OUR NATION'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE: Our nation was founded on Christian principles and mostly by Christian men
and women. Consider the witness of the Liberty Bell. In 1751, the Pennsylvania
State Assembly called for the forging of a bell to commemorate William
Penn's original charter of the state.
They included instructions requiring that
a scripture verse be included on the bell. The verse is Leviticus
25:10, "Proclaim Liberty throughout
all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." Our founding fathers
considered it important for all generations to know that God is the
source of true freedom. The Liberty Bell is yet another example of
our nation's godly heritage.
WOODROW WILSON "America was born a Christian nation. America
was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness,
which are derived from the revelations of Holy
Scriptures. Part of the destiny of Americans lies in their daily perusal of this
great book of revelations. That if they would see America free and pure they
will make their own spirits free and pure by this baptism of the Holy Spirit." --Woodrow Wilson
JAMES MADISON "Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered
as a subject of the Governor of the Universe. Religion is the basis and
foundation of government." --James Madison
DANIEL WEBSTER "If we work on marble, it will perish; if on brass, time will efface it; if
we rear up temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal
minds and imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and the
love of our fellowmen, we engrave on those tablets something that will
brighten to all eternity." --Daniel Webster
RONALD REAGAN "The First Continental Congress made its
first act a prayer, the beginning of a great tradition. We have then
a lesson from the founders of our land. That
lesson is clear: That in the winning of freedom and in the living of life, the
first step is prayer." --Ronald Reagan