My latest Townhall column is called, The 7 Reasons America Became A Great Power. Here’s an excerpt from the column.
“In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle: There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, ‘I don’t see the use of this; let us clear it away.’ To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: ‘If you don’t see the use of it, I certainly won’t let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it.’” — G.K. Chesterton
We hear a great deal about how America needs to be “changed” by people who don’t seem to know America’s history, understand our country’s uniqueness, or appreciate how good we’ve had it as a people. Until you understand what made America a great nation to begin with, you have no business suggesting any changes to the policies, tradition, and culture that made us so uniquely successful. It’s not an accident that America became a great power. It’s because of these seven reasons.
1) Judeo-Christian Ethics: When people call America a “Christian nation,” they’re referring to the Judeo-Christian morals that shaped our country. Our strong sense of right and wrong kept corruption to a minimum, our Protestant work ethic caused Americans to be productive, and our belief in rights given by God, not government shaped our national philosophy. Respect for Christian values is a part of the fabric of our country that goes right back to our founding. Even if many people wouldn’t realize it until it is too late, an America where Christianity isn’t an important part of everyday life would no longer be America in any meaningful sense.
Once again, you can read it all here.
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We became a great power because of the natural resources that this country sits on, the rest is just BS.
ReplyDelete9:22 YOU ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF BS MINUS THE B.
ReplyDelete@9:22 Hit the nail on the head. We have an over abundance of resources, and our the country is difficult to invade. A powerful military helps too.
ReplyDeleteThe Judeo-Christian meme is a farce. For it to hold up, one must define what morals they are specifying then show that those morals they espouse are unique to Christianity (meaning you don't find them in other cultures or religions). The fact of the matter is, no one has ever done this satisfactorily... and to be true, why would they want to when doing so would only falsify their claim.
Secondly, the Constitution is CLEAR about where our rights come from. It DOES NOT SAY "GOD". It DOES NOT call out the Judeo-Christian Yahweh. Our founding fathers were brilliant and specific with their words. If they had meant the "Christian God" I am inclined to believe they would have written it so... but they did not. They chose their words carefully. In fact it reads : "We hold these truths to be self-evident,that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights."
THEIR, not OUR, Creator. This is a very very different wording and meaning.
It is irritating hearing people assert this false meme.
9:22 aka 12:37 Read 10:56 again...
ReplyDeleteDo people really fall for this propaganda?
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ReplyDeleteI notice you have posited no substantiating arguments to support the baseless claims of the article or your post.
I wonder if that is because there are none? Or is it because if you did, you would discredit the claims? I encourage you to do some digging and learning, you may find it enlightening.