I have been sounding the alarm for a very long time about the dangers of forcing of tolerance by the intolerant.  The intolerant politically correct liberal leftists agenda that seeks to force all of us to tolerate and become compliant is intolerable. That assertion has landed me in hot water in some religious circles, many political venues, and with social media.  I have been called everything thing under the sun and accused of advancing hate and faux Christianity. 

It is not the name-calling that bothers me, but the lack of awareness of what has become a creeping erosion of our America through political correctness and the increasing dangers of Islamization of our government.  That statement will not play well with the intolerant who demand tolerance nor with social mediums I utilize.  However, if I am allowed, I will give more detail to my argument and explain my concerns.  If at the end of that presentation, you disagree, that is your God-given right and privilege.  We will disagree.

I had a person ask me a few days ago, “How did Islam manage to acquire such a noticeable place of influence in our government?”  That has troubled me for a long time.  It is undeniable that under the Obama administration the followers of Islam were given front of the line access to many government figures and agencies.  We were threatened by Attorney General Loretta Lynch with prosecution if we spoke against Islam and sounded the alarms about their push to achieve sharia law in America.  That was more than a little disturbing. 

If we observe what is happening in the world it is difficult not to become aware of the growth of Islamic political clout in Europe and in America.  How did that happen?  One of the paths allowing this growth has been indifference or lack of awareness on the part of politicians and citizens. 

The followers of Islam, especially the fundamentalist in that religion or system of government want world domination and they state that for all to hear.  Back in the 1970s, the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre made an enlightening statement.  He said: “As long as Muslims are an insignificant minority in a Christian country, they can live on friendly terms because they accept the laws and customs of the country that receives them.  But as soon as they become numerous and organize, they become aggressive and try to impose their laws, which are hostile to [Western] civilization.”

The West and especially America has a keen awareness of terrorism.  Although there are those in our Republic and government who refuse to acknowledge that much of the terrorist activity is part of Islamic jihad, it is.  Islamic terrorism produces a significant percentage of worldwide terrorist activity.  Ignoring that can prove to be a fatal mistake. 

In our quest for tolerance, we have insisted that only the radical Islamist embrace the most fundamental tenets of Islam.  However, if one reads their holy book, it is impossible to note the passages that call for people to convert to Islam or face execution or enslavement.  That religion allows pedophilia, beheading or stoning of those not following their religious tenets or refusing to convert.  That is the height of intolerance and is totally absent of peacefulness and coexistence.

We have focused on ISIS or ISIL, Iran, and other terrorist-sponsoring nations nationally.  Unfortunately, the politicians and people in power are being courted with mountains of cash and other enticements by Islamic nations who are supposedly our allies.  What has that produced?  It has opened a significant door to the ‘Dawa’ (Islamic proselytizing).  The growth of the influence of Islam in many American cities has resulted in Sharia Zones in those cities.  Our American law enforcement no longer patrols those areas and they rule under Islamic law which is a direct violation of our American constitution. 

The more members of Congress or government agents embrace Islam the more we will see the demanded tolerance of the intolerant imposed.  It is no secret that the leaders of the pursuit of worldwide ‘Dawa’ and pursuit of world dominance encourage the use of the electoral process to advance their cause.  Congresswoman Ilhan Omar demanded before being sworn in that Congress reveres its 181-year ban on the wearing of any headgear.  She was able to wear her hijab which is religious attire, but other members of Congress are forbidden to display a cross on the floor of Congress. 

Islamists have infiltrated our Western Education Systems and some of our American schools have courses favorable to the teachings of Islam but ban all references to the Bible and Christianity.  The result of that is our youth are so indoctrinated with the PC demand for tolerance they consider allowing sharia-based lifestyles as acceptable.  We are told it is in the spirit of our 1^st Amendment that they must be allowed freedom of religion.  I support religious freedom for everyone but oppose allowing any religion to impose their views and laws on others. 

About 80% of the 1,200 mosques operating in America have been built since 2003.  We have witnessed the rise in influence and power of various terrorist-linked NGOs (non-profit organizations operating independently of any government whose purpose is to address social or political issues), grow more prominent.  Some of those have direct links to Islamic terrorists, including CAIR, and the Islamic Society of North America.  They have funneled truckloads of cash into the coffers of various politicians in various means and bought access and influence.  They have succeeded in influencing many of our politicians to capitulate to the Islamic ‘needs’ in America. 

The followers of Islam are reproducing and actively engaged proselytizing.  Pew Research reported that there are approximately 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide.  That would make them the 2^nd largest religion, second only to Christianity.  It has been projected that by the end of this century the followers of Islam will become the largest religious group worldwide.  They are reproducing at the rate of 2.7 children per family and Christians are logged in at about 2.2 children per family.  That may not sound like a significant number, but it is when extrapolated over a few decades and millions of people.

Our younger generation is postponing or not having children largely based on financial concerns.  When that is added to the reality that many ‘middle and upper’ class families no longer parent their children, it becomes alarming.  The followers of Islam engage in devoted teaching of their religion and beliefs to their children, but many Americans leave that to the educators, entertainers, or activists to shape their worldview and values. 

In 1970 there were about 100,000 Muslims in America and today there are over 4 million.  Former Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gadaffi declared in 2006: “We have 50 million Muslims in Europe.  There are signs that Allah will grant Islam victory in Europe – without swords, without guns, without conquest – we will turn it into a Muslim continent within a few decades.”  The blood-curdling words of former Algerian President Houari Boumediene to the UN illustrates my concern.  He said: “One day, millions of men will leave the Southern Hemisphere to go to the Northern Hemisphere.  And they will not go there as friends.  Because they will go there to conquer it.  And they will conquer it with their sons.  The wombs of our women will give us victory.”

America, I believe in tolerance but when the intolerant demand that we abandon our values and views and our Constitution and law, we must resist and reject them.  Any politician who facilitates this lunacy should be shown the door.  This is another of the many misguided and malicious ideological positions of the Left that cause me to reject them.  Wake up America! 

God bless you and God bless America!

The Destruction of America from within has been predicted by numerous communist leaders in the past and our founding fathers warned of that possibility.  I saw some comments and theories advanced by Pat Buchanan that trouble me, if he is right.  I sometimes agree with Buchanan and sometimes find that I cannot embrace his reasoning and suggestions.  But that is nothing new, I feel that way about every politician or national leader.  I guess I could or should say, I find that the case with every human on the planet with whom I engage in dialogue.  We do not all agree or always agree, and that is the beauty of man and our Free Republic.  In fact, I believe a certain level of disagreement is healthy because it brings more ideas and potential solutions to the discussion.

Back in April, Pat Buchanan described democracy as being in a ‘death spiral’ and recently he said it was a ‘dying species.’  I won’t get into the argument that America is not a direct democracy but a republic and representative democracy, that would be too lengthy for this discussion and not completely germane.  Buchanan and many others, including myself, agree that the two-party system in Washington, DC is in a state of irreversible ‘gridlock.’  That is lamentable because, as we have witnessed for over the past three years, the lack of interest in governing by the Left and the often incompetence of many on the Right. 

Buchanan argues that comity and collegiality are vanishing, and in that, I believe he has a valid point.  He insists that in Europe splinter parties arise and ‘illiberal democracies’ take power.  I do believe that he is correct in his assertion that we are experiencing a significant moral and social decline in the West.  I believe that condition is being imposed and advanced by many of those governing us.  It is trickling down from those in power and given legs by the Media.  I believe it is a systematic orchestrated and designed a plan to divide and conquer.  Those pushing that agenda are not interested in the betterment of America but the control of its citizens. 

I do believe we have been witnessing the dangerous rise of the political elite which is becoming or has become a permanent governing class.  I do believe that we the people are increasingly losing our ability to give oversight, direction, and are systematically being dis-empowered governmentally.  That dis-empowerment and the attempt to control us produced the Tea Party and were a major factor in the election of Donald J. Trump in 2016.  I believe that his election was as much a rejection of political elitism as it was anything else. 

The rise and legitimizing of political correctness, the insistence that citizens in various walks of life undergo diversity training has and is doing great harm to our nation.  Do I believe that we need to be tolerant and accepting?  Yes, with qualifications.  I believe that we should view all people regardless of skin color, sexual orientation, religion, or political ideology as humans and treat them with respect.  That tolerance and acceptance ends when any of those segments attempt to force their views on everyone else.  No one, not me, not you, not anyone has the right to force another to adopt their beliefs or preferences. 

If you attempt to force me to accept a set of religious beliefs that violate my convictions, I will resist.  If you attempt to force me to embrace your chosen sexual lifestyle, a lifestyle that is anathema to my faith, I will resist.  If you attempt to force me to embrace any ethnicity as deserving of dominance over another, I will resist. 

I owe others nothing but respect, providing they do not violate that olive branch. Likewise, they owe me nothing.  I seek to follow the Golden Rule, but when a person makes it clear that their intent is to destroy me, I resist.  I will when necessary, practice my inalienable right for self-defense.  I will practice my inalienable right to freedom of speech, religion, and my right to pursue life, liberty, and happiness.  I also agree that you have the same rights.

Intrusive bureaucratic government is becoming more a norm than I am comfortable with.  In our Republic, the form of government is supposed to be determined by electoral approval.  Simply stated, we the people are supposed to decide what our government is and the direction it takes.  If the elected representatives do not follow our wishes, we are supposed to have the option and opportunity to reject them at the polls and allow them the opportunity to pursue other interests.  That is becoming increasingly more difficult with gerrymandering, voter fraud, and the commandeering of national political parties by the political elitist. 

In Canada, most of their population voted for policies and politicians who advance an ideology that I adamantly oppose.  It seems that too frequently in such nations the conservative alternative offers a bland brand of conservatism and fails to attract much attention.  In France, 66% of the people voted against the nationalist Marine Le Pen and for the globalist Emmanuel Macron.  Most of them were indigenous French, not third-world immigrants.  That is revealing of the drift or shift or our world toward the dangerous idea of globalism and the incoherent offerings of Socialism.

I am quite concerned that without a resurgence of fearless leaders who are unafraid to tackle the sacred cows of political cronyism in Washington, regardless of who is in power we are destined for more of the same.  In many ways, I find myself increasingly thankful for a man like Donald Trump.  Not because I view him as a saintly or a highly moral person, I don’t know him well enough to make those judgments.  He makes me cringe, at times, in what he says or how he says it.  However, it is apparent to me that He truly loves America and wants to see her restored to greatness. 

I am thankful for someone like Trump who resists the status quo in an unashamed and fearless manner.  He is bold as a lion when it comes to standing up to the establishment.  He believes what he believes and as a pragmatist and businessman, he seeks to find a solution.  Is he an egotist?  What person seeking any national political office isn’t?  Most of us like recognition and are thrilled when given credit for accomplishments.  If we eliminated human ego from society, we would have no politicians, no athletes, no actors and actresses, no entertainers, and society would be incredibly boring.  Ego is a part of the human psyche and held in check and channeled properly is a positive force.

I sometimes engage in discussions about third-parties and alternative candidates.  The discussion centers around alternatives to the Republican or Democrat, and most of the time, I see them as no-win candidates.  We have witnessed the power of the spoiler role in those third-party offerings.  One of the most glaring is Ross Perot who gave us Bill Clinton and defeated George H.W. Bush.  Was that good for America?  I do not believe it was.  I considered the elder Bush a globalist and left-leaning Republican, but I considered Bill Clinton’s liberalism even more damaging to America.  Clinton’s liberalism helped elect George W. Bush, but it also opened the door and blazed the trail for Barack Obama and that door is more frightening than any haunted house at Halloween. 

I do believe that our system of government is in danger and it is imperative that all America’s patriots rise and reject the present offering of the New Democratic Socialism being advance by every Democrat desiring to be President.  Please vote NO on the toxicity of liberalism in November 2020.

God bless you and God bless America!

We live in a terribly disillusioned and delusional world.  That is possibly an understatement of understatements considering the PC world of today.  I sometimes wonder what some of these people, many are my age and older, were taught by their parents.  I frequently wonder if they have ever read the Bible because the ideology they embrace and are advancing is foreign to its precepts.  I’m sure some on the Left and Right will disagree with that last assessment, but I believe it to be the truth.

My voice is not the only voice sounding the alarm regarding the lunacy, damage, and danger of attempting to create a Utopian world filled with ‘safe spaces’ where the snowflakes can hide.  My parents did not tolerate pouting and allowing hurt feelings to fester.  All of us have had our feelings hurt.  However, the rights of others do not end where my feelings begin.  Just because, my ego was bruised or my emotions were wounded by words or deeds of another, that does not mean I have the right to demand their censure.  It means that we need to do what my parents taught me, and the Bible teaches about dealing with others.

The Bible in Matthew 18 gives very clear and valuable instruction on dealing with offenses.  It gives a step by step process that almost none follow but would resolve a vast majority of interpersonal problems if followed.  The first step is go to the person in a face to face meeting before publishing the offense to the world. 

You do not go with a vindictive attitude but one that conveys your desire for reconciliation and clarification.  You identify the offense but do not become offensive and retaliatory in your conversation.  If you are truly trying to resolve the issue not get your pound of flesh, your attitude and words will be filled with grace, not hate and hostility.  It is first, one on one, then with two or three mature individuals who do not have an ax to grind, then take it to the whole church if necessary.  Forgiveness and restoration should be our desire.

Some may feel that that pathway works for Christians and church members but not people on opposing sides of political issues.  I ask, why won’t it work in all areas of life?  Is the Golden Rule not applicable in life? In times of conflict, I will often remind myself of the Golden Rule and the instructions of Proverbs 15.  Soft answers may not always cause anger to subside, but they steal from hate its power. 

My parents did not tolerate whining.  I was told more than once to ‘get over it.’ No, they did not use a meaningless cliché but attempted to teach me that hurt feelings were not justifications for bad behavior on my part.  They taught me common sense and values and instilled in my heart and mind that I was owed nothing by others.  I was sometimes reminded that everyone has an opinion, likes, and dislikes, and sometimes people would be thoughtless and inconsiderate. 

My parents frequently insisted that I remember how the incident made me feel and taught the lesson that I should never treat anyone in the same manner.  In short, they taught me to grow up and become a mature responsible person.  They taught me that life could be hard, harsh, cruel, and unfriendly, but it was the best game in town.  I was taught to live my own life and not allow anyone to control how I felt or how I lived.

In America, it appears that common sense (uncommon today) and values have left the building.  The selfishness and entitlement mentality that is pervasive today pose a significant threat to peace.  The fictional world where no one can be offended requires common sense to be abandoned.  That ‘safe space’ world is a creation of the mind of those who are unable or unwilling to deal with the realities of life. 

Dennis Prager and liberal comedian Adam Carolla have produced a new documentary “No Safe Spaces” that is powerful.  If anyone is concerned about the condition of our society and the dangers it poses to our Freedom of Speech should see it.  There is a concerted effort in America to limit freedom of speech.  Both Prager and Carolla acknowledge that ‘common sense and values’ are disappearing in modern America. 

That documentary in a surprising manner, somehow manages to draw agreement within disagreement from both sides of the political spectrum that this push is dangerous and damaging.  They include people from both sides of the political thought of some ultra liberal and activists.  Those liberals admitted, though may unwittingly that when the progressive notions of microaggression and safe spaces become the new normal our freedom of speech is endangered. 

Dennis Prager’s observation concerning the uniqueness of our constitutional guarantee of Freedom of Speech is worthy of mention.  He said: “What’s happening now in the United States, you are not to be heard on a college campus, or at your workplace.  This is brand new.  This is one of the few things one could say we have no precedent for in the United States.”  It is noteworthy to mention that Ben Shapiro’s speech at Berkley cost the University $600,000 in security required due to threatened protests.  Shapiro’s speech included his belief that there are still students on campuses across America “who do not believe that the First Amendment should die under the jackboots and Birkenstocks of a bunch of anarchists, communistic pieces of garbage.”  The reaction was a standing ovation!

When Freedom of Speech is silenced with charges of bigotry, hate speech, racism, homophobia or any other divisive and inflammatory accusation, Freedom of Speech dies and society moves one step closer to anarchy and destruction.  When students are no longer taught to think critically and debate ideas with civility, Freedom of Speech dies. 

When students are no longer taught civics and the constitution allowing the manipulation of thought by the nefarious activist posing as professors, Freedom of Speech dies.  A university should be, as Dennis Prager argues, “the place of ideas.”  Sadly, most universities today are nothing more than purveyors of activism and the dismantling of our Freedoms.  That is more than a minor threat, it is deadly.

We do not have the luxury of waiting for the indoctrinated youth to grow up and realize that the world was never designed to provide them a ‘safe space’.  We must act now, and one of our first actions must be political.  We must defeat as many proponents of the snowflake, safe space mentality as possible.  We must reclaim our government and therein reclaim education and societal interactions by protecting our Freedom of Speech. 

America, if we allow the toxicity of the current liberal agenda to prevail, we will witness the demise of Freedom of Speech along with our Free Constitutional Republic.  I believe the 2020 elections are that serious and ask everyone to earnestly pray, seriously think, and by all means vote.  I am voting No on the destructive path of today’s liberal ideology. 

God bless you and God bless America!

I asked that question recently and one of the group members said, “That’s not my question, my question is can America survive another decade or even another year?”  There is validity in his concern, but my focus is not just what happens for me but for posterity.  I am interested in what we will leave the coming generations including our children and our grandchildren.  Can America survive the assault, transformation, and modification that is being proposed and desired by various elements within our Republic? 

America has long been a winning nation.  Until Korea and Vietnam, we won the wars we fought in a definitive and conclusive manner.  Those engagements are emblematic of a slow erosion in our America worldview and freedom.  I agree with those who contend that no matter what measuring stick you use, America rises to the top in success on virtually every front.  I heard a person declare, “America is number one in opportunity, quality of life, access to healthcare, academics, and diversity in intellectual and political thought. Why we are even number one in dog and cat ownership.”  The last sentence was assuredly tongue in cheek.

Americans are historically competitive, which seems to be an intrinsic part of our DNA.  President Trump frequently speaks of America leading again.  Of course, he is making a political statement to entice or inspire people to think about what is happening and vote for him. I have no problem with that and would expect nothing less from any president.  You do not hear American exceptionalism from a single Democrat in Washington.  That is troubling.  In fact, most of them ascribe to the view of former President Barack Hussein Obama that American exceptionalism is either a myth or a thing of the past.  That too is troubling.

Some of the current crop of Democrats vying for their party’s nomination for president embrace the ideology of communism and most of them are leaning heavily toward socialism.  That is troubling.  The failed hopeful, Robert Frances O’Rourke blatantly declared that his view of our Freedom was we do not have any.  He vowed to take away our guns, especially the AR-15 and AK-47 as well as strip religious organizations of their right to follow their core doctrinal beliefs. 

Andrew Yang is literally giving away our money and Bernie Sanders no longer bothers explaining how we would pay for his brand of Socialism.  Elizabeth Warren uses smoke and mirrors to sell her healthcare plan and other fiscally disastrous proposals.  Joe Biden can’t remember where he is and defends his son and himself in their corruption and his own quid pro quo.  Time would not permit to detail each of them, but American exceptionalism is not part of their message.

Back in October, the Quinnipiac poll had Elizabeth Warren leading the pack and Joe Biden trailing by a full 7 percentage points.  That is interesting and troubling.  President Trump and most of the Republicans express confidence in the American people but Democrats like Warren do not trust Americans or America. 

I had a Warren supporter tell me, “I can’t be friends with you because you support Donald Trump and Trump supporters are not worthy of life and going to hell.”  Warren’s give-a-ways could not be paid for with a 100% tax rate but those who want to get something for nothing do not care.  Their Utopian world does not extend beyond themselves and what happens to the rest of them is not even a blip on their radar. 

The News Media have become nothing more than a propaganda machine for the Leftists and the President, Republicans, and all conservatives face an uphill battle in overcoming their misinformation, distortions, and outright lies.  The Left wants to regulate America back into the 18^th century economically, technologically, industrially, and make the government god and all-powerful.  The stifling of business via regulations and taxation will destroy our economy and push us farther toward recession or a depression that the former president did in his 8 years in office.

The Democrats impose regulations, strip away liberties, and make Americans less free.  President Trump, to his credit, has taken actions that allowed CEO’s of businesses to turn their focus away from recycling rainwater and worrying about plastic straws to growing their businesses, becoming more transparent with how they pay their employees and reinvesting in America. 

Can we survive the next 100-years?  Yes, but we may not survive the next 4-years if we allow those who would strangle America’s economy with insane and inane agendas.  We may not survive the next decade if we allow those embracing the Ultra Liberal Leftism that now drives the Democratic Party, take back full control of the federal government.  If you think that the economy of Obama, the obsessiveness and intrusiveness of the federal government was bad, don’t blink, if they regain power his failed policies will look like prosperity compared to what they now offer. 

The 2020 elections, at every level, will determine what happens over the next decade, the next generation, and the next 100 years.  If the Democrats retake the White House, maintain their control of the House of Representatives, and reclaim the Senate we may be toast. 

Our taxes will skyrocket.  The borders will be virtually erased.  Citizenship for those who are expected to be Democratic voters will be handed out like Halloween candy.  Our national security will take an immediate and dangerous hit.  Our 1^st Amendment Rights if we are conservative or Christian will be in danger of modification if not removal.  Our 2^nd Amendment Rights will be severely diminished and various firearms now legal will become illegal.  Healthcare will be damaged so severely that care for many will become extinct and the costs, even the Free Healthcare will go through the roof. 

Can we survive the next 100-years?  Hey, I am beginning to agree with my friend more concerned about the next decade.  America, we have the clearest choice we have had in a very long time if not anytime in this coming election. We can take a stand for America and our Freedom or we can turn a blind eye and through wrong voting or not voting and allow the Leftists to destroy our Republic and us. 

I refuse to accept the tyranny of the Left without a fight.  I am part of the Save America Resistance that has no organization or funding.  It is American Patriots who refuse to give up or give in to the destructiveness of toxic liberalism that seeks to ‘fundamentally transform’ America into something none of us truly want.

God bless you and God bless America!

Before, I begin let me say my answer is YES and it still is!  But, we must delve into the question a bit more to find out what is happening politically in America today.  I discussed America and our founding principles with a mixture of Republicans and Democrats and someone in that group brought up the economy, national security, the border, and socialism.  That person said, “How can anyone not acknowledge that we are better off than under the eight-years of the previous administration?”  He then said, “We need to get behind the idea and dream of making America Great Again!”  One of the Democrats snarled and asked, “Was America ever great?” 

His question is a valid question that deserves more than a flippant dismissal.  Was America ever great?  Each of us has our opinion and mine, without detailing why, is YES!  The question and challenge by the Democrat in our group inspired a pilgrimage in my heart and mind.  I wanted to see empirical evidence that supported either side of that argument.  I wanted to know beyond what I believed out of my love for this nation, the answer to the question. 

I don’t know if I can sufficiently answer that question with the documentation that some demand or if they would accept the facts and examples available.  I have learned that most people believe what they believe, often absent of evidence to support their view.  I have learned that some have, often unwittingly, taken the position, “Don’t confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up.”  There is guilt in that area on both sides of every issue.  That, in my view, is one of our problems today, we are, too frequently, unwilling to listen to another view. 

There are those who hate President Trump so much they would believe anything bad and nothing good about him or what he does.  There are those that love him enough that they would ignore factual data that he made a mistake or was wrong.  That presents an impasse and a chasm so wide that no bridge can span.  The haters appear willing to risk the republic to destroy him and the supporters have become so frustrated with that view, they are growing antsy and angry.  There is a cauldron boiling in America that could end in catastrophic tragedy between the opposing sides. 

But, back to the question, “Was America Ever Great?”  Margaret Thatcher said in a speech in 1991, “and Europeans alike sometimes forget how unique the United States of America is.  No other nation has been built upon an idea, the idea of liberty.”  That is a powerful recognition of our founding purpose and principles.  The Founding Fathers did not declare our independence based on the idea, “we are Americans and they are Englishmen.”  They founded it based on the factual reality that the colonists in America were being denied the rights due to Englishmen or All men.

The motto on our Great Seal: E Pluribus Unum, “out of many one” expresses their view that “All men are created equal and possess certain inalienable rights including Life, Liberty, and the right to, in an unobstructed manner, pursue Happiness.”  America was founded on Patriotism. 

Most nations, unlike the United States, were nations before they became states.  America was a group of colonies who unitedly were pursuing a dream where all people could live, worship, and work free.  A patriot’s loyalty is not to a political party or any ethnicity.  Patriotism is a term for devotion and commitment not to ethnicity or fringe ideologies but to the nation of which they are a citizen.  The saying, usually attributed to Thomas Paine is apropos, “It is the duty of a patriot to protect his country from its government.”  We could add to that, “to protect his country from radical fringe elements and ideologies that strip citizens of their inalienable rights and threaten the peaceful pursuit thereof.” 

The greatness of America is suggested in the views and writings of Alexis de Tocqueville who came here in 1831 to study America.  European were amazed that a new nation barely 50 years old could be competing with them on virtually every level.  He looked at the American school system and took note that everybody finishing the Second Grade was completely literate.  That is amazing, but is it true today?  No, because many that finish high school and some that complete a 4-year-degree in college do not qualify.  We were great in education.

Today, the government takes a hefty portion of our earnings in various taxes and we are struggling on many fronts and burdened with an astronomical deficit and national debt.  In our beginnings, there was no income tax, did not have the extensive and enslaving welfare and entitlement system, and American ingenuity and drive inspired people to fight their way to prosperity.  Today, we are so laden with the entitlement mentality that many if not most are asking, “what’s in it for me?” 

America was great because she allowed everyone to enjoy Freedom of Speech, and Religion.  Today, political correctness is stifling the free discussion of issues for fear of violating some written or unwritten of the enforcers of the proper speech.  We were great because we were free but there has been a systematic erosion of our freedoms and with the loss of freedom the loss of greatness.

America was family-oriented in our beginning and that strong family bond with the diligent oversight of the father and mother helped steer multitudes of youth away from debauchery and crime.  The Bible was still relevant in our schools, the foundational moral guidelines established in the Ten Commandments were embraced nationally. 

It is reported that as the Constitutional Convention was falling apart and appeared doomed for failure, Benjamin Franklin saved the day.  How?  The 81-year-old statesman stood before the assembly and said, “Gentlemen stop!  During the Revolutionary War, every other phrase out of our mouth was, ‘Lord help us,’ and now you don’t even want to talk about God.”  He urged them to get on their knees and pray for wisdom.  Today that would land him in the PC Jail if not indicted for hate speech.

Without laboring to give financial examples, technological innovations, agricultural, architectural, artistic, scientific, or industrial evidence of the greatness of America past, I wish to give you some of my core reasons for belief that America Was Great, is Great, and can be Greater going forward.

We were founded and desired to be, One Nation Under God with the Undeniable Right to Life.  We enjoyed ordered Freedom, embraced the strength of the traditional family with a father and a mother in the home.  Nationally we encouraged the exercise of common decency, had a very solid Work Ethic.  We were Covenant minded people and God was a vital part of our American life.  John F. Kennedy said in his Inaugural Address: “Let us go forward with God’s blessing but realize that, here on earth, God’s work must truly be our own.”  We had God-Centered Education, respect for Church on a national level, and not only practiced but defended Religious Freedom. 

For America to return to her former State of Greatness we must rediscover some of the old paths.  Not those that led us into horrific mistakes, but those that led us out of those mistakes and staunchly defended freedom.  America is still that land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.  America is still the Land of Opportunity.  America is still the nation that millions desire to immigrate and pursue the inalienable right to Live, Live Free, and Pursue the dreams of their hearts.  Yes, I believe America is Great and I am unwilling to allow the Liberal Leftists Socialist Globalist destroy this Republic.  Will you join me in keeping America Free so that we can keep America Great?

God bless you and God bless America!