If a Sparrow Cannot Fall Without His Notice.......

One of my favorite subjects to discuss has once again come to light. A federal appellate judge in Wisconsin has decided to declare a National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. The judicial activists have again misinterpreted what has been written in the Constitution. The only written reference to this is covered in the First Amendment, which reads....

"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof."

Period, end of story. There is no reference to separation of church and state. The concept of separation of church and state was mistakenly taken out of context from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson that reads as follows....

"Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church and State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."

Jefferson was replying to the Danbury Baptists Assn. in Connecticut after they inquired as to why he didn't recognize a national day of thanks, like presidents before him had. There is no wording in the written law, simply the judicial system's insistence that Thomas Jefferson's opinion, is in fact basis for legal interpretation demanding a separation of church and state. This letter was written in 1802 well after the founding fathers had ratified the Constitution,( 12/15/1791).

So, to all the atheists, ACLU activists, left wing radicals, and judicial law making wannabe's; There is no paperwork to back up this opinion. You cannot change written history by ignoring the facts!

The spirit of the National Day of Prayer, (in my opinion) is to honor the actions of our founding fathers. Faced with a seemingly insurmountable task, and unable to reach any form of agreement in what to base our new country's mission statement upon, in June 1787 the Constitutional Convention was deadlocked and Ben Franklin rose to call for daily prayer and said.....

" The longer I live, the more convincing the proofs I see of this truth, that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? Sir, in the sacred writings, that "except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel."

Franklin then called to adjourn to the church across the street for prayer and reflection. History then reports they reassembled and were able to find common ground, to forge this great nation. So is it not in the spirit of that intervention, we honor their accomplishments with a National Day of Prayer? The left can dilute the historical facts they teach our children, and ignore the principles used to found this country, but despite all that effort, the facts remain. We are "One Nation Under God!" This is why we call for a National Day of Prayer!

I can't believe my computer tried to correct the grammar of Thomas Jefferson!

God Bless!
Capt. Bill