On this date, in the year 1776, the Second Continental Congress approved a revised version of the Declaration of Independence and ordered it to be printed and distributed. This document, which had been adopted by the same Congress two days before, enumerated the many abuses that the citizens of the Thirteen Colonies had suffered at the hands of King George III of England and proclaimed that these abuses had absolved them of any further allegiance or responsibility to the British Crown.
Although the Constitution and the actual government of the new nation did not come about for several years, we Americans mark the birth of our nation from the day of the final approval of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, one of the chief architects of American Independence, said of this great national observance: “I believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival . . . It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other . . .” Adams’ vision has come to pass.
Every year, we are right to celebrate the birth of our nation. How can we not be grateful for the many blessings that God has given us? How can we not rejoice in the high ideals given us by our Founding Fathers, who believed, rightly, that all men are created equal and have rights, such as life and liberty, that are given by God and not by any government? How can we not rejoice in the remarkable levels of security and prosperity that we Americans enjoy? How can we not take pleasure, and even pride, in the exciting history of this republic? How can we not be edified and encouraged by the many tales of heroism and gallantry that are written into our national history?
George Washington, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones, Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston – soldiers, sailors, statesmen, and explorers are among the many participants in the grand pageant that we call American history, and we celebrate the contributions of these and other such men today. They gave us America, the land of the free and the home of the brave; and today, we are free because these men were brave.
It is worth noting that there are two references to God in the Declaration of Independence. Honestly, they are merely passing references, but they are there nevertheless. The introduction contains a reference to the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God, as the source of the freedom and equality that these early Americans were claiming. Moreover, at the end, as the signers pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, they did so, and I quote, “with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence”. Thus did the signers of the Declaration of Independence acknowledge both the existence of God and their own dependence on Him. Some of these men were quite sincerely religious. There was a Presbyterian clergyman among them. There was even a Catholic among the signers: Charles Carroll of Maryland.
From the earliest times, the American people have had a strong attachment to religion. Many immigrants to this continent, especially those who settled in New England, came here for the freedom to practice forms of religion that were prohibited, and even persecuted, in Europe. We speak of the blessings of liberty; we speak of our nation as a “city on a hill”, to use the words of a Puritan settler from the 1600’s; and a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty is inscribed with a poem by Emma Lazarus, that reads, in part: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . .”
Whether Miss Lazarus intended it or not, that passage sounds remarkably similar to Jesus’ words in the Gospel, “Come unto Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” One of the most enduringly popular songs with a patriotic theme is the very simple, but sincere, “God bless America”. To many Americans, religion, however they might define it, comes naturally, and we rightly think of our nation as one that has received abundant blessings from Almighty God.
You might note that all of this is a long way from promoting the Catholic Church or making these United States into a Catholic country, and you would be right to say so. Nevertheless, the Declaration of Independence calls for “the consent of the governed”. It may not be an idea that has a long track record in Catholicism, but it does give Catholics a unique opportunity. Perhaps this isn’t a Catholic country, but if there are enough Catholics here, why, in time, could it not become one, at least in practice? At the very least, why couldn’t a sufficient number of Catholic voters see to it that the government respect our Catholic beliefs and enact laws that reflect them?
Today we have reached the point that Catholics are the largest single religious group in our nation. Catholics make up nearly a quarter of the population. We’ve come a long way from being a persecuted minority whose allegiance to the Roman Pontiff was neither understood nor respect-ed. Such attitudes were common in earlier days and they have never disappeared entirely, but I think that they are diminishing with the passage of time. Catholics are better accepted by the society at large now than ever before, and that is a good thing. I submit, as evidence, the visit by Pope Benedict to our country last year. Can you think of any other supreme religious leader that would have received such a gracious reception?
I would hate to take away from the festive spirit of the day, but I must say that, although we Catholics have been given ample opportunities to bring our beliefs to bear on public policy, we have failed. Not only have we failed, but we have failed miserably. We have not brought our beliefs to bear on public policy; the faith of Catholics is growing weaker, and our nation is moving further and further away from representing anything like a Christian ideal. As much as we continue to enjoy many blessings, we are faced, as well, with unmistakable signs that America cannot claim, any longer, to be a Christian nation.
More than a hundred years ago, Pope Leo XIII wrote a letter to the bishops of America, warning of an error that he called “Americanism”. He said that Americanism was the idea that “in order to . . . attract those who differ from Her, the Church should shape Her teachings more in accord with the spirit of the age . . .” The bishops assured Pope Leo that they would have no part in spreading such an error, but nevertheless, the error has spread.
It is becoming more and more commonplace to find Catholics who embrace the spirit of the age rather than the Holy Spirit, Whom Jesus promised as a guide for His Church. The “spirit of the age” tells us that we can decide right and wrong for ourselves and that any form of authority is oppressive. We, as Catholics, know that the spirit of the age is wrong, but it has gained quite a strong hold on our nation. Pope Leo was correct. It’s fine for the civil government to be responsive to the will of the people, but it cannot be this way in the Church. We do not elect our Church leaders, and we do not vote on matters of faith and morals.
Yet recent surveys indicate that more and more Catholics do not see the need to obey the Church. Perhaps the most shocking statistic from one of these surveys is that ninety-five percent of Catholics between the ages of 18 and 25 believe that weekly Mass attendance is not essential to being a faithful Catholic. Much has been made of the youth in the Church today, but if this survey is even somewhat accurate, what does it say about the future of the Church in America?
Of course, we’re all aware of the fact that many Catholic politicians promote policies that go against the Church’s teachings, especially in such matters as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, cloning, pornography, war, and the sanctity of marriage. Really, there are only two questions that we need to ask. The first is: why do Catholic politicians want to contribute to the de-Christianization of our nation? The second question, and perhaps the more important one, is: why do we vote for politicians who don’t respect our beliefs?
I fear that the answer to both questions is the same: political convenience has become more important than courageous witness to our faith. If we fail to require our leaders and representatives to respect our Catholic beliefs, then our leaders and representatives will act as if our Catholic beliefs are not important. As an example, during the last thirty-five years, we have failed to make any real headway in the cause of defending innocent human life.
Abortion has been an issue in every presidential election for the last twenty-five years or more, but it’s still very much legal. We’ve even elected the most vehemently pro-abortion president in our nation’s history. I cannot think of anything that this administration, or any other, could possibly accomplish that would serve as a consolation for such staunch advocacy for abortion.
Perhaps you will tell me that our nation guarantees the separation of Church and state. That’s a phrase that sounds so reasonable, and so American; yet it is so wrong.
n the first place, neither the Declaration of Independence, nor the Constitution, nor any other official national document, says any such thing. The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits Congress from establishing an official state religion, and it guarantees the citizens the right to the free exercise of their religion. We should have the honesty to admit that this amendment does not prevent priests and bishops from reminding their congregations of the teachings of the Church in matters of faith and morals; neither does it prevent priests and bishops from calling politicians, particularly Catholic politicians, to account for their failure to promote Catholic teaching in public policy.
The Catholic Church condemns the idea of an absolute separation of Church and state. The Church must have a role to play, if the moral order is to be maintained. The Church must, and does, respect the state’s autonomy, but the state must look to the Church for moral guidance. If it doesn’t, then how can it decide questions of right and wrong? The Church exists to proclaim the Kingdom of God, but if our society shuts the Church out from taking part in discussions concerning public policy, then how can we claim to be a Christian nation? If laws that once protected babies in the womb can be struck down, then how can we expect laws that protect you and me to withstand legal challenges?
It is true that the phrase “In God We Trust” is our national motto and that the words “under God” are still found in the Pledge of Allegiance; but is it enough simply to invoke His Name?
In 2003, a Harris Poll of about two thousand American adults showed that thirty-four percent were not absolutely certain that God exists. The same poll, taken three years later, revealed that that forty-two percent of Americans are not absolutely certain that God exists. That’s quite a frightening increase in only three years. At that same rate, we can expect it to have reached fifty percent by now. Moreover, the fastest-growing religious affiliation is “unaffiliated”. In other words, people who change religions frequently change to no religion. How can we claim to be a Christian nation when a growing percentage of our population doubts the existence of God? How can we claim to be a religious people when the number of people that practices no religion is growing? Doesn’t it make sense to suppose that there is a direct relationship between the loss of faith in God and the general decline in morality?
Pope Benedict, in his book Jesus of Nazareth, discusses the crowd’s choice of Barabbas over Jesus. The Jewish people were waiting for their Messiah, and they wanted their Messiah to free them from the oppression to which they had been subject for so long. Barabbas was a revolutionary. He certainly had taken part in an uprising, and, in all likelihood, he had lead the uprising.
In Barabbas, they saw a greater hope of freedom. They saw someone who would oppose the ruling powers and fight against them, as opposed to Jesus who proclaimed “that losing one’s self is the way to life”. Few people talk much about Barabbas today, but everyone knows who Jesus is. Even so, we as Americans have a tendency to do what the people of Jerusalem did in 33 A.D. All too often, we look for the quick result and the immediate gratification. We separate our duties to the Church from our duties to the state, and choose a political solution over a moral one. We turn a blind eye to gravely immoral situations that don’t concern us. All too often, we, too, choose Barabbas over Jesus.
There are two more things that we should remember. The first is that in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament, God frequently punished His people for their sins by allowing them to fall into the hands of wicked rulers. The second is that Our Lady of Fatima said that war is a punishment for sin. I shouldn’t have to tell you what conclusion to draw.
We, as individuals and as a nation, need to turn away from our sins and do penance. We must do penance for all of the sins of the nation. And even though the modern world affords us legitimate pleasure and entertainment, perhaps it’s time for us to put a few of those aside, at least for a time, in order to atone for sin. Remember, God promised Abraham that He would spare the city of Sodom if Abraham could find ten just men in that city. There is no reason for us to doubt that God will have mercy on us, too, if we can find enough just men, proportional to our population, and there certainly is no reason for us not to ask for God’s mercy. Even as we ask for mercy, though, we must turn away from sin and do penance.
Now, none of this is pleasant. It’s no more pleasant for me to say these things than it is for you to hear them, especially today; yet I say them out of sincere love for these United States.
I do not want to see America lose its greatness. I do not want to see America become a nation that rejects God. I do not want to see America abandon all notions of right and wrong. I want to see our nation become what it should be: a nation in which the citizens are united by common goals and a common respect for the Christian moral tradition. I want to see America become a nation in which all human life is respected and protected, from conception to natural death. I want to see America become a land in which we can live in the peace that only Christ can give. I want to see America become a land that will welcome Jesus, and a land in which all citizens will respond immediately to His call. Much has been given to us, as Catholics and as Americans, and much will be expected. If we Catholics won’t stand up and promote the Church’s teachings on important moral issues, who will? And, if we won’t do it, then how will we explain our silence to God?
The patroness of the United States is Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception. Let us commend our nation to her protection, and let us pledge our obedience to her Son. We cannot imitate Mary in matters that concern the unique favors that she received from God, but we can imitate Mary’s devotion to Jesus, which took precedence over everything else; and we can live that devotion by imitating the virtues of obedience, chastity, and humility.
Surely, no one would argue that our nation needs fewer people practicing these virtues. We know that she constantly intercedes for all of her children, and we have good reason to believe that she will intercede in a special way for nations that claim her as their patroness. Nevertheless, we cannot expect that the mere act of calling on her as our patroness will solve all of our problems. We have our part to do, as well.
Jesus said that a prophet finds no honor in his own country, and it certainly was true for Him. We can’t do anything about that now, but we can do something about our own country. Jesus wasn’t honored in His own country; is He being honored in ours?
Although the Constitution and the actual government of the new nation did not come about for several years, we Americans mark the birth of our nation from the day of the final approval of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, one of the chief architects of American Independence, said of this great national observance: “I believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival . . . It ought to be celebrated by pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other . . .” Adams’ vision has come to pass.
Every year, we are right to celebrate the birth of our nation. How can we not be grateful for the many blessings that God has given us? How can we not rejoice in the high ideals given us by our Founding Fathers, who believed, rightly, that all men are created equal and have rights, such as life and liberty, that are given by God and not by any government? How can we not rejoice in the remarkable levels of security and prosperity that we Americans enjoy? How can we not take pleasure, and even pride, in the exciting history of this republic? How can we not be edified and encouraged by the many tales of heroism and gallantry that are written into our national history?
George Washington, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, John Paul Jones, Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston – soldiers, sailors, statesmen, and explorers are among the many participants in the grand pageant that we call American history, and we celebrate the contributions of these and other such men today. They gave us America, the land of the free and the home of the brave; and today, we are free because these men were brave.
It is worth noting that there are two references to God in the Declaration of Independence. Honestly, they are merely passing references, but they are there nevertheless. The introduction contains a reference to the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God, as the source of the freedom and equality that these early Americans were claiming. Moreover, at the end, as the signers pledged to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, they did so, and I quote, “with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence”. Thus did the signers of the Declaration of Independence acknowledge both the existence of God and their own dependence on Him. Some of these men were quite sincerely religious. There was a Presbyterian clergyman among them. There was even a Catholic among the signers: Charles Carroll of Maryland.
From the earliest times, the American people have had a strong attachment to religion. Many immigrants to this continent, especially those who settled in New England, came here for the freedom to practice forms of religion that were prohibited, and even persecuted, in Europe. We speak of the blessings of liberty; we speak of our nation as a “city on a hill”, to use the words of a Puritan settler from the 1600’s; and a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty is inscribed with a poem by Emma Lazarus, that reads, in part: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . .”
Whether Miss Lazarus intended it or not, that passage sounds remarkably similar to Jesus’ words in the Gospel, “Come unto Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” One of the most enduringly popular songs with a patriotic theme is the very simple, but sincere, “God bless America”. To many Americans, religion, however they might define it, comes naturally, and we rightly think of our nation as one that has received abundant blessings from Almighty God.
You might note that all of this is a long way from promoting the Catholic Church or making these United States into a Catholic country, and you would be right to say so. Nevertheless, the Declaration of Independence calls for “the consent of the governed”. It may not be an idea that has a long track record in Catholicism, but it does give Catholics a unique opportunity. Perhaps this isn’t a Catholic country, but if there are enough Catholics here, why, in time, could it not become one, at least in practice? At the very least, why couldn’t a sufficient number of Catholic voters see to it that the government respect our Catholic beliefs and enact laws that reflect them?
Today we have reached the point that Catholics are the largest single religious group in our nation. Catholics make up nearly a quarter of the population. We’ve come a long way from being a persecuted minority whose allegiance to the Roman Pontiff was neither understood nor respect-ed. Such attitudes were common in earlier days and they have never disappeared entirely, but I think that they are diminishing with the passage of time. Catholics are better accepted by the society at large now than ever before, and that is a good thing. I submit, as evidence, the visit by Pope Benedict to our country last year. Can you think of any other supreme religious leader that would have received such a gracious reception?
I would hate to take away from the festive spirit of the day, but I must say that, although we Catholics have been given ample opportunities to bring our beliefs to bear on public policy, we have failed. Not only have we failed, but we have failed miserably. We have not brought our beliefs to bear on public policy; the faith of Catholics is growing weaker, and our nation is moving further and further away from representing anything like a Christian ideal. As much as we continue to enjoy many blessings, we are faced, as well, with unmistakable signs that America cannot claim, any longer, to be a Christian nation.
More than a hundred years ago, Pope Leo XIII wrote a letter to the bishops of America, warning of an error that he called “Americanism”. He said that Americanism was the idea that “in order to . . . attract those who differ from Her, the Church should shape Her teachings more in accord with the spirit of the age . . .” The bishops assured Pope Leo that they would have no part in spreading such an error, but nevertheless, the error has spread.
It is becoming more and more commonplace to find Catholics who embrace the spirit of the age rather than the Holy Spirit, Whom Jesus promised as a guide for His Church. The “spirit of the age” tells us that we can decide right and wrong for ourselves and that any form of authority is oppressive. We, as Catholics, know that the spirit of the age is wrong, but it has gained quite a strong hold on our nation. Pope Leo was correct. It’s fine for the civil government to be responsive to the will of the people, but it cannot be this way in the Church. We do not elect our Church leaders, and we do not vote on matters of faith and morals.
Yet recent surveys indicate that more and more Catholics do not see the need to obey the Church. Perhaps the most shocking statistic from one of these surveys is that ninety-five percent of Catholics between the ages of 18 and 25 believe that weekly Mass attendance is not essential to being a faithful Catholic. Much has been made of the youth in the Church today, but if this survey is even somewhat accurate, what does it say about the future of the Church in America?
Of course, we’re all aware of the fact that many Catholic politicians promote policies that go against the Church’s teachings, especially in such matters as abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, cloning, pornography, war, and the sanctity of marriage. Really, there are only two questions that we need to ask. The first is: why do Catholic politicians want to contribute to the de-Christianization of our nation? The second question, and perhaps the more important one, is: why do we vote for politicians who don’t respect our beliefs?
I fear that the answer to both questions is the same: political convenience has become more important than courageous witness to our faith. If we fail to require our leaders and representatives to respect our Catholic beliefs, then our leaders and representatives will act as if our Catholic beliefs are not important. As an example, during the last thirty-five years, we have failed to make any real headway in the cause of defending innocent human life.
Abortion has been an issue in every presidential election for the last twenty-five years or more, but it’s still very much legal. We’ve even elected the most vehemently pro-abortion president in our nation’s history. I cannot think of anything that this administration, or any other, could possibly accomplish that would serve as a consolation for such staunch advocacy for abortion.
Perhaps you will tell me that our nation guarantees the separation of Church and state. That’s a phrase that sounds so reasonable, and so American; yet it is so wrong.
n the first place, neither the Declaration of Independence, nor the Constitution, nor any other official national document, says any such thing. The First Amendment to the Constitution prohibits Congress from establishing an official state religion, and it guarantees the citizens the right to the free exercise of their religion. We should have the honesty to admit that this amendment does not prevent priests and bishops from reminding their congregations of the teachings of the Church in matters of faith and morals; neither does it prevent priests and bishops from calling politicians, particularly Catholic politicians, to account for their failure to promote Catholic teaching in public policy.
The Catholic Church condemns the idea of an absolute separation of Church and state. The Church must have a role to play, if the moral order is to be maintained. The Church must, and does, respect the state’s autonomy, but the state must look to the Church for moral guidance. If it doesn’t, then how can it decide questions of right and wrong? The Church exists to proclaim the Kingdom of God, but if our society shuts the Church out from taking part in discussions concerning public policy, then how can we claim to be a Christian nation? If laws that once protected babies in the womb can be struck down, then how can we expect laws that protect you and me to withstand legal challenges?
It is true that the phrase “In God We Trust” is our national motto and that the words “under God” are still found in the Pledge of Allegiance; but is it enough simply to invoke His Name?
In 2003, a Harris Poll of about two thousand American adults showed that thirty-four percent were not absolutely certain that God exists. The same poll, taken three years later, revealed that that forty-two percent of Americans are not absolutely certain that God exists. That’s quite a frightening increase in only three years. At that same rate, we can expect it to have reached fifty percent by now. Moreover, the fastest-growing religious affiliation is “unaffiliated”. In other words, people who change religions frequently change to no religion. How can we claim to be a Christian nation when a growing percentage of our population doubts the existence of God? How can we claim to be a religious people when the number of people that practices no religion is growing? Doesn’t it make sense to suppose that there is a direct relationship between the loss of faith in God and the general decline in morality?
Pope Benedict, in his book Jesus of Nazareth, discusses the crowd’s choice of Barabbas over Jesus. The Jewish people were waiting for their Messiah, and they wanted their Messiah to free them from the oppression to which they had been subject for so long. Barabbas was a revolutionary. He certainly had taken part in an uprising, and, in all likelihood, he had lead the uprising.
In Barabbas, they saw a greater hope of freedom. They saw someone who would oppose the ruling powers and fight against them, as opposed to Jesus who proclaimed “that losing one’s self is the way to life”. Few people talk much about Barabbas today, but everyone knows who Jesus is. Even so, we as Americans have a tendency to do what the people of Jerusalem did in 33 A.D. All too often, we look for the quick result and the immediate gratification. We separate our duties to the Church from our duties to the state, and choose a political solution over a moral one. We turn a blind eye to gravely immoral situations that don’t concern us. All too often, we, too, choose Barabbas over Jesus.
There are two more things that we should remember. The first is that in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament, God frequently punished His people for their sins by allowing them to fall into the hands of wicked rulers. The second is that Our Lady of Fatima said that war is a punishment for sin. I shouldn’t have to tell you what conclusion to draw.
We, as individuals and as a nation, need to turn away from our sins and do penance. We must do penance for all of the sins of the nation. And even though the modern world affords us legitimate pleasure and entertainment, perhaps it’s time for us to put a few of those aside, at least for a time, in order to atone for sin. Remember, God promised Abraham that He would spare the city of Sodom if Abraham could find ten just men in that city. There is no reason for us to doubt that God will have mercy on us, too, if we can find enough just men, proportional to our population, and there certainly is no reason for us not to ask for God’s mercy. Even as we ask for mercy, though, we must turn away from sin and do penance.
Now, none of this is pleasant. It’s no more pleasant for me to say these things than it is for you to hear them, especially today; yet I say them out of sincere love for these United States.
I do not want to see America lose its greatness. I do not want to see America become a nation that rejects God. I do not want to see America abandon all notions of right and wrong. I want to see our nation become what it should be: a nation in which the citizens are united by common goals and a common respect for the Christian moral tradition. I want to see America become a nation in which all human life is respected and protected, from conception to natural death. I want to see America become a land in which we can live in the peace that only Christ can give. I want to see America become a land that will welcome Jesus, and a land in which all citizens will respond immediately to His call. Much has been given to us, as Catholics and as Americans, and much will be expected. If we Catholics won’t stand up and promote the Church’s teachings on important moral issues, who will? And, if we won’t do it, then how will we explain our silence to God?
The patroness of the United States is Mary, under her title of the Immaculate Conception. Let us commend our nation to her protection, and let us pledge our obedience to her Son. We cannot imitate Mary in matters that concern the unique favors that she received from God, but we can imitate Mary’s devotion to Jesus, which took precedence over everything else; and we can live that devotion by imitating the virtues of obedience, chastity, and humility.
Surely, no one would argue that our nation needs fewer people practicing these virtues. We know that she constantly intercedes for all of her children, and we have good reason to believe that she will intercede in a special way for nations that claim her as their patroness. Nevertheless, we cannot expect that the mere act of calling on her as our patroness will solve all of our problems. We have our part to do, as well.
Jesus said that a prophet finds no honor in his own country, and it certainly was true for Him. We can’t do anything about that now, but we can do something about our own country. Jesus wasn’t honored in His own country; is He being honored in ours?
Fr. Richard Libby, originally from San Antonio, Texas, is a diocesan priest for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas. Father is known for his dedication to the youth and his passionate pro-life stand. Presently, he is serving as the Pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Alice, Texas. Father also serves as the diocesan chaplian for the Knights of Columbus.
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I just want to say that St. Helena knows how to celebrate the 4th of July. Fr. Libby's quote from John Adams however is incomplete. I found this same quote on several US embassy websites that explain the US holiday of Independence day.
The "..." in John Adams' quote is this: "It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty." You can find the text of his actual quote and a scan of John Adams' letter that he wrote to his wife on July 3, 1776. Just google it.
It's just another little example of a tiny way that America works to try to take God out of our country and is instructing future generations to forgot God's existence.
I'm apt to remind anyone reading history today that than when they see "...", they need to remember God. He is our "..."!
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