The United States of America has been a beacon of freedom and a pillar of truth for the whole world for 2 ½ centuries. Since the United States birth, Americans have endured trials that have tested the very core of our existence. Through each of these testing times, America has emerged stronger and grown closer because of the Patriotic belief that when Americans unite, we can accomplish the impossible. On the heels of July 4^th and the celebration of 250 years as a nation, it is imperative that we take a moment to remember why America is great and how every day we make decisions that affect whether or not it will stay that way. There are three foundational institutions given to man. There is the family, the church, and the government. Whether maintaining national stability, guiding people to true peace, or raising up the next generation, each of these God ordained institutions serve an important role in mankind’s existence and each is under increased attacks by those who hate America and what America has always stood for.

             The first recognized was the family. A family has always consisted of one man and one woman who marry and have children, in some cases people adopt children. A marriage was never two biological women or two biological men. The current push for people to accept, recognize, and affirm what has been coined ‘same-sex marriage’ is wrong. This is a perversion of truth and the mad dash to force it on people is in direct conflict with America’s foundational values and principles. The ‘transgender’ movement is also a perversion of the truth. For decades people have liked or disliked certain things, people do have feelings, but now, there are those who claim that they were born with the wrong biological sex and that they feel deeply that it doesn’t match their true self. This is wrong, perverse, and immoral. To insist you be accepted as a sex you are not and to expect other people to affirm such a lie is wrong. But despite the truth of these statements, the perversion happening to God’s original creation of man and woman is growing, not slowing down. Frankly, this is shameful for every Christian. Those who claim Christianity but support or advocate for this perversion are wolves in sheep’s clothing. It is imperative that Americans and Christians across the United States recognize the devastating effects of this perverted agenda. Even now in many schools and school held events throughout our nation there is an agenda to indoctrinate children to accept and believe the lies being spread regarding sexuality and its role. This is not a topic to be taken lightly or in passing, the values and standards of truth must always be protected.

             It is hard to see the current state of many churches in the United States. Americans have been so blessed and prosperous that we have disrespectfully forgotten and cast aside God almighty. There was a day, not too far back in American history when Sunday was set aside for worship and people had a true respect for God and spiritual things. Nowadays, many believers and certainly non-believers lack that same reverence and respect. This is a symptom of a much larger problem. Many of the problems manifesting in our society can be traced back to the removal of God from core aspects of our society. In 1980, the ten commandments were removed from places of public education. Schools stopped teaching the facts and started indoctrinating pupils. Prayer in public is not as well received as it used to be, and the name of Jesus makes many people uncomfortable and standoffish. Sad to say, the church has neglected much of its true calling in an effort to bring people in and make people feel good about themselves. There was a day when going to church meant hearing about repentance, forgiveness, and cleansing; today people go to church to socialize, be told they’re following God, and make ‘feel good’ commitments or donations to various charitable endeavors. The churches’ true purpose and meaning of leading people to Christ, giving God the glory, spreading the gospel and the truth, and discipling believers has been obscured. It is time for a revitalization of the churches’ mission and a resolve to follow the truth given in the Scriptures. And these are internal issues that the church needs to work on, but the external threats have increased drastically as well. The exterior threat to the free exercise of churches has become more potent and clear in recent times. During the covid pandemic, the government implemented restricting factors upon meetings that negatively affected the free exercise of religion as promised in the Constitution. This infringement was unfortunately taken too lightly and has set a precedence surrounding governments’ ability to interfere in the free exercise of certain unalienable rights. Another threat to the church and, importantly, our nation is the rapidly spreading Islamic system. Islam is the enemy of the law, values, and standards upheld in the United States. Islam is incompatible with the United States. It clashes with the rule of law, it stands against the freedom and liberty that is vested in the Constitution, it demands complete and total loyalty to itself, and it imposes a system of Government control, an exclusive religious belief, and a military power to enforce its system. Members of the Islamic belief have made it clear that their ultimate goal is to overtake America as they have done in much of Europe and Great Britain.

             While this is certainly of great concern to the free existence and pursuit of the church, it is also a gigantic threat to our nation’s government. The United States government has failed in its duty to protect its citizens, above all else, and to properly secure the national interest and independence. The internal threat of Islam is certainly severe and merits immediate attention and action by Congress. One look at the political and cultural position that Great Britain is in, avails the viewer to discern the dire consequences of allowing those with views contrary to your national interest to permeate and gain power in your nation. In Great Britain, through words and actions, the British people have been informed that it is no longer their country, but instead an area under control of the Muslims. In many ways the British people know and understand this, but yet to the outside world, Britain is still portrayed as a free nation. It simply isn’t factual. Many people are frightened, knowing if they speak against the Islamic faith or criticize the practice of Islam, they will face accusations of hate, racism, and/or Islamophobia. The truth is in Great Britain and much of Europe, good people have been punished for trying to take a stand against the destruction of their country. The United States is confronted with a similar challenge. The uncontrolled illegal entry between 2021 and 2024, has brought great harm to the economy, affordability, the rule of law, political elections, and much more. Even now, the Supreme Court has ruled that individuals who enter our country illegally or temporarily and have a child born here, that child is given United States citizenship. With this recent Supreme Court ruling, that mistakenly upholds birthright citizenship, our nation is put in an even more precarious situation. This is indeed disparaging, but not the end of our ability to change it, by any means. “We the People” have a duty to hold Congress accountable. “We the People” support deportations of all illegal aliens, we stand behind the rule of law, we support prohibiting Sharia law, we support limited government, we support the freedoms and rights enumerated in the Constitution, and we do NOT want to see our country be taken over by those whose desire to destroy and ruin everything America stands for. This is why it is such a fine balance, Congress has many duties to ensure the freedom, rights, and securities stay in place; simultaneously, it is imperative that the Government doesn’t overstep its given boundaries. The future success and continued freedom of the United States rests solely with the American people. It is crucial that “We the People” take a stand to save our nation!