”Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is
acknowledged. When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to
construct a wall of hostility between government and the concept of religious
belief itself. … To those who cite the First Amendment as reason for excluding
God from more and more of our institutions every day, I say: The First Amendment
of the Constitution was not written to protect the people of this country from
religious values; it was written to protect religious values from government
tyranny.” ― President Ronald Reagan
“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other.” – President John Adams
“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.” – John F. Kennedy
“Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America’s basic text book in all fields. God’s Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all necessary rules to direct our conduct.” – Noah Webster
”The only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible.” – Benjamin Rush
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable.” – George Washington
“The Bible is the rock on which our Republic rests.” – President Andrew Jackson
“In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it. – President Abraham Lincoln
“For my own part, I sincerely esteem it [the Constitution] a system which without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interests.” – Alexander Hamilton
“Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.” ―
William Penn
“We have this day [Fourth of July] restored the Sovereign to whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in Heaven, and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let His Kingdom come.” – Samual Adams
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.” – President Thomas Jefferson
”Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Thus, the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God’s help, it will continue to be.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The way liberals are interpreting the First Amendment today is that it prevents anyone who is religious from being in government.” ― Rush Limbaugh
”I believe that the next half century will determine if we will advance the cause of Christian civilization or revert to the horrors of brutal paganism.” – President Theodore Roosevelt
“The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.” – President Calvin Coolidge
“Once abolish the God and the government becomes the God.” ― G.K. Chesterton
“I will raise my voice as long as God gives me sound or ability, against this
Communistic idea that the Government will take care of us all, and everything
belongs to the government. It is wrong!” ― David O. McKay
“For years we’ve been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our
government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe
He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His
protection if we demand He leave us alone?” ― Anne Graham
“I have lived, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God Governs in 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.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Rights are either God-given as part of the divine plan, or they are granted by
government as part of the political plan. If we accept the premise that human
rights are granted by government, then we must be willing to accept the
corollary that they can be denied by government.” ― Ezra Taft Benson
“We should remember that the Declaration of Independence is not merely a
historical document. It is an explicit recognition that our rights derive not
from the King of England, not from the judiciary, not from government at all,
but from God. The keystone of our system of popular sovereignty is the
recognition, as the Declaration acknowledges, that ’all men are created equal’
and ’endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.’ Religion and God
are no alien to our system of government, they’re integral to it.” ― Mark R.
Levin
“America is ensnared in self-indulgence and its future hangs in the balance. Our
moral and spiritual foundations are rapidly being destroyed. Our arrogance is
producing a socialist state that is becoming our god. The entitlement state of
mind has created a nation that looks to the government for the answer to our
problems, when the only answer is, “Our Father which art in heaven.” ― John
Hagee
“The Limit of this obligation to obedience [to the civil government] will be
found only when we are commanded to do something contrary to the superior
authority of God (Acts iv. 19; v. 29); or when the civil government has become
so radically and incurably corrupt that it has ceased to accomplish the ends for
which it was established. When that point has unquestionably been reached, when
all means of redress have been exhausted without avail, when there appears no
prospect of securing reform in the government itself, and some good prospect of
securing it by revolution, then it is the privilege and duty of a Christian
people to change their government – peacefully if they may, forcibly if they
must.”
― Archibald Alexander Hodge
“If there is no final place for civil disobedience, then the government has been
made autonomous, and as such, it has been put in the place of the living God.” ―
Francis August Schaeffer
“The fundamental basis of this nation’s laws was given to Moses on the Mount…If we don’t have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State.” ― President Harry S. Truman
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” – Patrick Henry
let the pope move them into Vatican City.
He was installed by a corrupt leftist “mafia” within the hierarchy of the Church. Does anyone not think it odd that Bendict (a conservative Catholic) “retired” and is still alive?
As a Christian, I respect the Church, but I have nothing but contempt for the Pope, Cardinals, Bishops and Ministers who misuse the word of God to justify their self serving criminal actions at the expense of our citizens. If I was to give these clerics credit for knowing the facts, then their actions would be truly heinous, rather than just self serving and criminal.
Catholics are leaving in DROVES…That is why he gave a homily last week saying that members of the church are not to discuss their discontentedness with each other as that would be gossiping and to gossip makes you worse than a terrorist…..wth? *could it be he knows there is strength in numbers?….. He signed an agreement with Palesine (hamas, hezbolah…are supported by them so that means he just backed them too) saying the church will back them (I’m catholic and don’t recall getting any call from the Vatican asking if I backed them…I do NOT). …SO…. he won’t call TERRORISTS “TERRORISTS” BUT he will call members of his flock TERRORISTS for voicing their disapproval of what he is doing. Why is he addressing Congress…I HAVE NEWS FOR HIM, AMERICAN’S DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT~ We’ve had enough of his lets hold hands and all be the same oneness we don’t need him coming here and lecturing us from a Congressional podium about how we need no borders or to have what is essentially a New World Order….and tell us about our laws re: immigration “let them in…love them …let them in…who are we to keep them out?”…what the hell is he a Tesla song (signs)? …..Maybe if he’d stay home and concern himself with matters of the church instead of trying to carve himself a political platform on the global stage the church wouldn’t be in such disarray.
If you’re Catholic, as you say, doesn’t that mean you believe in the infallibility of the Pope and that he speaks for God on Earth? Doesn’t that mean then, by the tenants of your own professed faith, that you must now to go to one of the Pope’s emissaries, a priest, so that you may be forgiven your sin of blaspheming His Holiness?
Hmmm….sounds like you are either not Catholic at all, or you’re just a CINO….
No! A “pope” is only infallible when it concerns the Dogma of the Church. He is still human and what he says, as himself, during the course of the day is not “infallible” there have been many popes who have said/done wrong things but not pertaining
to the decision/ruling on the Dogma. I have idea what this “pope” said about accepting muslims into your home. BUT most definitely is NOT something i would
recommend. The worse thing you can do is to assume that you have some understanding of Catholicism and then try to use it against Catholics. One thing i will say is that all Catholics, where upon hearing wrongful things coming from a priest or even the “pope’ pray that they are forgiven for misleading the faithful…..and pray for the conversion of all
Oh please! Show me where in the Bible we as Christians as supposed to allow someone to harm us at our own expense? We are taught to “turn the other cheek” that means forgive. It doesn’t say to allow people to abuse you.
The Bible also warns us of a “false prophet.”
I have turned both my cheeks! and I WILL NOT TURN THEM AGAIN! I WILL Never submit to any power but God, Not Ovomit, Not Islam, Not Any man that does not speak like I was taught a respectable man talks, and he has AT LEAST the Moral Character I Have!
The fact that you’re attempting to lure people into your idiotic Web of circular logic confirms you do not understand Catholicism or the function of the Pontiff. In fact, you seem to lack an understanding what it means to be a Catholic
The Pope does not speak for me. He is a puppet of Islam.
JESUS tells us not to call anyone father on earth (with exemption of a parent) A priest is called father,,, the pope is called holy father,, el papa
This pope i consider is the false prophet mentioned in the BIBLE,, this man is a Hypocrite,, How can he say the BIBLE and Quran are from the same god,,, Allah of the Quran is a deceiving god and allows Moslems to lie to advance Islam… A HOLY GOD hates liars….. John 8:33-35 says: The Children of the Devil
…43″Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. 44″You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45″But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.… Allah cannot be the GOD that we believe in,, The Moslem god is different from the BIBLE GOD… Our GOD hates liars…
We are letting the enemy into our country.
Christians arm yourself.You don’t want to be a victim.
Muslims love the unarmed and afraid.
“WE” are not doing anything but speaking out AGAINST this. Our president and the Democrat Party are allowing this invasion w/ the Republican hands in the pot. The American govt is doing this against the will of the American People.
Since when does the Left give 2 hoots what the Pope says?
Yes Sir! Locked and Loaded! and God will Guide my Bullets!
Exactly why I say organized religion is a bunch of crap, it’s nothing more than a bunch of people misinterpreting the Bible to fit their needs and to try to get sheeple to follow their agenda. WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE PEOPLE INTO OUR COUNTRY!!!! They all need to be sent back where they came from.
First of all, organized religion, if other then true Catholicism, is crap.
Second, one has to be a true pope to be disobeyed. Francis is not a catholic so therefore cannot be pope. “By there fruits you will know them”.
“wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing”.
For a minute or so, when I was reading some of the comments, I forgot that I was on a Christian website.
Anyway, whilst I agree in general about the dangers of Islam (I follow JihadWatch etc.), we do need to remember Scripture (you can look these up):
“Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”
“Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter.”
“Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.”
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born.”
Etc.
I live as a Christian in a Muslim country and can inform you that many Muslims are turning to Christ here in dramatic and supernatural ways (dreams, visitations etc.). In the country I am in there is also much – shall we say, undercover activity – which is bearing fruit.
Inviting refugees into our houses is a charitable act. Don’t shut your doors or your hearts, it might just be part of God’s plan.
I would like to know how many Muslims you have taken in under your roof?
One
Carl, I would love to know what you think about the Scripture quotes and the other points I made.
We have to remember that God loves each of these Muslims as much as he loves Christians and his mercy is available for them too.
But only of they ask for his forgiveness
Tell that to the close to 100,000 Christians being killed every year because of their faith, according to statistics from a Pew Research Survey and the International Society for Human Rights, a non-religious organization.
These figures, which represent an “unprecedented,” number of death per year amount to 273 Christian killed daily, or 11 every hour, said Bishop John McAreavey, chairman of the Council for Justice and Peace.
Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world I know and it grieves me and angers me and I feel powerless to do anything about it except intercede.
This article helped me:
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/current/global/wrong-and-right-way-respond-isis
wow. finally another Christian who looks at the lost like Jesus does. I know what they are doing is horrible, but. they. are. lost. and blind. these are who we need to bring the light to and if they kill us, Jesus told us not to fear those who can kill the body. we are called to preach the gospel to everyone even if it means we must die.
Amen!!I also am in agreeance!Wish I could
saY I like what you say.I don’t listen to Man I read scripture and listen to the Holy Spirit. Amen hallelujah
Don’t you feel like that was what Elin did and look what happened to her!!!
Just a selection of people who killed in the name of your god and in Jesus.
Bruce Lee (not the famous martial artist) murdered 26 people. The Flint Journal article says “Bible reading was his only consolations” and he quoted the bible saying “Matthew 6, verse 24 no servant can be a serve of two masters.”
•David Berkowitz (Corbis) called the SON OF SAM, murdered more than 10 women. The newspaper said “He called himself a born again Christian” Berwid The article in the Flint Journal quotes him “I was searching the bible and soul searching and I decided God wanted me to do that.”
•The Yorkshire Ripper “was on a divine mission and felt he had been chosen to hear the word of GOD (JESUS).” Reported the Flint Journal. He murdered 11 girls.
•Miller a serial killer had that thing called faith, believed in Jesus. The Flint Journal article says he was always carrying the Bible.
•Sampson Kanderayi, a mass murderer called The Ax Killer, killed more than 30 people. The newspaper reported “he did it to appease evil spirits.” He was a Christian
•Watts, The Sunday Morning Slasher killed 11 women. This article says he did it “to eliminate evil spirits”.
Pol Pot… killed 2’000’000
Hitler….. killed 12,000,000
Sam hussein….. killed 1,500,000
Stalin….. 40,0000,000
Lenin…. 4,000,000
ISIS/Al Queda/Hamas/Taliban…. 3’000’000 and counting
NONE killed in the name of Jesus.
They didn’t kill them by hand but by mouth, this is not the same as the murder of Elin and do you know the religion of all of these people, last time I looked Russia is a very Christian country (for example)!
I do not condone the violence that Elin suffered but the suspect was in Virginia, before moving to Sweden! And for any girl to be raped and killed on a bus home, (I myself have traveled home on the night bus).But if someone has that in them no matter there religion they will kill and the rest of use must pick up the peace’s and learn from these incidents!
Explain, please, what it is you wish to learn from this. Enlighten us, please.
If your talking to me, then yes people do evil things not ideas or religions. No matter what your religion it is an personal decision to commit a crime!
Don’t you all see, this planned many decades or centuries ago. It was planned by the Masons via New world order or what they are now called progressives. The devel is trying to rule this world. I am Catholic too, but I believe the pope is all part of it. Take a look, you Can- kill your unborn baby, marryou the same sex, soon kill yourself, and rampant violence of people killing other people and children as well as rampant abuse. The world is going down in a pot of sulfur. God help us.
In reading all these comments about religion, especially Islam, made me realize that people don’t really know anything about anything. I was fortunate enough to be a product of both Muslim & Christianity. I attended both religious services and events with no issues and both my siblings and myself were accepted with open arms. We prayed together, ate together etc and never once did we have an issue with being from both religions. We understood the main focus of religion and that is GOD & LOVE. FYI: It’s true for those of you who “read” and “understand” that Islam and Christianity do come from the same source (Abraham: {The father of all nations as it was written} in Islam he’s addressed as Ibrahim). You can find these facts by simply reading both the Bible and the Koran. Now although what happened to the young woman in the pic above was very tragic, but we cannot use religion as the reasons for this. Islam preaches that “Allah doesn’t like evil doers, Allah doesn’t like aggressors” and clearly these people who do these kind of ungodly acts are the exact people which the Koran is speaking about. They are fanatics who have no clue about GOD. God is Love & Love is God. That’s all we have to keep in mind and in heart. Whatever is in your heart determines who you are, it doesn’t determine which ever religion you follow. As for me in my adult life, I do not follow “religion” of any kind, I just simply believe in GOD and all of our prophets who graced the earth, no matter what religion they followed. Good is good and evil is evil. Stop using religion as your catalyst for WAR.
So you say, and who is now beheading who?
Saudi Arabia is and they’re in charge of UN human rights. And the US and Britain sell them arms.
Ps But the US also have the death penalty and France only stopped chopping off peoples heads in 1977!
After the Islamic State abducts women raped and murdered: “I see blood everywhere, in the cities, in the neighborhoods. The desert has changed color. It is no longer golden yellow but blood red.” – This is a quote from a recent eye account, and it is now being deliberately imported into America.