A
CHRISTIAN NATION...."BY DESIGN"
Elder James D. Bradley
Many times while discussing
politics with those of the Liberal persuasion, I will make the statement that this is a
Christian nation, or more correctly, it WAS a Christian nation at it’s inception and
during the period that our Constitution and Bill of Rights were instituted even up until
the early part of the 20th century.
This claim, (which I will prove)
usually is rejected by the listener because they have been taught from an early age that
our country was to be a " melting pot" or "multi-cultural nation" in
our public school system. I will address that issue in Part 3 of this series. They will
immediately deny any such connection to our founding fathers intent. Even some
of my dearest friends will, in effect, call me a liar upon hearing such claims.
Some of those being almost
scholarly in their understanding of history and politics. Those are the ones who I fail to
understand. They are too gifted with reason and knowledge to reject such information
unless they have never heard of these proofs that I will bring to the table as evidence of
my claim.
I realize that for some of them
this is the first time they have had their beliefs concerning these matters challenged
with such overwhelming evidences. Having gone thru the same pains of having my own beliefs
challenged from time to time, I understand the pain and anquish that one goes through
during these times, but I also know how strong my faith has become because I was truly
seeking the truth, not just vindication of my beliefs.
It is my genuine prayer that all
those who disagree with my view, will desire the truth so much that they will be able to
set aside the anger that usually comes with such an experience, and understand that I do
not bring these proofs in an antaganistic manner, but in all sincerety, It is to them that
I humbly present the following and ask them to look at these evidences with all their
reason and knowledge.
CONSIDER THESE PROOFS :
FICTION: Based on the wording of the First Amendment to the Bill
of Rights, Liberals would have us to believe that the founding fathers were adamant that
God and Religion be kept out of the public realm, insisting that this was intended to be a
"multi-cultural" nation with no shadow of endorsement of any particular
religion.
FACT: Christopher Columbus (the founder of America) states in his
book, Libro de las profecias (Book of Prophecies) that "it was the Lord who put it
into my mind (I could feel His hand upon me) the fact that it would be possible to sail
from here to the Indies..." "There is no question that the inspiration was from
the Holy Spirit, because he comforted me with rays of marvelous illumination from the Holy
Scriptures, a strong and clear testimony from the 44 books of the Old Testament, from the
four Gospels, and from the 23 Epistles of the blessed Apostles, encouraging me continually
to press forward, and without ceasing for a moment they now encourage me to make
haste."
He (Columbus) quotes the Aposles and Isaiah frequently and always gives credit to the Lord
for directing and protecting him on his journey. He states: "For the execution of the
journey to the Indies I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps. It is
simply the fulfillment of what Isaiah had prophesied......No one should fear to undertake
any task in the name of our Savior, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His
holy service.....I said that some of the prophecies remained yet to be fulfilled. These
are great and wonderful things for the Earth, and the signs are that the Lord is hastening
the end. The fact that the Gospel must still be preached to so many lands in such a short
time, this is what convinces me."
FACT: As they landed on each Island, Columbus had his men erect a
large wooden cross: As a token of Jesus Christ our Lord, and in honor of the Christian
faith.
FACT: Christopher Columbus’ last words were: "into your
hands, Father, I commend my soul."
FACT: Christopher Columbus’ personal logs are filled with
evidences aplenty that his mission was a Christian Missionary Journey. Yet the Liberal
Establishment has denied this information to the citizens of the United States, by
purposely omitting all Christian connections to Columbus and teaching [unethically and
immorally] in the public schools that he "accidentally" found the United States
while looking for shipping routes for the West Indies. For Columbus stated in his journal
that his primary purpose was to : ..." Bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the
heathens."
[and]... "bring the Word of God to unknown coastlands."
FACT: There are too many evidences of proof to print here, but any
serious student can find them at will, that this was always intended to be a Christian
Nation.
FACT: On February 29, 1892 in the United States Supreme Court case
#143
US457-458,465- 471,36 L ed 226, Justice Josiah Brewer rendered the courts decision:
"Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the
teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in
this sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically
Christian"... "We find everywhere a clear recognition of the same
truth...because of a general recognition of this truth[that we are a Christian nation],
the question has seldom been presented to the courts".
note: in this same decision he quotes a New York State Supreme
Court ruling in the case of The People v. Ruggles, Chief Justice (Chancellor) Kent said:
"The people of this state, in common with the people of this country, profess the
general doctrines of Christianity, as the rule of their faith and practice...We are a
Christian people, and the morality of the country is deeply engrafted upon Christianity,
and not upon the doctrines or worship of those impostors[other religions]."
note: in this same decision he states: in the case of state v.
Girard’s Executors, this court ...observed: "It is also said, and truly, that
the Christian religion is a part of the common law..." ..."These, and many other
matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of
organic utterances that this is a Christian nation...we find everywhere a clear
recognition of the same truth."
FACT: The United States Supreme Court in 1931 on case #283 US 605,
625, Justice George Sutherland delivered the court’s decision, (reiterating the court’s
decision of 1892) stating: "We are a Christian people... according to one another the
equal right of religious freedom, and acknowledge with reverence the duty of obedience to
the will of God".
FACT: Alabama Courts 1983, in the case of Jaffre v. Board of
School Commissioners of Mobile County, 544F.Supp.1104(S.D.Ala.1983), Judge Brevard Hand
quoted from the nineteenth-century United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, who
succinctly clarified the original meaning of the First Amendment: "The real object of
the First Amendment was not to countenance, much less to advance Mohammedanism, or
Judaism, or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity, but to exclude all rivalry among
sects [denominations] and to prevent any national ecclesiastical patronage of the national
government."
FACT: Arkansas Supreme Court 1905, was quoted by Supreme Court
Justice David J. Brewer in his lecture, entitled, "The United States a Christian
Nation." The opinion rendered in the case of Shover v. The State, 10 English, 263,
included: This system of religion (Christianity) is recognized as constituting a part and
parcel of the common law.
FACT: John Adams, 2nd President of the United States on June
28,1813, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson, wrote: "The general principles, on which
the Fathers achieved independence, were the only Principles in which that beautiful
Assembly of young Gentleman could unite...And what were these general Principles? I
answer, the general Principles of Christianity, in which all these Sects were United: And
the general Principles of English and American Liberty, in which all those young Men
United, and which had United all Parties in America, in Majorities sufficient to assert
and Maintain her Independence. Now I will avow, that I then believe, and now believe, that
those general Principles of Christianity, are as eternal and as immutable, as the
Existence and Attributes of God; and that those Principles of Liberty, are as unalterable
as human Nature and our terrestrial, mundane System."
FACT: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th President of the United
States and son of John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States. On July 4, 1821,
John Quincy Adams declared: "The highest glory of the American Revolution was this;
it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the
principles of Christianity."
FACT: Those Liberals who deny that we should look at the
Constitution and The Bill of Rights "as the Founding Fathers intended," should
read and heed the words of the very person that they use [fraudulently] to justify their
erroneous beliefs: On June 12,1823, in a letter to Justice William Johnson regarding the
meaning to the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "On every question of
construction, carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted,
recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning
maybe squeezed out of the text, or
invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it passed."
CONCLUSION: Here we have, from the lips of the founder of this
great nation, Christopher Columbus, as well as the founding fathers, and, even the very
person whom the Liberals hold in the highest esteem [as quoted above]. Some of whom were
instrumental in the creation of this independent nation, and others who authored this said
First Amendment, evidence in support of our position.
This is but a small sampling of
the voluminous amount of testimony attesting to the veracity of this writers statement as
to the truths everywhere known concerning Christianity and the Founding Fathers. Knowing
that the Liberal Estalishment hold themselves the experts
concerning the works of our founding fathers, we must conclude that they have also availed
themselves of this evidence.
It seems apparent that they are
willing to push the truth into the dark hallways of the past, and forge ahead with the
rewriting of history to justify their (political) positions. The truth of the matter is,
no matter how repugnant the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to these Liberals, or how it
infuriates them that they cannot legitimize their desired order of history, even by
intentionally distorting the words of Thomas Jefferson concerning "the wall of
separation". History is replete with evidence to the contrary.
Note: Only a return to the truth about this nations
beginnings and the return of a righteousness to our people, will bring about the salvation
of this nation.
