Evidence of God In Country
From the tallest structure in Washington a message of ‘Praise be to
God” goes forth. Engraved upon the aluminum capstone on the top of this 555 foot monument is Laus Deo. Inside the structure are carved tribute blocks with many Godly messages: “Holiness to the
Lord,” “Search the Scriptures,” “The memory of the just is blessed,” and others.
All of the eight large paintings in the Rotunda present aspects of our Christian history including The Baptism of Pocahontas and Departure of the Pilgrims from
Holland which depicts the Pilgrims observing a day of prayer and fasting.
“In God We Trust,” our national motto, is inscribed in letters of gold behind the speaker’s rostrum in the
House Chamber. Also in this chamber, above the central
Gallery door, is a marble relief of Moses, the greatest of
23 noted law-givers.
Inside The Capitol Rotunda
The Landing of Columbus – Columbus said he was convinced to sail because “it was the Lord who put into my mind” and that “the Gospel must still be preached to so many lands.”
The Baptism of Pocahontas This shows the baptism of one of the first converts in the Virginia colony . The Virginia charter said they came to propagate the “Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God.”
Departure of the Pilgrims from Holland – shows the Pilgrims observing a day of prayer and fasting. William Brewster is holding an open Bible upon which is written: “The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
“God With Us” is written on the ship’s sail.
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An inscription by the first president to inhabit the White
House, John Adams, is cut into the marble facing of the State
Dining Room fireplace. It reads: “
I pray Heaven to Bestow the Best of Blessings on THIS HOUSE and on All that shall hereafter Inhabit it. May none but Honest and Wise
Men ever rule under this Roof .”
The Heritage of the Past of the Seed that Brings Forth the
Harvest of the Future.” These words reflect the purpose of the Nation Archives – to hold in trust the permanently valuable records of the Federal government for the use of citizens and scholars alike.
"This building holds in trust the records of our
national life and symbolizes our faith in the
permanence of our national institutions ."
--Inscription on the east side of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC
Within the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building are two cases, one containing a Gutenberg Bible and the other a hand-copied Giant Bible of Mainz. The display of these two Bibles is appropriate because, in the words of President Andrew Jackson, “ The Bible is the rock upon which our republic rests.
” Many Biblical inscriptions can be found on the ceiling and walls. In the Main Reading Room are statues and quotes representing fields of knowledge. Moses and Paul represent religion, with the inscription, “ What doth the
Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God?
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The Biblical foundation of American law is evidenced throughout this building. On the outside East Pediment is a marble relief of Moses holding tablets containing the Ten
Commandments . Engraved on the oak doors at the entrance of the Court Chamber are the Roman numerals I through X, and above the heads of the justices is a carved marble relief with a large stone tabled containing I through X )each set of numerals represents ancient law, that is the Ten
Commandments .)
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, modeled after the Pantheon of Rome, is America’s foremost memorial to our third president. Jefferson’s famous words adorn the interior walls of his memorial.
On the panel of the northwest interior wall is an excerpt from “A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1777”, except for the last sentence which is taken from a letter of
August 28, 1789, to James Madison.
“ Almighty God hath created the mind free…All attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens…are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author or our religion
…No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religions. I know but one code of morality for men whether acting singly or collectively.”
The Arlington National Cemetery is the resting place for more than 250,000 military grave sites that stretch around it. It was established by Brigadier
General Montgomery C. Meigs who appropriated the grounds for use as a military cemetery in 1864.
The primary mission of Arlington National
Cemetery is to function as the nation’s premier military cemetery and shrine honoring those men and women who served in the Armed Forces.
This is a silent memorial to the cost of all the freedoms we enjoy, including religious , yet so many have come to take for granted.
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Arlington National Cemetery
The Inscription reads:
“Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God .”
On the front facade of Union Station three Scripture verses are engraved including, “ Thou has put all things under his feet
”, “
The truth shall make you free .” And
“
The desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose ."
The Lincoln Memorial stands surrounded by a peristyle of 38 fluted columns, one for each of the thirty six states in the union at the time of Lincoln’s death and two columns in-antis at the entrance behind the colonnade. As an enduring symbol of freedom, the
Lincoln Memorial attracts anyone who seeks inspiration and hope. Lincoln’s words on his memorial exclaim “ that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.”
This brief tour of our nation’s capital reveals that Christianity is the source of America’s liberty and prosperity. In the words of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1854: “
The great vital element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrines and divine truths of the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
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A sample of veteran cemeteries and war memorial around our country.
Regarding the crosses as an expression of Christian faith…. No comments are necessary!
, Philadelphia, Pa
Liberty Bell Inscription:
“ Proclaim liberty throughout the land and to all the inhabitants thereof”
[Leviticus 25:10]
(direct transcription)
In ye name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwriten, the loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord King James by ye grace of God , of Great Britaine, Franc, & Ireland king, defender of ye faith, &c.
Haveing undertaken, for ye glorie of God , and advancemente of ye Christian faith , and honour of our king & countrie, a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of
God , and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civill body politick; for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of ye ends aforesaid; and by vertue hearof, to enacte, constitute, and frame shuch just & equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions,
& offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie: unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cap-Codd ye .11. of November, in ye year of the raigne of our soveraigne lord King James of
England, France, & Ireland ye eighteenth, and of Scotland ye fiftie fourth. Ano: Dom .1620.
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When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
General George Washington
“What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ
.”
--George Washington in a speech to the Delaware Indian Chiefs May 12, 1779
"It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and
Bible ."
"It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of
Almighty God , to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors."
President John Adams
“We recognize no
Sovereign but God , and no King but Jesus
!”
[April 18, 1775, on the eve of the Revolutionary War after a British major ordered John Adams, John
Hancock, and those with them to disperse in “the name of George the Sovereign King of England." ]
• “[July 4th] ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty
.”
[letter written to Abigail on the day the Declaration was approved by Congress]
"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net . Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly
inadequate to the government of any other." --October 11, 1798
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Samuel Adams
“
He who made all men hath made the truths necessary to human happiness obvious to all… Our forefathers opened the Bible to all.”
[ "American Independence," August 1, 1776.
Speech delivered at the State House in Philadelphia]
“ Let divines and philosophers, statesmen and patriots, unite their endeavors to renovate the age by impressing the minds of men with the importance of educating their little boys and girls, inculcating in the minds of youth the fear and love of the Deity … and leading them in the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the Christian system
.”
[October 4,
1790]
Benjamin Franklin
“ God
governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the
Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel” –Constitutional Convention of 1787 | original manuscript of this speech
“In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered… do we imagine we no longer need
His assistance?” [Constitutional Convention,
Thursday June 28, 1787]
In Benjamin Franklin's 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania , he insisted that schools teach " the excellency of the Christian religion above all others, ancient or modern."
In 1787 when Franklin helped found Benjamin Franklin University, it was dedicated as "a nursery of religion and learning, built on Christ, the Cornerstone ."
Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States
“Let us look forward to the time when we can take the flag of our country and nail it below the Cross , and there let it wave as it waved in the olden times, and let us gather around it and inscribe for our motto: “Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever,” and exclaim, “ Christ first , our country next.”
Patrick Henry: "Orator of the Revolution."
• This is all the inheritance I can give my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.”
—The Last Will and Testament of Patrick Henry
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James Madison
“We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We’ve staked the future of all our political institutions upon our capacity…to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God .”
[1778 to the General Assembly of the State of Virginia]
Abraham Lincoln
“In regards to this great
Book (the Bible ), I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book . But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed in it.”
George W. Bush
On God - I believe there's an Almighty , and I believe the Almighty's great gift to each man and woman in this world is the desire to be free. This isn't America's gift to the world, it is a universal gift to the world, and people want to be free. Manhattan, Kansas, Jan. 23, 2006
[Interview by Radio and Television Ireland, June 24, 2004 ]
(http://www.beliefnet.com/News/Politics/2004/07/George-W-Bush-On-Faith.aspx)
On Prayer "I am sustained by the prayers of the people in this country. I guess an appropriate way to say this, it's one of the beautiful things about America and Americans from all walks of life is that they're willing to pray for the President and his family. And that's powerful. It's hard for me to describe to you what that means. It's--let me just say this: It's a leap of faith to understand."
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Information gathered from: www.wallbuilders.com
TheProvidenceFoundation.org
RediscoveringAmerica.com http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/index.php
Other generic Internet searches.
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