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Comment by FCTP on September 25, 2011 at 8:22pm

Thanks Steve.  We are all free people to believe what we want.  I felt David Barton's video of the heritage of our founding fathers and the use of a Bible during school and in Congress was exceptional.  I hunger for those days when I prayed in school with my teacher and she would ask God to give us wisdom and help us learn.  We would then say the Pledge together and then we would get to work.  We were not a perfect union but those days have vanished and now we have murders in schools, teachers in fear of their lives, children out of control, and textbooks filled with lies about our heritage.  I sometimes wonder if the decision to remove prayer from school was the day we sealed our fate as a Godless nation?  I see the difference in our world and I can't help but wonder if there is a tie.   Shortly after that, abortion became law too.  As we have moved further away from our core values, the world has become dark and in need of hope.  The only hope for America is Him.  Those are my feelings and I thank you for sharing yours.  God speed.  

Comment by Steve Tikas on September 25, 2011 at 8:06pm

Mrs. Tucker I feel honored that you comment on my post I respect what you have done here in Jacksonville.  Thank you for the video as I did learn a few things.  The video shows that our founding fathers where religious men which I even said that they were (starts on the fourth line down).  Nothing in this video says anything about laws passed to force religion, prayer, or anything else onto people.  The man in the video while he is talking about the first bible (at 1:20 second into the video) he say they wanted voluntary prayer which I also said in my comment that our children should be free to pray during breaks if they want to. I also think that Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, and all other children should be free to pray as long as it doesn't conflict with the course of the school day but if it is on breaks more power to them.

 

The video doesn't say anything about why these same highly religious men did not specifically put anything in the Constitution about a national religion.  These men where highly religious but they also understood that if you want a free nation all people have to be free to live in accordance to their beliefs.  Nothing in this has changed my views that if we want to have real freedom people need to be free to live their life in accordance to their beliefs and the government is not there to make laws instituting religion. 

 

Our Constitution not only protect other religions but in the end, if adhered to, it will protects us as Christians.  Everyone has read how overseas the Muslim people are far out-breeding the natives of that nation.  Think if that happened here and all of a sudden Christian were in the minority.  If we demand that our Constitution be followed there is no chance that if/when Muslims outnumber us that they can pass laws that stop us from meeting as we as Christians see fit. 

 

Look at the book of revelations and how it speaks of a time when the antichrist will dominate and we as Christians have to meet in hiding.  If we want to maintain our freedoms we need to demand freedom of others to worship and live as they see fit.  This is accord with not only our Constitution but also the bible.  I have said repeatedly that God is love, government is force, force is the opposite of love. 

 

I'm sorry Mrs. Tucker but this video doesn't do anything to change my view and if anything reaffirms what I said about our founding fathers and making laws instituting religion. 

Comment by FCTP on September 25, 2011 at 7:25pm

Hi Steve:  Take a look at this video about the Christian values showing up all over Washington DC.  Let me know your thoughts after you watch it.  Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlfEdJNn15E

Comment by Steve Tikas on September 25, 2011 at 6:47pm

@Cindy

 

That is a fallacy that this country is built on Christian values.  The word God is used once in our founding documents and the word Creator is also used one time.  The one time it uses the word God is in regards to Nature's God not to Christian God or any specific God (both times are in the Declaration of Independence).  I'm not saying the founding fathers were not by and large Christians but there is a reason why they did not say that Christianity is our national religion because as a country we are not to have a national religion.  Religion is a personal belief not something that should be forced onto everyone in a free society. 

 

I have been very clear that personally I believe in Jesus Christ as the one and only son of the Living God and the only way to get to Heaven but that doesn't make me think that I should force it onto anyone else.  If you read about Ron Paul he is very spiritual and has a very strong belief in God he just doesn't throw it around like the rest of them.  He feels that cheapens its. Here is a link to a page that has a video you can hear his views for yourself http://archive.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=898  Please also listen very closely to what he says about force being against the bible and how using the government for anything is inherently the use of force.  This is what many religious people forget we are to live in accord with love, as God is the embodiment of love, and forcing someone to do something is the total opposite of love which means it is in opposition to God.

 

That is way I don't believe that Michelle Bachmann is a strict Constitutionalists because you are right and she would try force her religion down everyone's throat and sorry that is not in line with the Constitution.  I don't think that children should be forced to pray in school now I also think that if the children wants to pray on their own time they should be able to do that.  If anyone would like to show me where in our founding documents it gives us the Constitutional right to force any religion on anyone please let me know. 

Comment by DURWIN WALTER DAVIS on September 24, 2011 at 2:40pm

I was president years ago of the Northside republican club and I quit when the alcoholic Tom Slade was appointed leader of Duval county Repubs after Don Brewer's tragic, untimely death.  Tom Slade jumped to afford DCRC funds to a local Dummyrat, denying the Repub in the race.  That was enough for me and when he was caught DWI and not prosecuted, it was apparent to the blind man Nat Glover and Harry Shornstein owned him lock, stock and barrel.  I was not wrong and he continued to treat long standing repubs which ran the office day to day, like dirt.  My point is forget the GOP.  They are filled with the same (such as Collins and Snowe of Maine) who always vote with the Dummyrats.  Let's keep our eyes on the TEA PARTIERS!!!  My two in the Republican primary is first Michelle Bachman because she unabashedly claims membership with us.  My second is Rick Santorum because he covers all the important bases.  I loved his counterattack from Perry, who tried to missplace his stance on the college tuition break Perry gave anchor babies of criminal INVADERS.

Comment by Cindy Falco- Di Corrado on September 24, 2011 at 1:39pm

@ Steve, 

The reason that I personally have am about Michele Bachmann is her belief system and her understanding that we MUST support Israel. It is about her personal convictions that align up with mine. As a Christian,  mother, grandmother and A woman. She has the fortitude and the forthwithal to do what she says she will do.  Her passions are my passions. She will clean house and I don't doubt that for a second.  She will also bring back God  into our Country. That is what  Ron Paul doesn't seem to understand. We are  Judea/ Christian nation. Founded on In God WE TRUST!  I do not believe that is Ron Paul's belief. We don't want to anyone from practicing their religion but we also won't recognize it as a nation. Such as Roma don, or Kwanza etc.  This is UN AMERICAN!  If someone has an issue with they that are free to LEAVE  America!  We don't conform. No one will be killed for their belief and as I stated they can practice it but we as a Nation will not recognize it as A national holiday or to be honored.  Our  NATIVE  tongue is ENGLISH.  Our signs, bill boards etc should be in English.  Those who want to live in the US learn to speak ENGLISH not the other way around.  To bring prayer back in our schools. etc. I don't believe that Ron Paul is about that at all. He is for freedoms without setting  Godly standards.  I hope that I have explained this in clarity. Thanks for asking . I appreciate you asking to understand.  Blessings

Comment by Steve Tikas on September 24, 2011 at 1:15pm

@Cindy

 

Well it is always nice when we can agree on something and I would be okay with Bachmann but anyone that supports our overseas policy is not a true Constitutionist.  You really sound like you are all for the Constitution so I don't understand why you don't like Ron Paul or what your problem is with him.  He is the most Constitutional person on the stage and has 20+ years in Congress to prove it.  Bachmann has done good for her time and I really do like her will to do things that are unpopular but she doesn't not have that kind of record to stand behind.  I'm not trying to get you to change your view I'm just trying to understand why you love Bachmann but don't seem to have the same feelings for Ron Paul even though he is everything that you like about Bachmann.

 

I do see your part Juan in that he doesn't have the clout because what he says is so unpopular and he has already said he is not going to legislate by executive order.  I do think in a way he has more clout then some of the other GOP nominees in that he has worked with both parties on certain issues where the GOP field has spent the last four years towing the GOP line.  So now anything that any of them put up is going to be blocked by the GOP.  They will have the votes in the house to probably do what they want but they are not going to get to 60 votes in the Senate so they will still have to work.  That is a good thing though anytime you have one party in total control bad things happen that is the reason we have more then one party.  That is the reason we really need more then two parties but that is a topic for another time.

Comment by Cindy Falco- Di Corrado on September 24, 2011 at 9:21am

@ Steve, I concur to your thinking. It seems like it doesn't matter about what a person has or hasn't done. It is about their agenda's to get their person in.  This is so scarey to me because The GOP is just as corrupt. Again, I am sticking to Michele Bachmann because she is her own woman and isn't trying to show off. She is speaking from the depths within her. She is a True Constitutionalists and  if you listen without  judging you will hear each and every time she speaks her passion is to Live By, Stand for and Protect our Constitutional Rights.  This is what we need to be listening for in the candidates and to see how they  either abide' d by The Constitution or how they took it in their own hands.  People WAKE UP!  Don't get  caught in the trance of words spoken.  The Proof is in what they have done and what they didn't do.  Please go behind the words and look at their lives. We can't afford to be fooled again by nice words and empty promises. Lets Get REAL!

Comment by DURWIN WALTER DAVIS on September 23, 2011 at 4:08pm

I offer a "CARTOON" featuring one of the most popular cast currently on TV.  Its one you need to make certain your kids watch it, because they're the ones that will have to pay for this.  I have been a student of this subject matter that started out most notably "Irwin Shiff" of "Show me the Law" fame (and father of financial guru, Peter Schiff); and Bill Bentson of "The Law That Never Was", The only book banned by the U.S. Government because of its historically proven facts that the 16th Amendment was never "LEGALLY" PASSED.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPWH5TlbloU

Comment by Steve Tikas on September 23, 2011 at 2:38pm

I put nothing past Obama like I said he might not know how to run a country but him and his team know how to run, and win, a campaign.  He will stop at nothing and do whatever he has to in order to maintain his position of power.

 

The election is for the Republicans to lose but just like I know Obama will do what he can to win I don't have a lot of faith in the majority of the GOP field doing what it has to in order to win.  I don't mean anything dishonest that would make them no better then Obama.

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