🇺🇸 July 4th: Reclaiming Our Nation—and Our Faith
Every Independence Day, we’re bombarded by myths that undermine our story: that America was founded as a secular utopia, intent on removing faith from public life. These ideas didn’t arise in town halls—they’ve been nurtured in college classrooms, where students are increasingly taught to hate our nation, dismiss our flag, and reject our faith.
🕍 Debunking the Myth of “Separation of Church and State”
You’ve heard it: “America was built on separation of church and state.” But that phrase doesn’t exist in our Constitution or Declaration—it comes from Jefferson’s private 1802 letter. The First Amendment clearly states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…”
That means no federal church—not no religion at all. In fact, nine of the original thirteen states required religious tests. The Founders didn’t intend to push faith underground—they merely wanted to prevent a national church while preserving religious liberty.
📜 Other Campus-Crafted Myths
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Myth #2: July 4th celebrations were intentionally secular. Wrong—the Declaration speaks of a “Creator”, and early celebrations featured prayers, hymns, and scripture.
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Myth #3: America was founded as a godless nation. Contrary to modern progressive narratives, our civic culture was deeply rooted in religious conviction—Pilgrims, Quakers, Puritans, Catholics—all shaping America’s moral core.
🎓 Why This Matters Right Now
Colleges are molding a generation that’s fed up with patriotism, faith, and our national story. The proof? Nearly 500,000 New Yorkers just voted for Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist promising to “seize the means of production”, freeze rents, implement high wealth taxes, create city-owned grocery stores, and dismantle enforcement structures. What’s worse: he hasn’t condemned antisemitic rhetoric like “Globalize the Intifada” and dismisses the role of policing.
Supporters claim this is fair, compassionate—different. But they ignore the grim reality: all political systems are run by humans, and Jeremiah 17:9 warns:
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”
🧭 Utopian Ideals, Brutal Realities
Democratic socialism claims it can be perfected: welfare for all, equity for all, utopia by design. Yet every attempt—Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot—began with good intentions and ended in authoritarian atrocities, with over 100 million deaths. And the same is true—even if dressed in nicer language, the engine is the same:
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Central authority seizes control, then suppresses dissent.
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Faith is sidelined, labeled an “opiate of the people.”
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Churches are absorbed or crushed, leaving only state-sanctioned morality.
Progressive Christianity’s flirtation with socialism is especially dangerous. Marx called religion the opiate of the masses. Socialist regimes systematically dissolve independent faith—unless the state co-opts it.
⚠️ Scripture vs. Statism
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Jeremiah 17:9 reminds us hearts are deceitful—government is no cure.
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Romans 3:23 says all have sinned—no system can reconcile us.
The problem isn’t capitalism or socialism—it’s sinful humanity. Jesus never called us to political perfection, but He did call out religious hypocrisy. Christian socialists often ignore this, putting faith in government instead of grace.
🔥 The Ideological Inconsistency
We defend the right to burn the American flag—even flag burning is protected under free speech. Yet when someone desecrates a Pride flag, it’s celebrated as a hate crime. That’s ideological double-speak taught in academia.
🗣️ A Call to Courage This July 4th
This Independence Day, let’s do more than light fireworks and grill burgers:
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Pray for our nation, ask for mercy, and repent.
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Hold leaders accountable, expose ideological falsehoods.
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Live our faith, shining Christ’s light in troubled times.
Yes, let fireworks remind us: freedom is fragile, and only one generation stands between liberty and tyranny. History proves it—and Scripture confirms it.
Our allegiance is first to King Jesus, not any earthly utopia. If Jesus were a tyrant, we wouldn’t be singing “God Bless America” on the street—our right to protest proves it. Earthly kings silence dissent; Christ invites it.
🎇 In Conclusion
America is flawed—but her founding ideals of liberty under God remain exceptional. As Christians, we don’t exchange our hope for human systems; we anchor it in the Gospel. Happy Independence Day. May we live boldly, love deeply, and never forget who we serve.
May God Bless the USA!
Bill
