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AMERICA'S SHIP OF STATE SEEMS DESTINED TO CRASH
By Chuck Baldwin January 29, 2010
America's Ship of State is completely rudderless and, without a speedy
course correction, seems destined to crash against the rocks of oppression and
economic ruin in the very near future. The manifestations of America's
almost-certain collision with history are everywhere.
America's Liberty Ship is dependent upon the twin mainsails of Morality and
Constitutional Government to stay on course. It is an irrefutable and
irreversible law that these twin sails are firmly linked. We cannot have one
without the other. America's founders clearly
understood this.
For example, our second President, John Adams, said, "We have no government
armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by
morality and religion. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and
religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
Samuel Adams (called the "Father of the American Revolution") said, "He
therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of this country who tries most to
promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not
suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise
and virtuous man . . . The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy this
gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people."
Our first President, George Washington (called the "Father of his
Country"), said, "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political
prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports.
To quote Patrick Henry, "Bad men cannot make good citizens . . . A faulty
state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom."
Morality demands honesty and equity in judgment. Morality is selfless.
Morality is humble. Morality is jealous over truth and justice.
But compare basic morality to the modus operandi of today's governments,
businesses, and churches. Instead of truth and moral principles, we find
people who are almost totally absorbed by a culture of deceit, selfishness,
ambition, and greed. Rightly does the Scripture say, "The love of money is the
root of all evil." (I Timothy 6:10) Of more than one church or nonprofit
ministry leader could it be said, "He doesn't let his Christianity get in the
way of his business." Ditto for
many so-called Christian businessmen and politicians.
As a result of this total breakdown of basic morality in virtually every
distinguished element within the American framework, constitutional governance
is also virtually nonexistent. Adams was right: "Our Constitution was made
only for a moral people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any
other."
America's political officeholders routinely ignore their oaths to preserve,
protect, and defend the US Constitution. Routinely! Many have never read the
Constitution, or if they have, they desire neither to
understand nor to obey it. And even worse is the fact that most Americans
(including America's spiritual leaders) seem totally unbothered by it all. As
long as their favorite politician, political party, or personal cause benefits,
they could not care less whether the
Constitution is followed or not. More than 50 years of moral relativism has
now reached almost total and complete social saturation.
And this is the bottom line: because We the People have lost our morality
and fidelity to constitutional government, we have countless conscienceless
criminals located at virtually every level in and out of
the federal government (political party notwithstanding) that are up to their
necks in total and absolute EVIL! After all, where do all these politicians,
bureaucrats, blood-merchants, and mercenaries come from, if not from within our
own social and religious establishments?
Until we wake up to the fact that our country, our Constitution, our
liberties, and our future are up against evil -- PURE, UNADULTERATED EVIL -- we
are never going to be able to muster the dedication and resolve required to
turn this Ship of State around. Until we get our heads out of the sand and
start seeing things as they are (and not as the national news media wants us to
see them), until we are willing to stop indulging in the illusions of hope, and
until we stop shutting our eyes
against a painful truth, it will not matter to a tinker's dam who we elect or
which party is in power.
Setting our Ship of State aright starts with We the People returning to the
basic, moral laws of right and wrong. Whether it is business, religion, or
politics, right is right and wrong is wrong! It means to stop covering for
evildoers, whether that person belongs to our own
political party or even our own family. It means to stop living for personal
gain and advancement. It means being honest and demanding honesty in others.
It
means elevating truth to a position above expediency. It means acknowledging
that there is a Supreme Authority to which all men must submit -- and I'm not
referring to the U.S. Supreme Court.
America's Ship of State is currently rudderless. And as long as we are
expecting someone in Washington, D.C., to fix the problem, we will continue to
be lost -- adrift in a sea of evil and criminality. To get America's Ship of
State back on course, you and I must get back on course. And it starts by
being willing to OPEN OUR EYES TO PAINFUL TRUTH.
--Chuck Baldwin, a radio broadcaster, syndicated columnist, and pastor
dedicated to preserving the historic principles upon which America was founded.
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