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Religion
Still True Today - United We
Stand, Div ided We Fall
Fourth of July, the United judge an entire group, like terrorist attack from without,
States is the divided states. all law enforcement officers, but an implosion from
The birthday of our nation by the actions of a few? And forsaking the common values
is a good time to ask “Can since our Declaration of that have blessed America
there be unity in America Independence says we believe and united us for the last 244
again?” I’m not talking that “all men are created years.
about uniformity, just unity. equal,” could we also agree One of those common values
I don’t know the answer to that all lives matter? is reflected in America’s
that question but I do know Founding Father Patrick national motto: “In God
that for unity to happen, what
By Jerry Waugh unites us has to be greater Henry, once said “United we We Trust.” It was President
Pastor of Care than what divides us. stand, divided we fall.” So Ronald Reagan who said, “If
Northcliffe Church - could we also agree on one we ever forget that we are one
Spring Hill Consider these words from more thing? If we don’t start nation under God, then we
one of our former Presidents finding ways to unite, we will be a nation gone under.”
This month, American flags and see if they seem timely are in for more trouble than This Fourth of July, may we
will fly. Red, white, and blue for our nation today: “Too a COVID-19 pandemic or ask God, who loves all people
fireworks will light up the often, we judge other groups coast-to-coast city violence of all shapes and sizes and
sky. Bands will play patriotic by their worst examples - could ever bring. What could colors, to help heal our nation
songs (six feet apart for social while judging ourselves by harm the United States most that we may again be the
distancing), as we celebrate our best intentions. And this is not another 9/11 kind of United States of America.
the 244th birthday of our has strained our bonds of
nation! What a privilege it is understanding and common COINS and the U.S. knowing how
to live in the land of the free purpose. To renew our unity, continued from page 6 contagious and deadly this
and the home of the brave! we only need to remember virus was. China did not tell
our values. We are bound the rest of world till January
One of those patriotic songs by shared commitments to from the east China.
we will hear is “America, common ideals.” (George W. We have been through four 29th. To add one more
the Beautiful.” However, in Bush) viruses and plagues in the world crime to another, they
the last few weeks, America last 18 years-- mostly from bought up the world supply
has not been very beautiful. With that in mind, could we of surgical masks and gloves,
Tough times can bring out the agree that racism is always China. China may not have monopolizing items needed
engineered this virus to kill
best in people. That is what wrong? Could we agree that millions worldwide and put to fight their engineered virus,
the coronavirus did. We have racial injustice is always the world in a depression, but which was a crime against
seen people helping people. wrong? Could we agree that they quarantined Wuhan and humanity. This should go to
We renamed first responders, protesting is a right, but the world court.
paramedics, police officers, rioting, looting, vandalizing, the cities around its 70 million Coin Guy was open
residents.
firefighters, doctors and and burning down businesses throughout this corona
nurses, “our heroes.” And, is always wrong? In mid-January, China pandemic with shorter hours.
perhaps with the exception of Could we agree that black cornered the market on We closed Saturdays for
toilet paper, neighbors were lives matter? Shame on any protective gear and closed about six weeks. Our store is
sharing with neighbors. air travel to other parts of the now back to a six-day week.
discrimination because of
But in the blink of an eye, we the color of a person’s skin. country, but allowed affluent I actually opened a web site
Chinese to travel outside
went from the outbreak of a Discrimination is wrong. country. They let them travel during the pandemic.
virus that seemed to unite us, But could we also agree that all they wanted in Europe Stay healthy everyone. Stay
to the outbreak of violence that blue lives matter? Could safe, God bless America!
that seemed to divide us. This we agree that we shouldn’t
