| At the infamous Scopes Trial of 1925 Christianity | | | | culture. These Christians should refocus on what it |
| in America was dealt a serious blow. After the | | | | means to truly be a Christian in America! |
| Scopes Trial ended, Christians retreated from | | | | Over 200 years ago, our "Constitution" made the |
| American public life with their tails tucked between | | | | following statement: |
| their legs. Then, over the next 50 years Christian | | | | "We have staked the whole of all our political |
| Americans stayed almost silent and allowed | | | | institutions upon the capacity of mankind for |
| Secular Humanism to replace Christianity as the | | | | self-government, upon the capacity of each and |
| official religion of America. | | | | all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, |
| The result, our cherished freedoms to express | | | | to sustain ourselves according to the Ten |
| our Christian faith eroded before our eyes. Judges | | | | Commandments of God." |
| began banning nativity scenes, retailers renaming | | | | Should we abandon what are Constitution says |
| Christmas trees "Holiday trees," public schools | | | | for Christian Americans to do? Are we to forsake |
| forbidding our children from having group prayer | | | | our heritage? The very first Supreme Court |
| or from even singing Christmas carols. The quality | | | | Justice, John Jay, said: |
| of our Christian education also sank to new | | | | "Americans should select and prefer Christians as |
| depths. | | | | their rulers." |
| It was not until 1975 and the "born-again" era | | | | He made this statement to reinforce what are |
| ignited that Christians began to re-emerge and | | | | Constitution instructs us to do as Americans to |
| re-engage the American culture once again. | | | | help ensure that our Christian heritage, values, and |
| Christians have made progress since 1975. Many | | | | way of life will never be changed. |
| Christian American ministries and Christian | | | | Are we so preoccupied with our daily lives that |
| American organizations have risen out of this | | | | we will just stand by and stay silent, as the |
| "Christian Reawakening" to challenge and debunk | | | | Christian Americans once did for 50 years |
| the theory of evolution, to challenge the ACLU, | | | | following the Scopes Trial, and continue to let our |
| and to take on the 14 percent of those that do | | | | America's values, heritage, and way of life erode? |
| not believe | | | | Remember, in a Democracy the majority rules, |
| God exists. | | | | but only if each and every person of that |
| Yet, with all the ground we have taken back | | | | majority takes action and speaks out, can we |
| from the secular humanists and the non-believers, | | | | exercise our Democratic rights and truly make a |
| there is still work to be done. If the 86 percent of | | | | difference. |
| Americans who believe in God want America to | | | | In his Inaugural Address on Friday, January 20, |
| truly be restored to the Christian American nation | | | | 1961, John F. Kennedy said, "United, there is little |
| it once was, we first need to teach and prepare | | | | we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. |
| this generation, and the generations that follow to | | | | Divided, there is little we can do-for we dare not |
| recapture their Christian American future. | | | | meet a powerful challenge at odds and split |
| Since 1999 I have also noticed that some | | | | asunder." Then later in his speech he goes on to |
| Christians seem to be paralyzed by an obsession | | | | say, "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what |
| with life in the "Last Days." Because of this notion | | | | your country can do for you-ask what you can |
| some Christians have lost sight of our fight to | | | | do for your country." |
| restore our nation to the same Christian American | | | | And so my fellow Christian Americans, what are |
| values it once held in our government institutions | | | | you going to do for your country today? |
| and as a way of life demonstrated publically in our | | | | |