Makes me sick at my stomach just thinking about how gutless society has become when the question of what to do with murderers, thieves, and evil men rear its many-tentacled head.”
–J. Lee Butts (Ambushed)
“And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
–Joshua 24:15 (NKJV)
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“I Pledge Allegiance, to the Flag of the United States
of America, and to the Republic for which it Stands,
One Nation under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and
Justice for All.”
I will sing loudly and proudly the National Anthem of this great nation, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” It represents the sacrifice of so many. It is not racist by any means, it is honoring this great nation, despite what Eric Holder and others may say.
This is a major tactic of Postmodernism (deconstruction) and it is called Revisionism. As a historian I have seen revisionist history poke up its ugly head since the 1970s. It seeks to destroy, to confuse, to obliterate the foundation of this country, or any country. One facet of revisionism is to look at history with the eyes of a person in the 21st century. This cannot be done accurately or fairly. To properly study history, one must attempt to look at the events through the eyes of those experiencing it, those living at the time. We have not become more enlightened, we have become more cynical. If it were not so deadly and evil, revisionism would be funny.
I saw some of the stupidity brought in by revisionism when in San Antonio, a statue of Christopher Columbus was torn down, and read where Columbus, Ohio is changing its name. First of all, where would the Hispanics be if not for the exploration by Columbus? In regard to Columbus, OH it is now claimed that he does not represent the values of the people. Hmmm, courage, fortitude, determination, adventure have gone out of style. Oh, and seldom do we hear of the positive aspects of the Columbian Exchange.
Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Uncle Tom and others, the poor souls. Have you read Uncle Tom’s Cabin? The young man comes to Tom, laying there beaten by Simon Legree, to take him home. Tom’s answer was that he was too late, the Lord had called him home. See, revisionism must do away with God and Christianity. Slavery was bad, no doubt about it, however, because he was a slave Tom had found Christ.
The idea that Christianity has brought about white supremacy, another falsehood of revisionism. Why was Christianity developed primarily in Europe. “…they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia” (Acts 16:6). Paul had wanted to go into Asia, but the Holy Spirit directed him to Europe. It was from Europe that the Gospel would be spread throughout the world. Today some of the largest churches in the world are in Asia because missionaries were sent from “white” Europe and America.
Postmodernism, in the form of revisionist history, would have you believe the negative, become cynical. Man is flawed, that is because he has a sin nature, which the Postmodernist would reject. Part of the whole problem being projected is that man has a fallen nature and must be regenerated by the blood of Christ.
You do what you will. You bow and forget the heritage of this great country. The nation that stopped the menace of fascism. The nation that contained and stopped the progress of communism. Now, through revisionism and the power of the elite socialism is thrusting up its ugly head. Listen, socialism hates Christianity. A dedicated socialist must be an atheist. Just a glance at Marx and Lenin will show that.
I for one will stand and salute the flag. I for one will remember the sacrifice of those gone before. On this 4th of July I invite you to remember what the flag stands for and that America was and is indeed great.