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1. 16th Century England The Monarchy controlled religious “freedom” by prescribing the Church of England was the rule of law. As Monarchs came and went, the Church of England moved towards & away from the Roman Catholic Church. English law prohibited so called “Dissenters” or “Non-Conformers” from worshipping in a venue other than the Church of England, and these dissidents were persecuted to varying degrees depending upon the proclivities of the reigning monarch and local authorities.1 1 American Heritage, Hillsdale College Press, p.3
2. 20th Century America April 2009 – Administration nominates three pro-abortion ambassadors to the Vatican; of course, the pro-life Vatican rejected all three April 2010 – Christian leader Franklin Graham is disinvited from the Pentagon’s National Day of Prayer Event because of complaints from the Muslim community April 2011 – For the first time in American history, the administration urges passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring January 2013 – Pastor Louie Giglio is pressured to remove himself from praying at the inauguration after it is discovered he once preached a sermon supporting the Biblical definition of marriage
3. 20th Century America June 2011 – The Department of Veterans Affairs forbids references to God and Jesus during burial ceremonies at Houston National Cemetery. June 2013 – The administration “strongly objects” to a Defense Authorization amendment to protect the constitutionally-guaranteed religious rights of soldiers and chaplains, claiming that it would have an “adverse effect on good order, discipline, morale, and mission accomplishment September 2011 – The Army issues guidelines for Walter Reed Medical Center stipulating that “No religious items (i.e. Bibles, reading materials and/or facts) are allowed to be given away or used during a visit October 2013 – A counter-intelligence briefing at Fort Hood tells soldiers that evangelical Christians are a threat to Americans and that for a soldier to donate to such a group “was punishable under military regulations
4. An economic malaise hit the country and their was little opportunity for all areas of the economic system. Food was in short supply creating rampant unemployment and desperation. Combined with forced religion, the situation for Christians was becoming dire. Groups that wanted to leave this land of persecution included: Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics.
5. Early American Colonies Virginia Jamestown, VA (1607) was started as a joint economic and religious venture to exhibit freedom for both. Richard Hakluyt and John Smith saw themselves as the missionary to convert the native Americans from the “wiles of the Devil”. Maryland George Calvert (a.k.a. Lord Baltimore) was a Catholic convert and attempted to promote Maryland for other English Catholics. His son Cecilius, succeeded by his father’s death in 1632, had the same passion for religious freedom. In 1649, he wrote the “Acts Concerning Religion” which promised religious toleration for all those who worshipped Jesus Christ. As a result, more Catholics and Protestants moved to Maryland. Pennsylvania The colony headed by William Penn, a persecuted Quaker while in England, welcomed all those who worshipped “the one Almighty and eternal God”. Furthermore, Penn’s laws for the colony stipulated that colonial officials and their electors must be professing Christians.
6. John Winthrop (1588 – 1649), the first governor of Massachusetts wrote “A Model of Christian Charity” in 1630 as he led 1,100 Puritans to settle around present-day Boston. “A Model of Christian Charity” God Almighty in His most holy and wise providence, hath so disposed of the condition of mankind, as in all times some must be rich, some poor, some high and eminent in power and dignity; others mean and in submission. The Reason hereof: First to hold conformity with the rest of His world, being delighted to show forth the glory of his wisdom in the variety and difference of the creatures, and the glory of His power in ordering all these differences for the preservation and good of the whole, and the glory of His greatness, that as it is the glory of princes to have many officers, so this great king will have many stewards, counting himself more honored in dispensing his gifts to man by man, than if he did it by his own immediate hands.
7. “A Model of Christian Charity” Secondly, that He might have the more occasion to manifest the work of his Spirit: first upon the wicked in moderating and restraining them, so that the rich and mighty should not eat up the poor, nor the poor and despised rise up against and shake off their yoke. Secondly, in the regenerate, in exercising His graces in them, as in the great ones, their love, mercy, gentleness, temperance etc., and in the poor and inferior sort, their faith, patience, obedience etc. Thirdly, that every man might have need of others, and from hence they might be all knit more nearly together in the bonds of brotherly affection. From hence it appears plainly that no man is made more honorable than another or more wealthy etc., out of any particular and singular respect to himself, but for the glory of his Creator and the common good of the creature, man. Therefore God still reserves the property of these gifts to Himself as Ezek. 16:17, He there calls wealth, His gold and His silver, and Prov. 3:9, He claims their service as His due, "Honor the Lord with thy riches," etc. --- All men being thus (by divine providence) ranked into two sorts, rich and poor; under the first are comprehended all such as are able to live comfortably by their own means duly improved; and all others are poor according to the former distribution.
8. “A Model of Christian Charity” References the Holy Bible 37 more times:
9. The Great Awakening
10. The Great Awakening Despite being called “The Great Awakening”, it was not a single event. The Great Awakening was the name given in the 19th Century for events in the late 17th and early 18th Century by revivalist preaching and calls for “covenant renewal”. Men such as Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Samuel Torrey, John Cotton Jr, and Solomon Stoddard are the most famous for contributing to this awakening. It is stated that “the Declaration of Independence and Constitution reveal the power of enlightened human reason tethered to eternal verities.” 2 2 American Heritage, Hillsdale College Press, p.68
11. The Great Awakening Solomon Stoddard said during one of his sermons that “I have made it my business to gain the Souls to Christ.” He had 5 unique “harvests” in 1679, 1683, 1690, 1712, and 1718. 3 Jonathan Edwards most famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of Angry God”, created a tremendous amount of “weeping, breathing of distress, fits, and fainting as worshippers seemed to writhe in the very hellfire in which Edwards so eloquently spoke.” 4 3 American Heritage, Hillsdale College Press, p.63-64 4 What Every American should know about American history, p.42
12. The Founding Fathers
13. Signing of the Declaration of Independence
14. Constitutional Convention
15. The Bible was important to our founding fathers. Out of fifteen thousand samples of their writings that University of Houston professors collected, they found: 3,154 of those had a significant impact on our constitution Of those writings, they found that the bible was quoted sixteen times more than any other source 94% of the quotes were based on the bible 34% came directly out of the bible 60% used the bible to arrive at their conclusion
16. The House and the Senate would discuss what the bible said and use its ideas to make law. The idea of three branches of government originated with John Locke in his article called Two Treaties of Government. The founding fathers substantiated the idea for: separation of powers from Jeremiah 17:9: “The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse — who can understand it?” They found mention of the three branches of government in Isaiah 33:22: “For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; He will save us.” They found the idea of tax exemption for churches in Ezra 7:24: “You are also to know that you have no authority to impose taxes, tribute or duty on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, temple servants or other workers at this house of God.” They found the idea of a Republican government in Exodus 18:21: “You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. ”
17. John Hancock Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the First Governor of Massachusetts "Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. ... Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us." -- History of the United States of America, Vol. II, p. 229.
18. Patrick Henry Ratifier of the US Constitution “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” --March 23, 1775 "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here." --The Trumpet Voice of Freedom: Patrick Henry of Virginia, p. iii. "The Bible ... is a book worth more than all the other books that were ever printed." --Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry, p. 402.
19. John Witherspoon Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Clergyman and President of Princeton University "While we give praise to God, the Supreme Disposer of all events, for His interposition on our behalf, let us guard against the dangerous error of trusting in, or boasting of, an arm of flesh ... If your cause is just, if your principles are pure, and if your conduct is prudent, you need not fear the multitude of opposing hosts. What follows from this? That He is the best friend to American liberty, who is most sincere and active in promoting true and undefiled religion, and who sets himself with the greatest firmness to bear down profanity and immorality of every kind.” "Whoever is an avowed enemy of God, I scruple not to call him an enemy of his country."  --Sermon at Princeton University, "The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men," May 17, 1776.
20. Alexander Hamilton Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution "I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man." --Famous American Statesmen, p. 126.
21. Benjamin Franklin Signer of the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution "Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped.” "As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals and his religion, as He left them to us, is the best the world ever saw, or is likely to see.” “…that the Supreme takes it amiss, by distinguishing the unbelievers in his government of the world with any peculiar marks of his displeasure." --Benjamin Franklin wrote this in a letter to Ezra Stiles, President of Yale University on March 9, 1790. “Introduce into public affairs the principles of Christianity and it will change the face of the world.” --Benjamin Franklin, 1774
22. John Jay First Chief Justice and the most influential writer of the constitution: “Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. We need to elect Christians to office if we want to have righteous men making good laws to rule our country.” "In forming and settling my belief relative to the doctrines of Christianity, I adopted no articles from creeds but such only as, on careful examination, I found to be confirmed by the Bible." --American Statesman Series, p. 360.
23. John Jay President of the American Bible Society "By conveying the Bible to people thus circumstanced, we certainly do them a most interesting kindness. We thereby enable them to learn that man was originally created and placed in a state of happiness, but, becoming disobedient, was subjected to the degradation and evils which he and his posterity have since experienced.” "The Bible will also inform them that our gracious Creator has provided for us a Redeemer, in whom all the nations of the earth shall be blessed; that this Redeemer has made atonement "for the sins of the whole world," and thereby reconciling the Divine justice with the Divine mercy has opened a way for our redemption and salvation; and that these inestimable benefits are of the free gift and grace of God, not of our deserving, nor in our power to deserve." --In God We Trust—The Religious Beliefs and Ideas of the American Founding Fathers, p. 379.
24. "While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian." --The Writings of Washington, pp. 342-343.
25. George Washington Farewell Address 1796 “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked: Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, in the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”
26. John Adams 2nd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence "Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God ... What a utopia, what a Paradise would this region be." --Diary and Autobiography of John Adams, Vol. III, p. 9. "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever." --Adams wrote this in a letter to his wife, Abigail, on July 3, 1776.
27. Thomas Jefferson 3rd U.S. President, Drafter and Signer of the Declaration of Independence "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the Gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever; That a revolution of the wheel of fortune, a change of situation, is among possible events; that it may become probable by Supernatural influence! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in that event." --Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII, p. 237.
28. "I am a real Christian – that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus Christ." --The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, p. 385. "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.” --Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush, 1800
29. James Madison 4th President of the United States "Cursed be all that learning that is contrary to the cross of Christ." --America's Providential History by Stephen K. McDowell, p. 93.
30. John Quincy Adams 6th President of the United States “The highest glory of the American Revolution was this… it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” "The general principles, on which the Fathers achieved independence, were the only Principles in which that beautiful Assembly of young Gentlemen could Unite, and these Principles only could be intended by them in their address, or by me in my answer. And what were these general Principles? I answer, the general Principles of Christianity” "Now I will avow, that I then believe, and now believe, that those general Principles of Christianity, are as eternal and immutable, as the Existence and Attributes of God; and that those Principles of Liberty, are as unalterable as human Nature and our terrestrial, mundane System." -- Excerpt from a letter to Thomas Jefferson that Adams wrote this on June 28, 1813.
31. Education Then
32. New England Primer The New England Primer was the first textbook published in the 13 colonies, and it was the most prevalent primer in the 18th century, and was still influential into the 19th century.
33. An Alphabet of Lessons for Youth A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. B etter is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure & trouble therewith. C ome unto Christ all ye that labor and are heavy laden and he will give you rest. D o not the abominable thing which I hate saith the Lord.  E xcept a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  F oolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.  G odliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and that which is to come.  H OLINESS becomes GOD's house forever.  I t is good for me to draw near unto GOD.  K eep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.   L iars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone.  M any are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth them out of them all.  N ow is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation.  O ut of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.  P ray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which sees in secret shall reward thee openly.  Q uit you like men, be strong, stand fast in the faith.  R emember thy Creator in the days of thy youth.  S eest thou a man wise in his own conceit, there is more hope of a fool than of him.  T rust in God at all times, ye people, pour out your hearts before him.  U pon the wicked, God shall rain an horrible tempest.  W o to the wicked, it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given him.  EXhort one another daily while it is called to day, lest any of you be hardened thro' the deceitfulness of sin.   Y oung men ye have overcome the wicked one.  Z eal hath consumed me, because thy enemies have forgotten the word of God. 
34. New England Primer Q. 18. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate where into man fell ?A. The sinfulness of that estate where into man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin, the want of original righteousness, & the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin, together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it. Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?A. The only Redeemer of God's elect, is the Lord Jesus Christ, who being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was, and continues to be God and man, in two distinct natures, and one person forever.
35. New England Primer
36. Washington Monument Construction began in 1848, completed in 1884 (construction hiatus during 1856-1876) Officially dedicated on February 21, 1885 Open to the public on October 9, 1888 Stands 555’, 5 1/8” tall Capstone includes the saying “Laus Deo” (Latin for “Praise be to God”)
37. Monument to the Forefathers Plymouth, Massachusetts Construction began in 1859, completed in 1889 Largest free-standing granite monument in the world Featured in the film “Monumental” The monument features five figures representing: Faith (top) – holding the Holy Bible Morality – holding the Ten Commandments and the scrolls of Revelation Law Education Liberty
38. Benjamin Rush, M.D. Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Ratifier of the U.S. Constitution "The gospel of Jesus Christ prescribes the wisest rules for just conduct in every situation of life. Happy they who are enabled to obey them in all situations!" --The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush, pp. 165-166. "Christianity is the only true and perfect religion, and that in proportion as mankind adopts its principles and obeys its precepts, they will be wise and happy." --Essays, Literary, Moral, and Philosophical, published in 1798 called “The Defense of the Bible as a school book”.
39. Benjamin Rush, M.D. "I know there is an objection among many people to teaching children doctrines of any kind, because they are liable to be controverted. But let us not be wiser than our Maker.” "If moral precepts alone could have reformed mankind, the mission of the Son of God into all the world would have been unnecessary. The perfect morality of the gospel rests upon the doctrine which, though often controverted has never been refuted: I mean the vicarious life and death of the Son of God."--Essays, Literary, Moral, and Philosophical, published in 1798. “Unless we put medical freedom into the Constitution, the time will come when medicine will organize an undercover dictatorship. To restrict the art of the healing to one class of men, and deny equal privilege to others, will be to constitute the Bastille of medical science. All such laws are un-American and despotic, and have no place in a Republic. The Constitution of this Republic should make special privilege for medical freedom as well as religious freedom.”
40. Alexis de Touqueville French Statesman, historian and philosopher "The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.” "There is no country in the world where the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America.” “The sects that exist in the United States are innumerable. They all differ in respect to the worship which is due to the Creator; but they all agree in respect to the duties which are due from man to man. Each sect adores the Deity in its own peculiar manner, but all sects preach the same moral law in the name of God. Moreover, all the sects of the United States are comprised within the great unity of Christianity, and Christian morality is everywhere the same.”
41. Alexis de Touqueville " I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers - and it was not there . . . in her fertile fields and boundless forests and it was not there . . . in her rich mines and her vast world commerce - and it was not there . . . in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution - and it was not there…. …Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.”
42. 1st Amendment & The Separation of Church and State
43. The Truth about the Separation of Church and State Where it came from … Note it is not in the constitution In 1801 the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson because they had heard a rumor that the Congregationalist denomination was going to be made the national denomination. On January 1, 1802, Jefferson wrote back that there was no basis for their fear. In his letter he wrote: “Gentlemen, The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist association, give me the highest satisfaction. my duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents, & in proportion as they are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more and more pleasing. Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties. I reciprocate your kind prayers for the protection & blessing of the common father and creator of man, and tender you for yourselves & your religious association, assurances of my high respect & esteem.”
44. The Truth about the Separation of Church and State Thomas Jefferson addressed those Danbury Baptist. He said that the first amendment has erected a wall between church and state, but that wall is a one directional wall. It keeps the government from running the church and Christian principles will always stay in government. The First National Church never happened and Jefferson’s writing was put away until 1853. Today, we only hear half of this statement, that is: the separation of church and state. When asked to comment on the role of Christianity in US government, the House Judiciary committee wrote this on March 27th 1854 Note: This is 52 years after Thomas Jefferson’s letter “If the people, during the Revolution, or had they any suspicion of any attempt to war against Christianity that revolution would have been strangled in its cradle. At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and the amendments the universal sentiment was that Christianity should be encouraged, just not by any one sect. The Founders of the Constitution were Christians and they expected it would be so for their descendents. They stated, ”The great vital and conservative element in our system is the belief of our people in the pure doctrine and divine truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.” Nations are accountable to God. The founding fathers said, “As nations cannot be rewarded or punished in the next world, they must be punished in this. By an inevitable chain of cause and effect, providence punishes national sins by national calamities.” When a nation leaves God, God deals with them immediately. Hence, moral decay brings violent crimes, teen pregnancies, divorce, abortions, and etc. When wicked men rule, the nation suffers” - House Judiciary committee March 27, 1854
45. The 1st Amendment and it’s History The 1st amendment of the constitution of the United States reads. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” When reading through the Congressional record of June 7 – September 25, 1789 you will see that the intent of the 1st amendment was to avoid what they experienced in Great Britain. The word religion is best defined as a denomination. Our founding fathers wanted to restrict the government from establishing a national religion (denomination). Revision 1: September 3, 1789 “Congress shall not make any law establishing any religious denomination Revision 2: “Congress shall make no law establishing and particular denomination Revision 3: “Congress shall make no law establishing any particular denomination in preference to others Revision 4: Today’s version - It is clear that the founding fathers used denomination and religion interchangeably Fisher Ames was the author of the final revision. When asked to comment on the importance of the bible in the class room he wrote in January 1801, “Why then, if these books for children must be retained, as they will be, should not the bible regain the place it once held as a school book. its morals are pure, its examples captivating and noble, the bible will justly remain the standard of language as well as faith.”
46. The Lie about the Separation of Church and State September 2011 A study released in July by the First Amendment Center found that two-thirds of Americans believe that the Constitution mandates a separation between church and state. When asked whether “the First Amendment requires a clear separation of church and state,” 67 percent of respondents said yes (with 48 percent “strongly” agreeing). Only 28 percent disagreed (with 17 percent saying they “strongly” disagree).The survey also found that most Americans support broadly based religious freedom. It asked, “Do you feel that the freedom to worship as one chooses applies to all religious groups regardless of how extreme their views are, or was it never meant to apply to religious groups that most people would consider extreme or fringe?” Two-thirds of Americans said that religious liberty applies to everyone. Charles C. Haynes, director of the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., hailed the results. “This is somewhat surprising,” Haynes said, “given the decades-old culture-war fight over the meaning and scope of separation. For decades now, Christian-nation advocates have tried to convince Americans that ‘separation of church and state isn’t in the First Amendment.’ They have peddled a revisionist account of a ‘Christian America’ that should (at best) tolerate other faiths to reside here. “Apparently,” Haynes said, “the American people aren’t buying the propaganda. It’s true that the actual words ‘separation of church and state’ aren’t in the Constitution. But as the majority of Americans understand, the principle of separation clearly is.”
47. The Supreme Court Moses & the 10 Commandments Completed in 1935 Is it possible that Judeo Christian principles were important then?
48. The Supreme Court was created in 1789 by Article III of the United States Constitution, which stipulates that the "judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court" together with any lower courts Congress may establish The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States. Its membership consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices. The justices are nominated by the President of the United States and appointed after confirmation by the United States Senate. Justices of the Supreme Court have life tenure “Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of a Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. We need to elect Christians to office if we want to have righteous men making good laws to rule our country.” "In forming and settling my belief relative to the doctrines of Christianity, I adopted no articles from creeds but such only as, on careful examination, I found to be confirmed by the Bible." John Jay – 1st Supreme Court Chief Justice
49. The Way Things Used to Be 1811 – People vs. Ruggles: In this case a man became profane about Jesus Christ and the bible both written and spoken. The courts said it was blasphemy and the man was fined $500.00 and jailed for 3 months. The court said if you’ve attacked Jesus Christ you have attacked Christianity. If you attack Christianity, you have attacked the foundation of the US. Therefore, it is an attack on the US. The Court wrote: “Whatever strikes at the root of Christianity tends manifestly to the dissolution of civil government.” 
50. 1844 – Vidal vs. Girard: A Philadelphia school’s premise was that they could teach morality with out teaching the bible. The court ruled that they couldn’t have a school that didn’t teach the bible’s morality, as it was the source of morality. “The purest principles of morality are to be taught. Where are they found? Whosoever searches for them must go to the source for which the Christian man derives his faith… the bible.”  “Why may not the Bible, and especially the New Testament, be read and taught as a Divine revelation in the school? Its general precepts expounded, its evidences explained, and its glorious principles of morality inculcated. Where can the purest principles of morality be learned so clearly or perfectly as from the New Testament?”
51. 1878 Supreme Courts case of Reynolds vs. the United States The court summarized Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists in these words “Congress was deprived of all legislative power over mere religious opinions, but was left free to reach only those religious actions which were in violation of social duties or subversive to good order. The rightful purpose of civil government is “for officers to interfere with religion only when religious principles break out in overt acts against peace and good order. In this is found the true distinction between what properly belongs to the church and what to the state”
52. 1892 - Trinity vs. the US: This case involved the Church of the Holy Trinity, which hired a pastor from England. Federal immigration officials attempted to block the hiring of the pastor based on a federal statute which prohibited importing foreign laborers. The U.S. Supreme Court held that this statute could not be applied to pastors because this is a Christian nation. ”Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It’s impossible that it should be otherwise; and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian.”  “No purpose of action against religion can be imputed to any legislation, state, or national because this is a religious people. This is a Christian nation. This is historically true. From the discovery of this continent to the present hour, there is a single voice making this affirmation”
53. “If we examine the constitutions of the various states, we find in them a constant recognition of religious obligations. Every constitution of every one of the 44 statescontains language which, either directly or by clear implication, recognizes a profound reverence for religion, and an assumption that its influence in all human affairs is essential to the well-being of the community” This case gave 78 historical precedence to prove this statement. It further stated that there were more, but 78 should suffice to prove the government must be based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
54. Supreme Court 1962
55. 1962 Engle vs. Vitale:Removal of prayer from school. This was the first time there was a separation of religious principles from public education. The court ruled that there should not be prayer in school. It was the 1st time that no precedence was used when deciding the case and no historical incidents were quoted. "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our country. Amen." Case was decided in a vote of 6-1, because before the decision could be announced, Justice Felix Frankfurter suffered a cerebral stroke that forced him to retire, and Justice Byron White took no part in the case Warren: Nominated by Dwight D Eisenhower Black: Nominated by FDR Frankfurter: Nominated by FDR Douglas: Nominated by FDR Clark: Nominated by Harry S Truman Harlan: Nominated by Dwight D Eisenhower Brennan: Nominated by Dwight D Eisenhower Stewart: Nominated by Dwight D Eisenhower White: Nominated by JFK This is a spiritual not political battle!
56. The Way Things Are 1962 Engle vs. Vitale:Removal of prayer from school. 1963 Murray vs. Curlett:Removed bible reading in school. 1963 - Abington vs. Schempp:Removal of religious instruction from school. 1965 - Reid vs. Van Hovan: It is unconstitutional for a student to pray aloud in school.
57. 1967 - Dekalb vs. Despain The courts took a four-line nursery rhyme used in pre-kindergarten and ruled it unconstitutional. The courts said, “The rhyme is unconstitutional since it might cause someone to think of God.” We thank you for the flowers so sweet; We thank you for the food we eat; We thank you for the birds that sing; We thank you for everything.
58. The Way Things Are 1980 - Stone vs. Graham: Removal of 10 commandments from schools. 1989 - Gierke v. Blotzer:In Omaha, Nebraska, a student was prohibited from reading his Bible silently during his free time, or even to open his Bible at school. 1990 - Roberts v. Madigan: It is unconstitutional for a classroom library to contain books that deal with Christianity, or for a teacher to be seen with a personal copy of the Bible at school.
59. The Way Things Are June 23, 2012 This case is whether Narrows High School, a public school in Giles County, Virginia, may post the Ten Commandments in a school, purportedly as a historical document. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Giles County School Board to have the display removed as an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Urbanski recently ordered the case into mediation and proposed a compromise: Remove the first four commandments, which are explicitly religious, but leave the more secular subsequent commandments, such as "Thou shalt not kill."
60. The Way Things Are June 11, 2012 A principal at PS 90 in Brooklyn, New York, banned Lee Greenwood’s song "God Bless The USA" -- also known as "Proud to Be An American" -- from a kindergarten graduation ceremony, “we don’t want to offend other cultures,” “If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life, And I had to start again with just my children and my wife, I'd thank my lucky stars to be living here today, 'Cause the flag still stands for freedom And they can't take that away. I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free, And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me, And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today, 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God Bless the U.S.A.” ,
61. The Way Things Are June 11, 2012 A Department of Education source told the New York Post the song was scrapped from the performance because the lyrics were deemed inappropriate for the kindergartners. The teacher, a Jehovah’s Witness who refrains from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance due to her religion, will allow the Justin Bieber song "Baby" to be performed at the June 20 commencement “You know you love me, I know you care Just shout whenever, and I'll be there You are my love, you are my heart And we will never ever ever be apart Are we an item? Girl, quit playing We're just friends, what are you saying? Say there's another and look right in my eyes My first love broke my heart for the first time And I was like... Baby, baby, baby oooh Like baby, baby, baby nooo Like baby, baby, baby oooh I thought you'd always be mine (mine) Baby, baby, baby oooh Like baby, baby, baby nooo Like baby, baby, baby oooh. I thought you'd always be mine (mine).” ,
62. When the courts say something is unconstitutional, what they are saying is that this thing is something our founding fathers would have been opposed to and would not have allowed it! James Madison, the Chief Architect of the Constitution, said, “We have stated the whole future of American civilization not upon the power of government, far from it. We have staked the future of all our political institutions upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God.” Thomas Jefferson, upon leaving the office of president, said, “Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot not sleep forever.”
63. The Consequences In 1962, God was asked to leave America. Since then: Unwed birth rates of 15-19 year-olds doubled. Pregnancies for girls 10-14 up 553% Divorce rates up 117%. Single families up 140%, Unmarried couples living together went up 353%. Student STD’s up 228%. Average SAT scores declined an average 80 points , Source: Wall Builders
64. Teenage birth rates (per 1,000 women aged 15-19) , Source: Wikipedia
65. Divorce in America Source: CDC Prayer removed from school , Source: Trinity.edu
66. The Future 2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.