I hope all of you appreciate what a great blessing we have all had to be born and
raised in America. We strongly believe that his is a land, choice above all other
lands. We also believe that God inspired Columbus, the pilgrims and other early
settlers to come here for religious liberty. These courageous people wanted to
be free and not have to live under a king that wouldn’t let them make their own
decisions.
They were very brave, courageous people who wanted to live in a free country.
God inspired them to write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Those delegates could not agree on what to write until they prayed about it and
the God inspired them to write these sacred documents, which are the greatest
documents on government ever written in the world to grant FREEDOM to the
citizens of this great land.
Ronald Reagan gave a speech in Seattle, Washington, on October 12,
1968. An excerpt from it follows:
“Thomas Jefferson tells that on the day
of our nation’s birth in the little hall in Philadelphia, debate had raged for
hours. The men gathered there were honorable men hard pressed by a king
who had flouted the very laws they were willing to obey. Even so, to sign a
Declaration of Independence was such an irretrievable act that the walls
resounded with the words “treason, the gallows, the headman’s axe,” and the
issue remained in doubt. Then a man rose and spoke. Jefferson described
him as not a young man, but one who had to summon all his energy for an
impassioned plea. He cited the grievances that had brought them to this
moment and finally, his voice failing, he said, “They may turn every tree
into a gallows, every home into a grave, and yet the words of that parchment
can never die. To the mechanic in the workshop, they will speak hope: to the
slave in the mines, freedom. Sign that parchment Sign if the next moment
the noose is around your neck, for that parchment will be the textbook of
freedom, the Bible of the rights of man forever.” He fell back, exhausted.
The 56 delegates, swept up by his eloquence, rushed forward and signed a
document destined to be as immortal as a work of man can be. When they
turned to thank him for his timely oratory, he was not to be found, nor could
any be found who knew who he was or how he had come in or gone out
through the locked and guarded doors. Fifty-six men, a little band so unique,
we have never seen their like since: had pledged their lives, their fortunes and
their sacred honor.”
These brave men pledged “THEIR LIVES, THEIR FORTUNES, AND
THEIR SACRED HONOR” to establish this great country.
The King of Great Britain did not want to give them their independence.
They had to go to war to get their FREEDOM. The British army was the stron-
gest in the world and it was an absolute miracle that George Washington with
his little army of half dressed and often-hungry soldiers were able to defeat the
British Army. God was with them or they never could have won.
From then on this Nation has grown and prospered because men were
FREE to make their own choices and decisions. They could own their own
property, which is the most basic right of a free people. They established the free
market enterprise system. This encourages people to start their own business with
the INCENTIVE TO MAKE A PROFIT AND GET AHEAD IN LIFE WHILE
MAKING A LIVING FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
This has given us the highest standard of living the world has ever known. We
have all the modern conveniences to make life easier and more enjoyable. With
FREEDOM, people have made all these wonderful inventions of every kind that
we have and enjoy.
Our Founding Fathers were devoted religious men who believed in the
Bible and lived the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule. America has
always been a Christian nation and the majority live the teachings of Jesus and
that is why God has blessed us so abundantly. There are now many people who
are breaking God’s Commandments and having lives full of sorrow, they could
change this by living the teachings of Jesus, for “Sin was never Happiness”.
There are some leaders in our government and in the armed forces who
want to belittle our Christian principles and we must use our power to never let
them do this. The Gospel of Jesus Christ teaches us to love and live peaceably.
Obama and his supporters wrongly believe that our rights as Christian citizens
are granted by the government, and can therefore be repealed by the government.
They do not believe as you and I do, or even as our Founding Fathers did, that …
OUR RIGHTS ARE INALIABLE BECAUSE THEY COME FROM GOD. We
will never compromise on this truth. We can’t let left wing college professors,
liberal politicians and bureaucracies , uninformed celebrities and environmentalist
pass their hatred for America and poison the minds of our young people. We must
stand strong, and make sure our students understand and appreciate the freedom,
opportunity and prosperity that our nation represents.
This administration wants to redistribute all the wealth. This is Communism and
it has failed miserably wherever tried. Without freedom and the incentive to get
ahead, there is not enough food raised so the people starve and become slaves to
the government. The people that work should not have to take care of those that
are too lazy to work.
We are enthusiastic boosters of America. We are super patriotic and feel great
pride when “Old Glory” is raised. We strongly believe in those principles upon
which this great Nation was founded; Christian religious principles, hard work,
freedom to excel, honesty, integrity, decency and high morals, private property
rights, free enterprise, traditional marriage and family values.
Let us all strive and do all we can to preserve this great country, as we
have known it. I pray that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the happiness
and ways of life we have been blessed with. GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD
BLESS AMERICA.
Sincerely,
Gib Yardley
America
THE BEAUTIFUL
LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE
Gib
