Where's My Compass?
John Adams once said: " Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." In those few words I believe John Adams vividly described the battle Americans would face 184 years after his death. John Adams like many of our forefathers knew: it is impossible for a government that was established upon the morals that accompany religion to survive if those morals are abandoned.
Our constitution is dependent upon man's ability for self-government and self-reliance. It's not equipped to support corruption at any level of it's government; the citizens under a constitution that values civil liberty over legislative power, must elect men of strong character and with a solid moral foundation.
For too long we have accepted the lies of those seeking to represent us, dismissing their lies with new age slogans like "campaign rhetoric." However, lies define the character of those men and should not be taken lightly.
The simple truths that permeate the heart through faith cannot be discarded to satisfy the appetite of ungodly men; justice and liberty are the calling cards of freedom and cannot be infringed upon for the ambition of political leaders.
The righteous intent of our founders does not seem to reside in the hearts of modern day politicians; corruption and personal gain rule their thoughts and guide their actions.
We have repackaged and renamed the immoral cancer plaguing this nation; we give acceptable titles to unacceptable legislation and blindly we surrender our freedoms. We give names like "patriot act" to legislation that robs the American people of their Fundamental rights, and policy that denies citizens of their right to privacy, we call: "freedom of information act."
This is deeply deceptive; yet, it's common practice inside the sacred halls of our Capitol. The American people no longer demand honesty, and integrity from elected officials; it seems we are content with allowing our politicians to undermine the values this nation was founded upon; we even cheer when the dishonest tactics of our candidate out schemes their dishonest opponent; it truly is the lesser of two evils and sadly, we celebrate it.
America has lost her compass, her politicians have allowed their hearts to become covetous, and the churches that have not fallen prey to the same evil, can muster no more than a silent protest.
Our generation must shoulder this burden and deliver to our children the promises of liberty's past; knowing in our hearts that America's hope for survival, lies at the soul of her founding; always honoring the fervent and continuous prayers of the righteous, and understanding that, now more than ever, we must look to the heavens for her salvation.
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