Is America Worth Saving

[Peas n carrots]

I'm a sucker for punishment, so I am on the American Family Association's email list. I got this gem today from good ol' Tim Wilemon. It gave me the lulz.

I thought FJ would enjoy as well.

Is America worth trying to save?

August 7, 2012

Dear Friend,

Is America worth trying to save? Save from what you might ask. Is America worth saving from self-destruction? Maybe that's a better question to ask.

Civilizations have risen and fallen through the ages. Countries have been birthed and countries have died. I believe the United States of America was birthed by the God of the Bible primarily for the purpose of advancing the gospel of Jesus Christ both here and around the world unlike any other country in history.

Even before we won our independence from England, the Christian faith had begun to spread like wildfire across the land. My dad, a Methodist minister, used to tell me stories about the legendary circuit riders who later traveled on horseback to evangelize the new nation. These men would brave whatever was in front of them to carry the message of Jesus Christ throughout the New World. Other denominations trail blazed the gospel as well and soon our country became recognized both here and abroad as a distinctively Christian nation. The evidence was so overwhelming that in 1892 the Supreme Court wrote in the case Church of the Holy Trinity v The United States: "These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation."

Our country has known freedom for the individual unlike any other country in history. Quite frankly, the idea was novel that people could govern themselves. In order for freedom to be sustained the masses had to be willing to act morally and lawfully by their own volition or else society would crumble from within. Thus wrote our second president John Adams: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount were how we judged good and evil, right and wrong. Some of that still remains, but respect for those teachings and reverence for the God who spoke them is deteriorating at a very rapid rate.

In modern day America, there is very little shame anymore. Most Americans have lost their fear of God. We are on the road to self-destruction.

Secularists mock the idea of God. Judges forbid even the acknowledgement of God in many public places. We teach our children they come from monkeys. Those who hold to the biblical definition of marriage are called hatemongers. The entertainment industry promotes sex without moral standards day after day, movie after movie, song after song - influencing our youth beyond measure. Try to raise any objection to this tide of immorality and you are quickly shouted down, ridiculed, called a prude, a hater, a religious nut, a censor or a fundamentalist.What we are experiencing today in America is unbridled selfishness and licentiousness and the results are manifesting themselves in many terrible ways that will only get worse if things don't change.

For the Christian in America today there is only so much we can do. Only 43% of our fellow countrymen even go to church today. We are now outnumbered. But that which we can do, with God's help, we must do. We can pray to God that He send revival to America. We can continue to build strong Christian families. We can put our denominational barriers aside when there are shared values we can defend concerning issues that affect the moral health of our nation. We can share our faith. We can continue to hold high the standard of righteousness and we can vote for candidates who best reflect our values. There are no perfect candidates, but we are a nation of laws so we must elect the best available lawmakers to govern us and hold them accountable.

So to answer my own question, yes, America is worth trying to save. For our children, grandchildren and generations to come. We cannot give up. There is nowhere else to start over. There is nowhere else to sail to.

Sincerely,

Tim Wildmon, President

American Family Association

P.S. In March I will be leading my 16th tour of the Holy Land. I invite you to join me as we walk where Jesus walked. For more information go to website www.twholyland.com or call 662-844-5036 and press 5 for a free brochure.

Queue the tiny violins...anyways, I was kind of thinking how much fun it would be to crash Tim's holyland tour. Any FJ'ers want to join?

[Kitty]

They could very well sail to an unnamed and unclaimed island in the Pacific. Nobody will mind.

[Angri-la]

They could very well sail to an unnamed and unclaimed island in the Pacific. Nobody will mind.

Hey, as long as they stay off of the one I am eyeing so I can get away from the likes of them, we're good. Otherwise, they will have a Civil War on their hands.

[Witsec7]

I thought they were all moving to So. Carolina a few years back. What's up with the change of plans? I had expected a bit o' forewarning.