Often in these times when America is on the verge of collapse and the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court are doing all they can to bring this destruction to bare there is a bright light that is often overlooked. That light is and always has been "We the People."
When the bleakest of circumstances seem to cloud even our deepest hopes something inside requires good people to shoulder their way through the darkest times to seek a better way. Such is the case "at a time such as this."
In the past few days I have had the privilege of speaking with great American Patriots who want our country back. Folks who have an excitement that is sweet with love of God and country. This enthusiasm has bolstered my spirit at a time when I needed it most and has renewed my commitment to strive diligently to reclaim the America to which I was born.
So, with this fire in our belly may we march to the beat of the drums of Liberty and shoulder the responsibility that our founders passed to us, when they mutuality pledged, "..our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
Can we do less?
Kershaw
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
GUEST COLUMN
**THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS SENT TO ME BY BILL REED, A FRIEND FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. IT IS EXACTLY AS HE SENT IT, INCLUDING PERSONAL COMMENTS. ENJOY.
KG
Hello fellow right wing nut job.
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> As you are well aware, I have this fanatical hatred for communism and cannot find enough avenues to vent my disgust with what is happening to our country as we blindly race down the pathway to that most hideous form of government.
> The local paper will not take my letters without exercising the option of editing and I refuse to allow that since I am not using profanity (although I'd like to) or making any libelous statements.
> If you can do something with this, good. If not there's always the trash bin.
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> By the way, how about our lovely Nikki Haley? The next governor of South Carolina!
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> Socialists/communists leaders have always mouthed the virtues of equality and sharing while completely insulating themselves from the stench of sweat from the toil of those who labor to support their grandiose lifestyles.
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> The Obamas have mired themselves in excesses unimagined by most of those who voted for Mr. Obama, as well as those that had the good sense not to.
> Lavish parties, "state" dinners, and shopping trips costing the taxpayers millions, while millions wonder where their next paycheck is coming from, seems to be indicative of a pattern well established by other Marxist leaders.
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> I recall Nicolea Ceausescu of Romania living in one of the worlds biggest homes,castles,palaces (or whatever it was called) while thousands of children, many infected with HIV, suffered in filthy orphanages that lacked the most basic health care.
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> The North Korean "dear leader", Kim Jong iI lives in palatial splendor, protected by a powerful military, while much of the general population starve, and those that dare speak out are sent to reeducation camps where they are served a menu of hard labor, torture, and death.
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> Could things get that bad here? Damn right they could and it's up to the citizens of the country to do what is necessary to prevent it.
> Naturally the first step is to seek relief through the voting process which is the sane and safe way to get the country back on track.
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> If that fails, bear in mind that the founders of this country were peaceful men who petitioned an oppressive government for fair treatment and were left with no option but to fight for their God given rights.
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> It's often stated say that we are a nation of laws, violence is not the answer, and anyone who advocates violence against the government is a right wing nut job and so on.
> Yes we are a nation of laws but when the laws are obfuscated and used to suppress the freedom of the people, the laws become the enemy of the people and beg to be ignored.
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> As long as we have a second amendment we have a deterrent against total tyranny. If ever the government attempts to disarm the general population through homegrown legislation or international treaty, that will be a sure sign that all peaceful attempts to redress the wrongs visited upon the citizens by those in power have failed, or will fail.
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> What happens then will determine weather or not the United States remains the leading bastion of freedom in the world or just another struggling third world country.
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> Hopefully voters will go to the polls in record numbers this year to excise the malignancy continuously metastasizing in Washington that is destroying our once great nation, and the healing can begin.
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> Bill Reed III
> Moncks Corner SC
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
SOME FOLKS JUST DON'T GET IT
**A letter I recently wrote to an editor responding to criticism that I do not know my history.** The letter was not published due to length.
Dear Editor,
In reference to four letters that were written to challenge my statement that America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles let me clear the air.
First: I did not say that America is or was a Christian nation. If she ever was she certainly isn't now.
Second: I did say America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. These principles though not formally a governmental standard, for all faiths have equal legal status in America, are principles that the vast majority of the founders used as their standard and therefore greatly influenced and guided them as they chiseled out the foundation of the United States of America.
One writer quoted an excerpt from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association allaying their fear that the government was going to establish a formal religion. This letter was written to assure the Baptist that government had no business interfering in the people's religion. It did not state or imply that the citizens could not inject their religion into the government's business. In any case, it was a personal letter and had no weight in law. Jefferson's opinion simply stated was, the Federal government was not to establish a religious sect or denomination. The Constitution did not restrict the states from doing so, and some did.
It is correct that Roman and Greek scholars, as well as others, wrote about the equality of mankind. In fact, our founders had many volumes of writings of these philosophers in their libraries. They also studied Locke, Hume, Montesquieu, and others. British common law was also part of the influence that guided our founders. However, all that they studied did not necessarily negate their Godly beliefs and their fundamental reliance on Him.
Mike Sawyer stated in his letter of June 17, 2010, that George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were Deists. Washington kept his beliefs close to the chest but his few writings on the subject support the fact that he was a believer, albeit not an evangelist. Franklin in his early writings called himself a " a thorough Deist," but later in life he no longer believed in a "Watchmaker" God rather an engaged God, as evidenced by his statement to George Washington when calling for prayer at the Constitutional Convention. Franklin stated, " I have lived, sir, a long time, and the the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see that God governs in the affairs of men." Hardly the words of a Deist. However, Franklin would not have been invited to speak at the Southern Baptist Convention had there been such an organization.
The statement "...the government of the United State is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion" appears as Article 11 in the Treaty of Tripoli. It was drafted by Joel Barlow a disgruntled minister who probably had a grudge against God, passed by Congress and signed by President John Adams. The Article was not a refutation of Christianity, rather it was intended to convey the message that the Federal Government was not officially Christian. However, it was a shameful way to appease the Musselmen and should never have been passed by congress and signed by Adams. As stated, President Adams signed the Treaty of Tripoli but he also made this statement; "The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were....the general principles of Christianity...I will avow I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God; and those principles of liberty are as unalterable as human nature."
In his June 10, 2010, letter Mr. Ken Lynn rightly stated that there is a difference between the founding of North America and The United States. What Mr. Lynn did not concede, nor did I expect him to, was the fact that the settlers documents (Mayflower Compact, The fundamental Orders of Connecticut, The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, etc.) and influences were passed on to the successive generations. Therefore, the "principles" were not lost, that is until the last 60 or so years.
It might also be noted that of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence 24 were seminary graduates.
Lastly, if I gave the impression that the pulpit is the "hub of morality" I want to clear that up once and for all. The pulpit is often not the "hub" of morality, but it should be.
Kershaw Getty
Dear Editor,
In reference to four letters that were written to challenge my statement that America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles let me clear the air.
First: I did not say that America is or was a Christian nation. If she ever was she certainly isn't now.
Second: I did say America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. These principles though not formally a governmental standard, for all faiths have equal legal status in America, are principles that the vast majority of the founders used as their standard and therefore greatly influenced and guided them as they chiseled out the foundation of the United States of America.
One writer quoted an excerpt from a letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptist Association allaying their fear that the government was going to establish a formal religion. This letter was written to assure the Baptist that government had no business interfering in the people's religion. It did not state or imply that the citizens could not inject their religion into the government's business. In any case, it was a personal letter and had no weight in law. Jefferson's opinion simply stated was, the Federal government was not to establish a religious sect or denomination. The Constitution did not restrict the states from doing so, and some did.
It is correct that Roman and Greek scholars, as well as others, wrote about the equality of mankind. In fact, our founders had many volumes of writings of these philosophers in their libraries. They also studied Locke, Hume, Montesquieu, and others. British common law was also part of the influence that guided our founders. However, all that they studied did not necessarily negate their Godly beliefs and their fundamental reliance on Him.
Mike Sawyer stated in his letter of June 17, 2010, that George Washington and Benjamin Franklin were Deists. Washington kept his beliefs close to the chest but his few writings on the subject support the fact that he was a believer, albeit not an evangelist. Franklin in his early writings called himself a " a thorough Deist," but later in life he no longer believed in a "Watchmaker" God rather an engaged God, as evidenced by his statement to George Washington when calling for prayer at the Constitutional Convention. Franklin stated, " I have lived, sir, a long time, and the the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see that God governs in the affairs of men." Hardly the words of a Deist. However, Franklin would not have been invited to speak at the Southern Baptist Convention had there been such an organization.
The statement "...the government of the United State is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion" appears as Article 11 in the Treaty of Tripoli. It was drafted by Joel Barlow a disgruntled minister who probably had a grudge against God, passed by Congress and signed by President John Adams. The Article was not a refutation of Christianity, rather it was intended to convey the message that the Federal Government was not officially Christian. However, it was a shameful way to appease the Musselmen and should never have been passed by congress and signed by Adams. As stated, President Adams signed the Treaty of Tripoli but he also made this statement; "The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were....the general principles of Christianity...I will avow I then believed, and now believe, that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God; and those principles of liberty are as unalterable as human nature."
In his June 10, 2010, letter Mr. Ken Lynn rightly stated that there is a difference between the founding of North America and The United States. What Mr. Lynn did not concede, nor did I expect him to, was the fact that the settlers documents (Mayflower Compact, The fundamental Orders of Connecticut, The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, etc.) and influences were passed on to the successive generations. Therefore, the "principles" were not lost, that is until the last 60 or so years.
It might also be noted that of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence 24 were seminary graduates.
Lastly, if I gave the impression that the pulpit is the "hub of morality" I want to clear that up once and for all. The pulpit is often not the "hub" of morality, but it should be.
Kershaw Getty
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