Friday, February 2, 2007

God is part of America. Keep Him here!

The founders of this nation and those who wrote and ratified the U.S. Constitution never intended for God to be removed from America and public life. God was everywhere. God was part of their life. They would never have dreamed of removing God, prayer, and religion from public view!

Thomas Jefferson and others practiced their religion openly, in public, and in America's schools, and they did so until activist liberal judges decided to ignore the facts, ignore history, and ignore the intent of the Constitution!

From the Library of Congress Website...


"It is no exaggeration to say that on Sundays in Washington during the administrations of Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) and of James Madison (1809-1817) the state became the church. Within a year of his inauguration, Jefferson began attending church services in the House of Representatives. Madison followed Jefferson's example, although unlike Jefferson, who rode on horseback to church in the Capitol, Madison came in a coach and four. Worship services in the House--a practice that continued until after the Civil War--were acceptable to Jefferson because they were nondiscriminatory and voluntary. Preachers of every Protestant denomination appeared. (Catholic priests began officiating in 1826.) As early as January 1806 a female evangelist, Dorothy Ripley, delivered a camp meeting-style exhortation in the House to Jefferson, Vice President Aaron Burr, and a 'crowded audience.' Throughout his administration Jefferson permitted church services in executive branch buildings. The Gospel was also preached in the Supreme Court chambers."

"The Old House of Representatives... Church services were held in what is now called Statuary Hall from 1807 to 1857. The first services in the Capitol, held when the government moved to Washington in the fall of 1800, were conducted in the 'hall' of the House in the north wing of the building. In 1801 the House moved to temporary quarters in the south wing, called the 'Oven,' which it vacated in 1804, returning to the north wing for three years. Services were conducted in the House until after the Civil War. The Speaker's podium was used as the preacher's pulpit."

It's time Americans return to the original intent of the Constitution and stop permitting activist liberal judges to make our laws... contrary to the very intent of our Constitution.

AAR

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