The U.S. Constitution Does Not Work without Religion

There is a story going around the internet (again) about a woman testifying in a murder case in Raytown, Missouri, who was taken aback when the oath given did not include the words, "so help you God." Snopes.com (the Urban Legends search engine) indicates that the story, as told, is false (the case has not yet gone to trial, for one reason).

While the story is somewhat fabricated, it is true that at least in the Court where I practice, "so help you God" has been removed from all oaths. In most of the Courts where I have practiced over the last 22+ years, the oath given now is something to the effect of : "Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth?" Of course, "or affirm" had to be added for those who are offended by swearing an oath, and "so help you God" had to be removed so that those who don't believe in God (or who worship the devil, trees, dogs, marijuana, dirty underwear, or whatever, that is, anything other than God), are not offended. The sad truth is that there are too many people who are too easily offended by too many things. (I am offended by the lack of character or the lack of core principles of those "idiots" who are so easily "offended" by so many things.) The corollary to this sad truth, and another sad truth, is that a very small minority of "offended" people are dictating how the great majority of us live, think, and speak. And they are even more "offended" if you live, think, and speak as a Christian.

Interestingly, I heard a quote, today, by John Adams regarding the Constitution: "We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a MORAL AND RELIGIOUS people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." --October 11, 1798 [e.s.] So, according to one of the contributors to the writing of the Constitution, without religion and morality, our Constitution can not exist for very long.

It is time that we stand up for religion and Christianity. It is time we stand up for those traditional values upon which this country was founded and built. It was the Judeo-Christian principles of our Founding Fathers, and those that followed them, that helped make this Country and its people so free, wealthy, powerful, and great. This county has been, as President Reagan so eloquently stated, that shining light of freedom and opportunity standing on the hill. Unfortunately, that light has dimmed in the last 40+ years due to that small minority's efforts to turn this country to the "dark side" of human nature. Yet, the last election has shown the silent majority that we have real power, that with a little concerted effort, we can affect real change, and that we can move our culture and this great country back on the path of righteousness, goodness, and morality. It is because our people were and are religious and because they believed in and still believe in God, that we have been so blessed with the freedom, power, wealth, and greatness that we enjoy. With God's help and guidance we will continue to move our country back to God.

God Bless all of you.
May this New Year be one of God-given Blessings, and may you prosper and be happy (thereby making a liberal sad).
Patriot Mark