'One nation under God,' not at Home Depot
"I want to be a voice for the rest of the Christians and for the citizens of this country to stand up for the country. You know, quit being told to sit down. Say what you want to say and don't be afraid of the consequences," Trevor Keezer, 20 years old.
This is what it has come to....in the year 2009, if you wear a button that reads 'One Nation Under God', then you lose your job! What has happened to this country??? Schools no longer require the students to stand when reciting the pledge of allegiance to the United States. Our children are no longer respectful, and as adults, we condone this behavior.
It is our duty as Americans, especially as Christian Americans, to teach our children to be grateful for the country that they live in, for the United States. It is our duty to somehow get the message through to them that our freedoms are very precious. The United States is the only country in the world that maintains freedom of speech. We must to be very careful that this continues into the future. We have reached a time in our history that we must fight for our freedom once again, not only by fighting wars overseas, instead we must fight for our freedom on our own land. The time has gone by where the parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents tell about their experiences of war and what it means to lay your life down for your country, for the very freedoms that we take for granted.
This may seem like just another blog, just one more person who is dertermined to speak their mind, give their opinion whether you want to hear it or not...actually, you're absolutely right! I enjoy the freedoms that we have and I want my children, grandchildren, and so on to enjoy the same.
My great-father was born in 1888. I had the great pleasure of knowing him when I was a very small girl. We loved to visit my great-grandparents who lived so close to us that we could walk over to their place. He was always dressed in a white, button-up, long-sleeved shirt with blue overalls, and black rubber boots. This was his "uniform" in the summer. In the winter, he would wear a long-sleeved flannel shirt. He was always dressed. He loved to tell us stories about what it was like when he was a boy, stories like going into town once a month for groceries with a horse and buggy. One of my favorite stories was told by both my great-grandfather and great-grandmother. They told us the story of the first time that they had bubble gum. These were great stories!!!
But the most important things that I learned were respect for my elders; to be thankful for what you have and who you have; children should be seen and not heard; don't talk when someone older than you is talking; business before pleasure. This I learned from my parents along with the others.
These values are missing in today's parenting and in the classrooms. That fact is very evident among our Nation's youth, which includes the 20 and 30 somethings.
As Christians, we must adopt the "do whatever it takes" attitude that is necessary to make sure that the freedom of speech remains free in the United States of America. And to make sure that our children understand that tolerance does not mean blind acceptance.
