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A Parting of the Ways                 and the Savior, who died for them, mocking skits that belittle
                                                            Jesus Christ, and our assigned president claims that America
          In memory of Charlie Daniel’s legacy, we are printing some  is no longer a Christian nation, even though - According to
        of his articles that continue to speak about the complex issues  past Gallup polls - 77% of the nation has claimed to be Chris-
        in our nation.                                      tians.
                                                              Elements of our government want America to give its al-
          We all know that one of the prime motivating factors that  legiance to the godless, America-hating United Nations.
        led to the early immigration to the United States of Ameri-  Mankind now thinks he can bypass God and take over ad-
        ca was freedom: Freedom from a monarchy, freedom from  justing the temperature of Planet Earth, an arrogant assump-
        a societal class system that placed the working people at the  tion at best and a downright lie at worst, having nothing to
        bottom of the food chain, freedom to achieve whatever your  do with climate and everything to do with control of every
        intellect and industry was capable of, but most important of  human being on the planet.
        all, freedom to worship God in whatever way they chose.  Did you know that our government ignored the period of
          According to William Bradford, when the Pilgrims set foot  time when the temperature of the earth has not warmed and
        on American soil, they “fell on their knees, and blessed the  left those statistics out of their findings?
        God of heaven” who brought them safely to the New World   The crux of all this being that God gave man free will -
        after their long and dangerous journey.             a  mind  to  think  with  and  a  conscience  to  govern  those
          Our  federal  papers  acknowledge  God;  our  money  reads,  thoughts. And if mankind does not want God in their lives,
        “In God We Trust”; our government buildings have the name  He will not force His way in.
        of  God  inscribed  on  them;  our  congressional  sessions  are   So, America, as we deny God entree into ever increasing
        opened with prayer; and the law of the land is founded on  segments of American life, who do you think rushes in to
        British Common Law and Judeo-Christian principles.   take over? But I guess you people, who don’t believe in God,
          We send chaplains to war with our troops. Prisoners, who  don’t think there’s a devil either.
        are denied most all other privileges, are afforded the right to   When the presence of God leaves, peace goes with Him, so
        the practice of their religion, and even a condemned man can  does decency and respect for human life. Have you seen the
        have a priest or religious representative with him as he walks  abortion numbers lately, or the amount of children who are
        the last mile.                                      being kidnapped and sold as sex slaves?
          For almost two hundred years, America thrived, won wars,   Another by product of the absence of God is sloth, lazi-
        took unprecedented steps in technology, medicine, industry  ness and dishonesty, men fathering multiple children and not
        and science, with God a very visible presence in government,  supporting any of them, people claiming bogus injuries to
        society and the everyday life of America.           sponge off the federal disability funds.
          Enter  Madeline  Murray  O’Hare,  an  atheist  who  took  it   So, the farther we pull away from the tenants the founding
        upon herself to have the Bible and prayer removed, and subse-  fathers put into place, the farther we wander aimlessly down
        quently forbidden in America schools in the early 1960’s and  this insane path of turning our backs on our only help, the
        the Supreme Court - to their everlasting and eternal shame -  lower the finances, the safety, the quality of life will slip.
        agreed with her, and the downhill slide into America’s demise   America did not achieve its high place in the world on its
        began.                                              own. God has blessed and protected this nation since its in-
          I’ve wondered how Ms. O’Hare would feel about it now that  ception.
        she’s had a chance to see that the God she denied is real and   If His veil of protection is lifted, America, in spite of our
        His court - not the US Supreme Court - has the final say in  weapons and military superiority, will see war and violence
        the affairs of man.                                 without end.
          What O’Hare began has become a movement and, with the
        help  of  the  ACLU,  liberal  courts,  and  spineless  politicians,   God will not be mocked.
        have determined to abolish even the mention of God’s name
        from official - and if they have their way - private America.  What do you think?
          They want to muzzle military chaplains, control education-
        al curriculum, remove every trace of God and Jesus Christ   Pray for our troops, our police and the peace of Jerusalem.
        from public view, and, truth be known, censor what can and
        cannot be preached from the pulpits.                  God Bless America.
          The Bible tells us that man’s own brilliance will be his un-
        doing, and one has only to turn on a television set, surf the   — Charlie Daniels
        web or pick up a magazine to see evidence of that.
          Television hosts make fun of the God, who created them,   ©Copyright 2021 Charlie Daniels

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