As a nation, let’s come together for the good of all
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Sarah Wise
Published: November 15, 2008
The presidential race is over, and the people have spoken. Now is the time for us to work together. It’s not about color, it’s not about Obama being the first African-American president.
It’s about how far you can go in life if you put forth your goals and abilities.
It’s about young people of all races saying, “I can do it. There’s no stopping me if I work hard and believe in myself.”
We must realize and accept that God controls all things. He knew who would be president before any of us. I look at it as God saying it’s time for us as a nation to wake up and get things right with the world.
As our neighbors cry out for help and as the smallest child cries to be held, we need to come together as a family. Whether we accept who is in the White House or not, we all live in the this world and need to treat each other the way you would want to be treated.
Teach your children to love, respect and care about everyone, because climbing that ladder of success you will meet all types of people — and you may never know which person gave you that word of encouragement you needed to make it.
We all need each other. Let’s learn to lean and depend on each other and believe; God will take care of the rest.
Sarah Wise
Culpeper
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Posted by ( Geriberi ) on November 25, 2008 at 9:11 am
That comment makes no sense, whatsoever.
Deism does not necessarily exclude Christianity.
Sad that people like you feel so free to condemn the Christian faith, but it is considered so wrong to condemn Atheism or Islam or any other faith or lack thereof. Amazing how low political correctness has taken us, and how far from a moral base that worked for this country for so long. The majority of Christians are not right-wing whack jobs any more than the majority of Muslims are terrorists. Both faiths have been perverted by people with agendas, just as the Christian faith in general is being demonized by people like you. The founding fathers as a group were not anti-Christian. Try reading something that doesn’t simply set out to prove a point you want to make - there is plenty of history written that does not support your vague assertions.
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Posted by ( buddy ) on November 25, 2008 at 8:43 am
That is why you are a Christian.
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Posted by ( Geriberi ) on November 25, 2008 at 8:38 am
These are the men who had little use for Christianity and were strongly opposed to it? Wow - that’s just so different from what I’ve read about these men - I guess I’ll just have to take your word for it!
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Posted by ( buddy ) on November 25, 2008 at 8:32 am
To Geri…Forgive me ...I am busy with my Business and dont have the entire day to write comments.
The Founding Fathers are: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson,James Madison, Ben Franklin, and Eathan Allen.
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Posted by ( Geriberi ) on November 25, 2008 at 8:03 am
To Buddy: “The men responsible for building the foundation of the United States had little use for Christianity, and many were strongly opposed to it.“ How about those names? Great to spout off stuff like this, but really need to have some actual facts to back it up.
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Posted by ( Geriberi ) on November 20, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Closer to Christian than Atheist. You’re right, they were deists, but I haven’t read of any who were “strongly opposed to” Christianity - could you please name them for me? I’m seriously not trying to be a smart-a** here, I just was unaware of this fact. The point I was trying to make was that the laws of this land have been very much aligned with the moral teachings of the Christian faith. There are many who believe that our country is sinking because it is getting so far away from those principles. For the record, I consider myself a Christian, but am by no means part of the “religious right.“ I earned my faith the hard way - by trying to kill myself with substance abuse and finding that nothing else worked for me. If I had rejected a faith in God, I would have died. I certainly see a correlation between my personal situation and the sad state of our nation. I do not believe religion holds all the answers, but I DO believe that the morality and self-responsibility that most religions are based on is the best model for society - it helps to keep ego in check, and I believe ego to be the great destroyer of everything that truly matters in life.
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Posted by ( buddy ) on November 20, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Geri, you need to understand that our Christian based beginnings are only in your head.
One of the most common statements from the “Religious Right” is that they want this country to “return to the Christian principles on which it was founded”. However, a little research into American history will show that this statement is a lie. The men responsible for building the foundation of the United States had little use for Christianity, and many were strongly opposed to it. They were men of The Enlightenment, not men of Christianity. They were Deists who did not believe the bible was true.
When the Founders wrote the nation’s Constitution, they specified that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.“ (Article 6, section 3) This provision was radical in its day—giving equal citizenship to believers and non-believers alike. They wanted to ensure that no single religion could make the claim of being the official, national religion, such as England had. Nowhere in the Constitution does it mention religion, except in exclusionary terms. The words “Jesus Christ, Christianity, Bible, and God” are never mentioned in the Constitution—not once.
The Founding Fathers believed in DEISM.
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Posted by ( Geriberi ) on November 18, 2008 at 8:25 am
Nice sentiments, Ms. Wise. I’m just wondering where Hippie is, and the others who are so offended at Sharman’s opinions being religion based. I absolutely disagree with the notion that God planned this - that goes against my beliefs about free will.
I didn’t vote against Obama for any reason other than his policies. Don’t try to make me feel like a bad Christian because I’m not ready to sing Kumbaya and quietly accept socialism being shoved down my throat. Sorry, you can sugarcoat it any way you want (and I must say, this was dripping with saccharine), but the God I’m listening to tells me to stay vigilant, and that Obama is not necessarily going to be “the answer,“ the one who brings us all together for “the common good.“ Sadly, I’m afraid we’re going to be much farther away from our Christian based beginnings, and closer to a Godless society than ever before.
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