In (blank) We Trust?

"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?" -- Thomas Jefferson

I know this is kind of an old topic, but after reading Bill O'Reilly's new book, Who's Looking Out For You?, I have the urge to opine.

Bill writes about many topics including the removal of the Ten Commandments from an Alabama courtroom, and the banning of a student-supported pre-game prayer.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution with the idea that God had a major role in the furthering of the country. They didn't want any particular religion to be chosen over another, and neither do I, I just wish the nutbags at the ACLU and other crackpot organizations would realize that they are going directly against what our country was built upon.

If we don't trust in God, then in whom can we trust? Ourselves? Certainly not. Are humans perfect enough to create the Earth and all that is in it? Heck no. Then why do some think that humans are perfect enough to reign over the world without the need for belief in another deity? You got me on that one.

I, for one, think it does no harm if students want to pray before a sporting event. They're not holding a gun to your head and making you say the words, are they? Even if you were a non-believer and spoke the words, without belief they are just empty words. So what's the harm in that? If you don't want to believe, just close your ears!

If they want to separate church and state, then why do they make you swear on a BIBLE when you sit in the witness stand in court? You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you WHO? Yep, that's right. So help you God!

Why do you have to get a marriage license and pay marriage taxes (which are all related to the government) when marriage is a RELIGIOUS event??

I just don't get it.

Perhaps we'd all be in a better place if everyone would've listened to Ben Franklin in 1787 when he said at the Constitutional Convention:

" I therefore beg leave to move -- that henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven and it's blessing on our deliberations, be held in the Assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this ciry be requested to officiate in that service."

Another head-scratcher for me is this: If the urge to separate church and state is so strong, then why does the President need a spiritual advisor? Couldn't he just call Miss Cleo??

Ok, sorry for the rant... I feel much better now. ::cleansing breath::

For all interested parties, I am currently hanging out in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We are scheduled for two gigs this weekend and three next week. We then leave for our six-week tour, which isn't long enough if you ask me! We will be headed to the wonderful states of Nevada and New Mexico. I will attempt to update daily to give you the lowdown on road life. Till then...

Keith