“The Truth Concerning America!” Truth Matters “The Truth Concerning America!” Psalm 33:6-12a

Kirk Fordice (one time gov. of Mississippi) The Washington Post slammed him for his “historical ignorance and politics of exclusion” suggesting he was “a bigot attempting to cut large categories of people out of the [American] process.” Kirk Fordice (one time gov. of Mississippi)

“… religion and morality are the heart of true patriotism… and essential to our national survival.”

“The belief in a God all powerful, wise and good, is essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man.”

Our once spiritual society has been paganized and the family has been redefined. The propagation of immorality, the indoctrination of alternative lifestyles, and the soaring rate of Biblical ignorance are taking a toll on our nation. We have no moral compass…

to dispel the myth our nation was founded by deists and atheists Purpose: to dispel the myth our nation was founded by deists and atheists

I STATEMENTS from Our Founders A. History Reveals Much

53 of the 56 signers indicated adherence to Christianity and personal support of Biblical principles/teachings.

I STATEMENTS from Our Founders A. History Reveals Much B. Specific Examples

“Let us humbly commit our righteous cause to the great Lord of the Universe.”

“Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.”

I STATEMENTS from Our Founders A. History Reveals Much B. Specific Examples C. Contemporaries Concur

“God grant that in America true religion and civil liberty may be inseparable… He is the best friend to American liberty, who is most sincere and active in promoting true and undefiled religion.”

“Christianity… is not to be maliciously and openly reviled and blasphemed against. It is unnecessary for us… to consider the establishment of a school or college, for the propagation of deism or any other form of infidelity. Such a case is not presumed to exist in a Christian country.”

II The Role of GOD’S WORD A. University of Houston Study

Ten year study collected and cataloged 15,000 writings of the founding fathers… 94% of founding fathers’ quotes were based on the Bible (34% directly and 60% from those who had used the Bible to arrive at their conclusions…

II The Role of GOD’S WORD A. University of Houston Study B. Direct Quotes from Found- ing Fathers

“That book [Bible], sir, is the rock on which our republic stands.”

III Committed to PRAYER and a PERSONAL Faith A. A Page from George’s Diary

“Let my heart, gracious God, be so affected with Your glory and majesty that I may…for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ offered on the cross for me. Thou gavest Thy Son to die for me; and hast given me assurance of salvation.”

III Committed to PRAYER and a PERSONAL Faith A. A Page from George’s Diary B. Patrick Henry’s Famous Saying

III Committed to PRAYER and a PERSONAL Faith A. A Page from George’s Diary B. Patrick Henry’s Famous Saying C. Benjamin Franklin the States- man

“In the beginning of the contest with Britain…We have been assured, sir in the Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it…”

“A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday… We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about.”

“I am not at all concerned about that, for I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord’s side.” Abraham Lincoln

Conclusion and Summary: I conclude with one more quote from Abraham Lincoln: “It is the duty of nations… to won [admit] their dependence upon the overruling power of God…and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures…