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Live as people who are free, not using your freedom
as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. <\/i>
(1 Peter 2:16 )<\/p>\n

As I write this, it is Veteran\u2019s Day, when we remember and
honor all those who have fought and died for the freedom we
enjoy in this country.<\/p>\n

And, it\u2019s interesting to note that the Bible passage I\u2019ve posted
above lies imbedded in several paragraphs Peter has written
about submitting to the authorities. <\/p>\n

Yes, even though our veterans sacrificed their very lives for
all our freedoms, including freedom of religion, our country
seems to be running headlong toward freedom from
religion. <\/p>\n

Even now, a school district in North Carolina has turned
down the gift of posters from the local American Legion
because they say \u2018In God We Trust.\u201d The school board fears
raising the ire of atheist organizations\u2014and dealing with the
resulting cost of litigation. <\/p>\n

The irony is that those words are the official motto of the
United States of America, adopted by Congress on July 30,
1956\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what the posters say. <\/p>\n

And, the motto is not some left-over from the Eisenhower
Administration. In 2006, on the 50th
adoption, the Senate reaffirmed \u201cIn God we trust\u201d as the
official national motto. In 2011, the House of Representatives
passed an additional resolution reaffirming \u201cIn God we
trust\u201d as the official motto on a 396-9 vote.<\/p>\n

Repeated attempts by atheist organizations to have the
words removed from U.S. currency have failed\u2014even when
taken to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to remember that the actual number of
atheists in the United States appears to be about 2%
(according to the World Fact Book), and only a fraction
of those engage in litigation and the kind of vociferous
opposition that garners media attention. <\/p>\n

In fact, an atheist web page sites a recent study that found
50% of Americans find atheism \u201cthreatening.\u201d
 anniversary of its <\/p>\n

The good news is that our ultimate freedom is in Christ.
While political wrangling may wage back and forth, Jesus
is the one who died and rose again to ultimately set us free
from sin and death\u2014and that gift of grace is free to all. <\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Praise<\/b><\/p>\n

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of
the Lord is, there is freedom.<\/i> (2 Corinthians 3:17 )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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