When we broke off from the State run by the Church (King of England) we wanted freedom of worship. There were other issues; of course such as taxation; breaking free of Colonialist rule and abuse; etc. Pilgrim's pride was probably a lot different than today's definition as to their resourcefulness; and in some cases lives of Holiness that reflected on the whole nation in reard to character; holiness and righteousness.
It took us longer; of course than England to secure equality for all races; and still later for Women's suffrage to begin. Our history with the Indians also was checkered; there were some kindnesses exchanged and evangelism that had success; but of course there was exploitation of people; confiscation of land and wholesale unnecessary slaughter of the Buffalo which the Indians had as a mainstay of survival and used every part of the animal for sustainability. We later became the world's leading food producer and consumer; also wasting a disporportionate amount of natural resources compared to the rest of the world.
Now we have swung the other way with hypervigilance in preserving land; and we have given up many of our freedoms; and reduced our own food and other supplies to dangerously low levels after years of silo grain surplus; and recently started depleting the strategic oil reserve after our last President recently built it up to full capacity.
With the devaluation of life; both born and unborn and the luxuries of life we are as the Roman society was in steady decline and the end is near. Even our founders were a mixture of Christian and Pagan; along with other elements that have constantly come alongside attempting to overthrow our government; and one world government is near. Still; we are the salt and light; let us heed the warning of Matthew 5:13 and not give up on that responsibility with the Great Commission and a personal walk of Godliness in this dark hour.
When we broke off from the State run by the Church (King of England) we wanted freedom of worship. There were other issues; of course such as taxation; breaking free of Colonialist rule and abuse; etc. Pilgrim's pride was probably a lot different than today's definition as to their resourcefulness; and in some cases lives of Holiness that reflected on the whole nation in reard to character; holiness and righteousness.
It took us longer; of course than England to secure equality for all races; and still later for Women's suffrage to begin. Our history with the Indians also was checkered; there were some kindnesses exchanged and evangelism that had success; but of course there was exploitation of people; confiscation of land and wholesale unnecessary slaughter of the Buffalo which the Indians had as a mainstay of survival and used every part of the animal for sustainability. We later became the world's leading food producer and consumer; also wasting a disporportionate amount of natural resources compared to the rest of the world.
Now we have swung the other way with hypervigilance in preserving land; and we have given up many of our freedoms; and reduced our own food and other supplies to dangerously low levels after years of silo grain surplus; and recently started depleting the strategic oil reserve after our last President recently built it up to full capacity.
With the devaluation of life; both born and unborn and the luxuries of life we are as the Roman society was in steady decline and the end is near. Even our founders were a mixture of Christian and Pagan; along with other elements that have constantly come alongside attempting to overthrow our government; and one world government is near. Still; we are the salt and light; let us heed the warning of Matthew 5:13 and not give up on that responsibility with the Great Commission and a personal walk of Godliness in this dark hour.
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