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Do You Believe In God?
By Michael K. Jones

Newsweek and NBC recently took polls to find out how many people believe in God. Newsweek polls finding concluded 90% of U.S. citizens believed in God. NBC results were 86%. This tells us the entire population of citizens who do not believe in God is 14% or less. Considering the results of these polling one has to ask why so many institutions are bending to the wants of a minority in a country that prides itself on fairness by majority rule.

The beginning of these roots can be found in the 1960’s Supreme Court ruling of Our Founding Father’s meaning of “Separation of Church and State.” In brevity the Supreme Court interpreted Our Founding Father’s documents to mean “Separation of Church and State” is because “The Church is religious and the State is not.” The following morning after this Supreme Court decision the front page of the New York Times had only three words, “God Is Dead.”

I am a descendent of Francis Eaton who was on the ship Mayflower that landed in the state of what we now call Massachusetts. To this day I still live in the State of Massachusetts just a few miles from where the English pilgrims landed. Most Americans have heard of “New England,” but few realize this is a formation in reference to old England where the pilgrims came from. There are certainly many reasons this small group of English citizens left England to find a new land but one of the main reason was persecution between religious fractions in England dating back to the times of King Henry VIII.

King Henry wanted to divorce his wife but the church at the time which was Catholic would not allow the divorce. After evaluation, the Church determined the King’s marriage was in the guidelines of what is called, “The Diamond of Consent.” Determined to divorce his wife, Henry plotted to make himself the head of the Church as in the days where Kings ruled the religious communities (see Old Testament “Book of Kings.”)

King Henry’s takeover of the Church caused a huge uproar and division within the Church. In the end about half of the Church decided to continue the dogma of the Church as handed down, while the other half of the Church sided with the King. This lead to a split in the Church and the Catholic version of the Old Testament and the King James version reflect these differences in many ways. The result of the split continues to this day causing friction and strong debate between different Christian beliefs.

The pilgrims on the Mayflower were not a group of close friends seeking a safe haven from religious persecution. The pilgrims were in fact from a number of different English provinces. The pilgrims by the same token were not all Catholic either. They were in fact different Christian fractions who felt each had a right to worship freely. As such, this is a clear indication that the foundation of America and “Separation of Church and State, is a document designed as written in the “Fifth Amendment,” freedom of religion. In short the concept of this new land would hold true each individuals rights to practice religious beliefs yet maintain full membership in civil society. These facts clearly shows the Supreme Courts interpretation of “Separation of Church and State” is clearly flawed and was redefined based on the age and modernism which took place in the 1960’s. As part of the 60’s generation it was good to “Do your thing,” meaning almost anything was okay if it felt good. This was the generation of “Flower Children,” “Hippies” and “Free Love.” I confess I myself was caught up in the beliefs of this generation but realize now such behavior is not of God. It is my opinion the redefined meaning of “Separation of Church and State,” was in part a declaration of the 60’s generation which has allowed many acts to be acceptable without feeling any guilt which is not the proper translation of Our Forefathers declaration of “Separation of Church and State.”

Religious group attempted to fight the new ruling by the Supreme Court about Church and State stating belief in God created a sense of morals and discipline in a civil society. Regardless of their efforts the decision of the Supreme Court was upheld and we entered a new age of what I call “The Self Image,” and the “Demoralized Plague.” Today we can’t deny the state of this country is one big mess. The love of the self image has brought this country to its knees by way of grave sin and degradation of society. Today our prisons are overcrowded and crime on the streets are at record levels never before known in the history of our country.

I have to scratch my head trying to make sense of the direction American is headed. Our Lady of Medjugorje clearly indicated during the early days of the apparition that the Western World has lost God. The redefined “Separation of Church and State,” opened the door to hell though what today is polled at only 14% of the population. In school we use to pray to God but that was taken away by law of “Separation of Church and State.” It has allowed lack of morals leading to birth control and abortion and the evil list goes on an on. Now this 14% of unbelievers continue to make argument that God should be removed from all printed money, the “Pledge of Allegiance,” all patriotic songs such as “God Bless America,” from testimony in court where we swear to tell the whole truth, so help us God, and a host of other violations on which our country was truly founded. If America continues to let this 14% of nonbelievers overtake our country you can bet your bottom dollar this country will be likened to Sodom and Gomorrah.

For those who would take the time to read their bibles a little, I would highly recommend the story of Lot and his family and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. (Genesis Chapters 18 and 19 recommended reading.)

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