Tag: 'patriotism'
American Values Based on the Light of Christ
This [Judeo-Christian] tradition was based on justice, compassion, and respect for the human dignity. It was not based on laws and regulations, but on the light of Christ in every good and decent American.
Faith in the Public Square
"I believe that this 21st century will be another great century for America. But to make it so we've got to regain confidence in ourselves.
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"Connect our faith with our feeling about our national future.
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"The combination of faith which leads to hope and good values and hard work produces amazingly great results. Faith in God, love of country, sense of unity, confidence in the power of every individual. These are the things that have carried the American through crises greater than the ones we face today and will, I'm sure, propel us forward to a better place, if only we will return to those values and recognize them as a source of national strength.
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"Your country needs you now, and what you believe in, more than ever."
The Star-Spangled Banner
O! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Americanism
Dennis Prager, speaking at a Q&A at University of Denver, states the greatest threat to America today and frames the current political climate and debate. My current feeling is that his answer to the question posed is heart-felt, accurate, and motivational. It makes me want to ensure that I know what I stand for, what this country really is, and what I need to do to make a better America and a better American family.
Dilly Dilly
Ha! Ultra dilly dilly technology has shown the blueness of our future life. Snap! Crackle, and pop! T'aint we lucky?!
Fourth of July 08
Long live America! We had a snappin' 4th of July. We spent almost all of that weekend in Provo with April's siblings. We had a couple BBQ's, went to the parade, relaxed, and saw Stadium of Fire!! -- from a distance, atop the roof of a distant relation: (probably) my wife's sister-in-law's cousins' grandpa's house.