JUDGES 2: 10 – 12
And also all that generation were gathered unto
their fathers: and there arose another
generation after them, which knew not the
LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for
Israel. 11 And the children of Israel did evil in
the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: 12
And they forsook the LORD God of their
fathers, which brought them out of the land of
Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of
the people that were round about them, and
bowed themselves unto them, and provoked
the LORD to anger. 13 And they forsook the
LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
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JAMES 4: 7 – 10
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your
hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye
double minded. 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and
weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning,
and your joy to heaviness. 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift
you up.
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BIBILICAL SOLUTIONS
TO LIVING IN AN
UNRIGHTEOUS NATION
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OUR NATION WAS FOUNDED ON GODLY
PRINCIPLES
52 of 55 men that worked on Declaration of
Independence were believers in God and
members of denominations
Patrick Henry: 1736-1799 “Give me liberty or…”
It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often
that this great nation was founded not by
religionists, but by Christians, not on religion,
but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
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THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMER
First textbook published in America
Textbook of American schools from 1690 – 1900
1st graders learned alphabet from this book
Each letter used a phrase from the Bible:
A – A wise son maketh a glad father – Pr.10:1
B – Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than
a great treasure and trouble therewith – 15:16
C. – Come unto me all ye that labor and are
heavy laden and I will give you rest. Mt.11:28
E – Except a man be born again he cannot enter
the kingdom of God. Jn.3:3
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THE NEW ENGLAND PRIMER
Questions in back of the book:
What is the 5th Commandment?
What is forbidden in the 5th
Commandment?
What is required in the 6th
Commandment?
What is forbidden in the 6th
Commandment?
200 years it was the foundation of our
educational system
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FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME
COURT - JOHN JAY
“Providence has given to our people
the choice of their rulers, and it is the
duty as well as the privilege and
interest of our Christian nation to
select and prefer Christians for their
rulers”
How long since you’ve heard such
language?
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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL
ADDRESS
“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.”
This part of his speech, if in a textbook
today, is taken out.
Religion, morality and politics can’t be
separated – G. Washington
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FOR 200 YEARS WE’VE BEEN UNDER THE
SAME DOCUMENT – CONSTITUTION
FRANCE HAD A REVOLUTION SAME TIME WE
DID AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNDER 7
DIFFERENT FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
ITALY HAS GONE THROUGH 51 FORMS OF
GOVERNMENT
WANT TO TRADE?
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FROM WHOM DID OUR FOUNDING
FATHER’S QUOTE?
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SURVEY
FROM 15,000 DOCUMENTS
AFTER 10 YEARS RESEARCH
“34% OF FOUNDERS QUOTES WERE
DIRECTLY OUT OF THE BIBLE”
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FOUNDING FATHER’S CONCEPT FOR:
3 BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
ISAIAH 33:22 For the LORD is our judge,
the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD
is our king; it is he who will save us.
Judge – Judicial
Lawgiver - Legislative
King - Executive
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FOUNDING FATHER’S CONCEPT FOR:
SEPARATION OF POWERS
JEREMIAH 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all
things and beyond cure. Who can understand
it?
Thus a check and balance system
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FOUNDING FATHER’S CONCEPT FOR:
TAX EXEMPTION FOR CHURCHES
EZRA 7:24 You are also to know that you have
no authority to impose taxes, tribute or duty on
any of the priests, Levites, singers,
gatekeepers, temple servants or other workers
at this house of God.
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- FIRST AMENDMENT “CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW
RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF
RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE
EXERCISE THEREOF”
See any mention of “Separation of church and
state” in the First Amendment?
None of those words are used
Leaders today don’t want “Freedom of Religion”
but
“Freedom From Religion”
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- FIRST AMENDMENT “CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW
RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF
RELIGION OR PROHIBITING THE FREE
EXERCISE THEREOF”
Purpose of First Amendment:
So one denomination wouldn’t run the
nation
They had that in England
They wanted God’s principles
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Dr. William James –
Father of modern psychology
“There’s nothing so absurd but that if you
repeat it often enough people will believe
it.”
Supreme Court after 1947 began saying
that “Separation of church and state” was
what Founding Fathers wanted without
proving it.
Remember: “Say it often enough and
people will believe it”
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SUPREME COURT CASE – 1958
BAER V. KOLMORGEN
A dissenting Judge warned that
“Continuing talk about the ‘separation
of church and state’ would make
people think it was part of the
Constitution”
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SUPREME COURT CASE – JUNE 25, 1962
ENGEL V. VITALE
Prayer was taken out of schools under the
pretense that “Separation of church and
state” was in the 1st Amendment
This case for the first time separated
Christian principles from education
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Engel v. Vitale – 1962 – A Turning Point
Separation of church and state is not in the
Constitution
A BRAND NEW LAW
School prayer had never been challenged before
After prayer was removed, next was
Bible reading in school
Bible classes and religious instruction in school
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SUPREME COURT CASE – JUNE 17, 1963
“If portions of the New Testament were read
without explanation, they could be and
had been psychologically harmful to the
child.”
In other words:
It could cause brain damage
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SUPREME COURT CASE –1965
Children were allowed to pray over
lunch at school as long as no one
could tell it was a prayer
Later: No prayer at athletic contests
People in Texas didn’t get that memo
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SUPREME COURT CASE –1967
A 4 line nursery rhyme was considered
Unconstitutional. Reason: Although
the word “God” was not mentioned if
someone were to hear the rhyme he
might think it was talking about God.
Probably more brain damage
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SUPREME COURT CASE –1980
10 Commandments Display: “If the
posted copies of 10 Commandments
are to have any effect at all it will be to
induce the schoolchildren to read,
meditate upon, perhaps to venerate
and obey the Commandments (which)
is not a permissible objective”
In other words: Don’t let the kids see it
because they might want to obey it
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JAMES MADISON
CHIEF ARCHITECT OF CONSTITUTION
“We have staked the whole future of American
civilization, not upon the power of government,
far from it. We have staked the future of all of
our political institutions… upon the capacity of
each and all of us to govern ourselves
according to the 10 Commandments of God.”
Now they are removed!
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A 22 WORD PRAYER – UNCONSTITUTIONAL
“Almighty God, we acknowledge our
dependence upon Thee, and we beg thy
blessings upon us, our parents, our
teachers, and our country.”
“God” mentioned only 1 time
Same as in Pledge of Allegiance
“Under God” threatened
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SUPREME COURT CASE – 1962
The Court reported that only 3% of our
nation did not believe in religion or God.
So, 3% has now become a majority
First time a minority every won - 97% lost
EVER HEARD OF “SILENT MAJORITY”?
Washington’s Farewell Address he says:
Morality cannot be maintained without
religious principles
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4 GROUPS MENTIONED IN THE
22 WORD PRAYER
STUDENTS
PARENTS
TEACHERS
COUNTRY
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4 GROUPS MENTIONED IN THE 22
WORD PRAYER
1. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:
Birth per 1000 unwed:
In 1951 – 12 until ’63
In 1987 – 35 per 1000 still climbing
10-14 year olds – 553% increase since 63
And STD’s,Murders, Drugs, Alcoholics,
Suicides
Not to mention 40% of H.S. grads read @
4th grade level
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4 GROUPS MENTIONED IN THE
22 WORD PRAYER
2. PARENTS:
Divorce had been on the decline, but in
’63 it began to climb
U.S. now leads the world
5 million Americans “Living together”
Single-parent families up 150%
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4 GROUPS MENTIONED IN THE
22 WORD PRAYER
3. TEACHERS:
S.A.T. scores plummeted since ’63
Graduates can’t read, don’t know math,
history, etc.
More private schools and home schools
No Bible principles in public school
Killings, fights, teachers threatened
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4 GROUPS MENTIONED IN THE
22 WORD PRAYER
4. COUNTRY:
Has anything changed since you
graduated high school?
Remember when chewing gum was
punishable or talking in class
No 10 Commandments:
So, I can kill, steal, commit fornication,
forget God, dishonor parents…
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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S
FAREWELL ADDRESS
“Let it be simply asked where is the
security for life, for reputation and for
property, if the sense of religious
obligation desert.”
The sense of religious obligation has
deserted our country
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13 Colony Constitutions
In each states Constitution every person
appointed to public office shall say,
“I do profess faith in God the Father and
in Jesus Christ his only Son, and in the
Holy Ghost one God blessed forevermore, and I do acknowledge the holy
Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments to be given by Divine
Inspiration.”
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CRIME ON THE INCREASE
World leader in violent crimes, divorce
Increased 794% since 63
God’s law stops all crime – e.g.
Sermon on the mount cf Mt.15:18-19
Don’t be angry – stops abuse, murder
Don’t lust – stops fornication
Love neighbor as self
Do unto others…
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The authors of the Constitution understood
the individual will answer to God in the
future and will either be punished or
rewarded
When does a nation answer to God?
George Mason – Father of Bill of Rights
“As nations cannot be rewarded or
punished in the next world, so they
must be in this by an inevitable chain
of events, causes and effects,
Providence punishes National sins by
national calamities.”
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In 1963 we told God to
“Get out!”
And he did.
Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the
house, they labor in vain that build it:
except the Lord keep the city, the
watchman waketh but in vain.
Pr.14:34 Righteousness exalteth a
nation, but sin is a reproach to any
people
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Will United States Last Forever?
So what if we take care of:
Economy
Borders
Terrorists
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WHERE ARE WE OBEYING GOD?
Family
Schools
Political
Churches
Materialism
Drugs
Gambling
Drinking
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God Warned Israel – They did not hear
Dt.6:12; 28:15ff
Jer.6:17 “We will not hearken”
We, like they are not mourning
Mt.5:4; Jas.4:7-10
Jer.2:1-13
What happens when we don’t hear?
Lam.1:1-12
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WHAT CAN “I” DO?
PRAY
2Chr.7:14 If my people, which are
called by my name, shall humble
themselves, and pray, and seek my
face, and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their
land.
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WHAT CAN “I” DO?
WRITE TO
REPRESENTATIVES
RUN FOR OFFICE
BE A LIGHT
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