JULY 4,2015

july 4, 2015 just passed. whenever this holiday comes around, I feel I should try to get my unique message out: the message that we Christian Americans need to rethink the 1776 decision of our native country forefathers to rebel against the government over them-to think about how that lines up with the teachings of Jesus. This particular time includes some new events that are connected with the ideas contained in this blog. 1) The Supreme Court of the u.s. decided that the constitution compels the government to recognize homosexual marriage as marriage. 2) the deaths of 9 African americans at the hands of a racist white (young) man have caused thought leaders in this country to express that now it is time to deglorify the civil war and rename buildings and things named after famous participants in the confederacy that fought the government of the u.s. in the civil war. what I would like to add to this discussion is:  1) that our nation's idolizing of the Constitution and freedom have inevitably led to our citizens believing that freedom to engage in variant moral behavior and seeking legitimize that behavior is valid and "good"; 2) that the war that freed the slaves had to be fought because the forefathers a century earlier could not bring themselves to do the right thing at THAT time, all the while (hypocritically) speaking as noble freedom fighters. I plead with my fellow American (Christians) to reconcile the divergent parts of our history and heritage.