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As the
Federal Convention was meeting to draw up a Constitution for
the United States, Benjamin Franklin arose to urge that the
daily proceedings be opened with prayer:
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"I have lived, sirs, a long
time - 81 years - and the longer I live the more convincing
proof 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? We have been assured by the Sacred Writings that
'except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that
build it.' I firmly believe this. I also believe that
without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this
political building no better than the builders to move that
henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of heaven be
held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to
business." -- Benjamin Franklin |
In the United States there
is a concerted effort on behalf of the American Civil
Liberties Union, working through a liberal judicial system,
to expunge the name of God and his commandments from our
society. The following newspaper headlines are
representative and illustrate this effort to undermine the
authority of God in the United States:
WASHINGTON - The Interfaith Alliance applauds the ruling
issued by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stating that the
Ten Commandments monument that Alabama Chief Justice Roy
Moore placed in the rotunda of the state judicial building
is unconstitutional and must be removed.
BLOUNTVILLE, TN - Saying he fears it violates the U.S.
Constitution, Sullivan County, Attorney Dan Street has
recommended the County Commission take down the Ten
Commandments plaque that now hangs in the courthouse.
CHATTANOOGA, TN, A federal judge Friday ordered the removal
of Ten Commandments plaques from two courthouses, ruling
that their display violates the constitutional separation of
church and state.
JOHNSON COUNTY, IA -- The Board of Supervisors here today
voted unanimously to honor a request by the Iowa Civil
Liberties Union to remove a Ten Commandments monument from
the courthouse lawn.
Atlanta, GA -- August 21, 2003 … The Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) welcomed the unanimous decision by the eight associate
justices of the Alabama Supreme Court that overruled their
chief justice and ordered that a Ten Commandments monument
be removed from its public site in the Alabama Judicial
Building
Duluth, MN city council votes to remove Ten Commandments
monument
ACLU of Ohio Demands School District Remove Ten Commandments
Seeks Contempt for District's Refusal to Obey Federal
Court's Order to Remove Tablets from Adams County High
Schools
NE: Court orders Ten Commandments monument removed from park
IN: Ten Commandments marker destroyed: A Jeep Cherokee
filled with "young white males" drove over the curb in front
of the Eagles Lodge in Anderson, IN and broke a 6 by 4 ft
limestone marker bearing the Ten Commandments.
OH: Judge to remove Ten Commandments from courtroom: The 6th
Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Richland County Common
Pleas Judge James DeWesse to remove the Ten Commandments
from his courtroom.
OGDEN, UT — The City Council has decided to remove a Ten
Commandments monument from the municipal building lawn
rather than continue a court battle over the display.
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