Proclamation of Preborn Children
 NOW THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare the unalienable personhood of every American, from the moment of conception until natural death, and I do proclaim, ordain, and declare that I will take care that the Constitution and laws of the United States are faithfully executed for the protection of America's unborn children. Upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. I also proclaim Sunday, January 17, 1988, as a national Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon the citizens of this blessed land to gather on that day in their homes and places of worship to give thanks for the gift of life they enjoy and to reaffirm their commitment to the dignity of every human being and sanctity of every human life.Ronald Reagan
Presidential Proclamation
January 14, 1988
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by President Ronald Reagan
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FREEDOM
IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE
SECURED IN ANY ONE
MOMENT OF TIME.
WE MUST STRUGGLE
TO PRESERVE IT EVERY DAY.
AND FREEDOM IS NEVER
MORE THAN ONE
GENERATION AWAY FROM
EXTINCTION.
JANUARY 15, 1983
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The Following Sermon Beautifully Explains
What We Mean By Christian Patriotism
Sermons - Christian Patriots© 1999 Rev. Paul Peterson
copied with permission from above
Acts 22:22-29, Ephesians 2:19
Christian Patriots
In 1776, Horace Walpole rose from his seat in the British
House of Commons to report on the extraordinary event
that had lately occurred in the far-off colonies of the New
World.
"There is no good crying about the matter," said
Walpole, "Cousin America has run off with a
Presbyterian parson, and that is the end of it."
That "Presbyterian parson" was none other than the
Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon, president of Princeton
University, and the only minister among the signers of
the Declaration of Independence.
"There is a tide in the affairs of humanity," said
Witherspoon. "We perceive it now before us.
To hesitate is to consent to our own slavery.
This Declaration [of Independence] should be
subscribed this very morning by every pen in this
house."
John Witherspoon is the best known Presbyterian
minister active in the American revolution, but he
was not the only one who joined in. George Duffield,
a Philadelphia pastor, served briefly as a chaplain in
the disastrous battle of Long Island. When he
returned home, he found his congregation largely
untouched by the war. "There are too many men in
the congregation," he thundered from the pulpit.
"However, there will be one less tomorrow, and no
lecture on Wednesday evening."
James Caldwell, a New Jersey pastor, was killed by
British troops, his wife was also killed, and his church
burned to the ground. There is a story of how earlier in
the war, during a battle, Rev. Caldwell discovered that
the Continental forces were running low on paper
wadding for their muskets. The pastor ran to a nearby
Presbyterian church and picked up an armload of hymn
books containing the hymns of Isaac Watts. "Now boys,"
he cried, "Give-em Watts. Give-em Watts."
There were few British sympathizers among the
Presbyterians. More than one-half of all soldiers and
officers in the American Army during the revolution were
Presbyterian. This is why a leading Pennsylvania loyalist
reported to a Parliamentary committee that the crown's
chief opponents were "Congregationalists, Presbyterians,
and smugglers." I imagine many smugglers
were insulted at being associated with Presbyterians.
But why were Presbyterians and Congregationalists in
the forefront of the American Revolution while
Episcopalians and Methodists were generally loyal to
the crown? One reason is the Episcopal church was the
official church of England, and the Methodists were an
offshoot from the Episcopalians. A second reason though,
has to do with the Calvinist social contract theory of
government. Congregationalists and Presbyterians shared
a common heritage in the theology of John Calvin.
Calvin taught that we should be loyal to our government,
because earthly authorities, according to Romans 13,
are appointed by God. But this loyalty is not a blind loyalty.
Calvin believed that since the State was appointed by God,
it had a responsibility to God. The job of the church was to
monitor the State, giving assistance and advice. If the State
failed in its responsibility to God, the church was to work for
the creation of a new government that would better reflect the
will of God. So then, for Calvin, loyalty was the duty of a
Christian, but not blind loyalty.
It was from this understanding that many Presbyterian
preachers charged that King George the III, by his tyranny,
had broken his social contract with God and the people.
Thus, open revolution was not only acceptable,
it was a necessity.
A German historian, commenting on the American
revolution, wrote, "John Calvin was the virtual founder of
America." Certainly that is an overstatement, but Calvinist
theology, and the Presbyterian and Congregationalist
system of representative participation in governance,
did create the climate for revolution against a monarch.
Since we as a nation are celebrating the 1776 signing
of the Declaration of Independence, it is appropriate to
ponder what it means to be a Christian patriot today.
How do we live as both citizens of our country, and citizens
of the household of God?
Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote the famous definition of
patriotism being the last refuge of a scoundrel. A few of the
more cynical biblical commentators have wondered if Paul's
sudden interest in being a Roman citizen was similar and
came from a desire to protect his skin from a flogging. That
kind of characterization is unfair though, for Paul underwent
a great deal of physical abuse for the sake of the gospel.
Instead, Paul's claim to Roman citizenship at this point in the
story seems to be a transition point in his ministry.
Paul had gone to Jerusalem one last time, trying to show
how Christ could bridge the gap between Jews and Gentiles.
Zealous Jews, however, accused him of being a traitor to the
faith. At the temple in Jerusalem a mob dragged him out and
tried to kill him. Only the intervention of the Roman centurions
saved his life. The Romans thought Paul was an Egyptian
revolutionary and were prepared to throw him in jail. At this
point, Paul told the tribune that he was not a citizen of Egypt,
but a Jew and citizen of the city of Tarsus. Then later, when
the tribune was going to pacify the crowd by having Paul
flogged, Paul revealed his Roman citizenship. This began a
process that concluded with Paul being taken to Rome
to appeal to the emperor, a right of every Roman citizen.
Paul was going to the very center of Gentile power.
Was Paul a patriot or a Jewish traitor who
hid behind his Roman citizenship?
Certainly, many Jews saw Paul as a traitor, and from their
perspective, they were right. From the Jewish perspective,
Christianity is a religion that betrayed Judaism. Paul threw
out the laws of Moses and opened the door to the hated
Gentiles. To the temple leadership, Paul was nothing more
than a subversive revolutionary.
The tendency of being called a traitor has continued in
our heritage. Martin Luther and John Calvin were traitors
to the Church of Rome. John Knox was a traitor to the French
controlled throne of Scotland. John Witherspoon, George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and all the other American
revolutionaries were traitors to their British citizenship. In one
sense, we are a nation and faith born of traitors.
What then is the difference between a patriot and a traitor?
The British novelist E. M. Forster wrote, "It has never
happened to me that I've had to choose between betraying
a friend and betraying my country, but if it ever does
so happen, I hope I have the guts to betray my country."
Judas Iscariot, the disciple of Jesus, thought he had the
choice of betraying a friend or betraying his country. Judas
believed he was being a patriot by selling Jesus for thirty
pieces of silver. History has judged different.
You see, a Christian patriot establishes primary friendship
with God. From that friendship with God comes the manner
by which we live our daily lives. But we also acknowledge
citizenship within an earthly government, and like the Apostle
Paul, we work within that system as long as the system does
not require us to betray our friendship with God.
Christian Patriots do not worship God and country.
They worship God and live in a country. Christian patriotism
calls us to challenge our government when it does wrong,
and to help our government improve the quality of life for all
creation.
While we are great nation, we still have far to go in the
struggle for justice and equality. And since, according to
scripture, Micah 6:8, the Lord requires us to do justice and
love kindness, we must be active in the struggle. For some,
this is a scary thought, for it requires challenging the
status-quo, either in society or in our own comfortable lives.
But as the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote,
"The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows
that all concessions yet made to her August claims have
been born of earnest struggle. . . If there is no struggle,
there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom,
and yet deprecate agitation, are people who want crops
without plowing up the ground, they want rain without
thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the
awful roar of its many waves."
When John Witherspoon and his compatriots signed the
Declaration of Independence, they weren't signing a
document that gives us the right to wave the flag and shoot
off fireworks. They were signing a document that said all
people are created equal and have inalienable rights.
They were signing as Christian Patriots, challenging an
unjust government, and working for the cause of human
freedom and dignity. To some, they were traitors.
To their friend, Jesus Christ, they were faithful.
Although it was two-hundred and twenty-three years ago
when the Declaration of Independence was signed, the
challenge lives on today. As citizens of the household of
God and citizens of earth, we are called to continue the
revolution for truth, equality, and justice. We are called to
be Christian Patriots, carrying-on the work begun by those
brave women and men who founded a nation built on the
principle of human dignity. As a Christian Patriot, be a loyal
friend to God, and thus, a responsible citizen of your country.
And as we celebrate the Lord's Supper, remember that we
join in communion with Christian Patriots from all around the
world, who are also working for God's justice. "One nation,
under God," doesn't say enough, for in truth, we are one world,
under God, seeking liberty and justice for all.
Praise be to God, our friend, and author of liberty. Amen.
"A VISITOR FROM THE PAST"
by Thelen Paulk
I had a dream the other night, I didn't understand.
A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by the bed,
He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low, he said:
"We fought a revolution, to secure our liberty.
We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny,
For future generations, this legacy we gave,
In this, the land of the free and the home of the brave."
"The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you'd always keep.
But tyrants labored endlessly, while your parents were asleep.
Your freedom gone, your courage lost, you're no more than a slave,
In this, the land of the free and the home of the brave."
"You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun,
Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.
On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent,
Although you have no voice in choosing how the money's spent."
"Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate.
Your Christian values can't be taught, according to the state.
You read about the current news, in a regulated press.
You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the I.R.S."
"Your money is no longer made of silver or of gold.
You trade your wealth for paper, so your life can be controlled.
You pay for crimes that make our nation turn from God in shame,
You've taken Satan's number, as you've traded in your name."
"You've given government control to those who do you harm,
So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm,
And keep the country deep in debt, put men of God in jail,
Harass your fellow countrymen, while corrupted courts prevail."
"Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they've sworn.
Your daughters visit doctors so their children won't be born.
Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores,
And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars."
"Can you regain freedom for which we fought and died?
Or don't you have the courage or the faith to stand with pride?
Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save?
Or do you wish your children to live in fear and be a slave?"
"Sons of the Republic, arise and take a stand!
Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land!
Preserve our great republic and each God-given right,
And pray to God to keep the torch of freedom burning bright!"
As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from which he came.
His words were true, we are not free. We have ourselves to blame.
For even now as tyrants trample each God-given right,
We only watch and tremble, too afraid to stand and fight.
If he stood by your bedside, in a dream while you're asleep,
And wondered what remains of our rights he fought to keep,
What would be your answer, if he called out from the grave?
Is this still the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?
PRAYER AT VALLEY FORGE
 I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last
solemn act of my official life by commending the
interests of our dearest country to the protection of
the Almighty God and those who have the
superintendence of them into His holy keeping. -
George Washington
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