Wednesday, July 24, 2013
In God We Trust, just don’t tell Holder’s Justice Department
A Young Marines program run by the Bossier Parish Sheriff in Louisiana was notified that they would be denied future federal support of their program due to the Sheriff’s refusal to sign a pledge to the federal government that he would bar prayer or mentions of God in the program.
The program which has been a local tool for helping at risk youth become successful, productive members of society will now have to replace the $30,000 grant through private donations.
One section of the program’s oath that offended the Holder Justice Department states, “From this day forward, I sincerely promise, I will set an example for all other youth to follow and I shall never do anything that would bring disgrace or dishonor upon God, my Country and its flag, my parents, myself or the Young Marines. These I will honor and respect in a manner that will reflect credit upon them and myself. Semper Fidelis.”
One can only imagine the reaction if the Bossier Parish Sheriff had shown the audacity of having Young Marines sing “God Bless America” or for that matter the fourth verse of the National Anthem which includes the following “offensive” words, “Praise the Pow’r that hath made and preserv’d us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause is just, And this be our motto: In God is our trust.”
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal argues that the Obama Administration attack on programs that mention God by withholding money that has our nation’s devotion to God emblazoned on it, is a wrongheaded view of our Constitution’s First Amendment.
Speaking about the issue at a Bossier Parish rally, Jindal explained, “The First Amendment guarantees us freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. It was written to protect people of faith from government officials, and we are going to hold on to that freedom.”
Incredibly, the DOJ made a choice based upon what was clearly a new interpretation of what was an appropriate theistic expression to punish at risk kids in Louisiana by taking away program funding.
Perhaps Congress which opens every session with a prayer, and uses taxpayer funds to pay a Chaplain for both the House and Senate will weigh into the debate on whether DOJ should deny at risk youth money or not.
In a town full of double speak, the debate from those supporting the DOJ position just might reach new heights in Capitol Hill hypocrisy.
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For such "compassionate people," it seems that Obama's administration is always trying to cause pain and suffering to those they disagree with. During the early days of the sequester, when there was an opportunity to make it "hurt less" for the underprivileged, the White House sent out a memo directing departments to make it "hurt as much as we said it would." Cruel behavior is evil when it is done with malice of forethought, isn't it? Or is that only for conservatives?
I wonder when they are going to ban the third verse of the US Army Song. "Faith in God, then we're right and we'll fight with all our might and the Army Goes Rolling Along." Sounds pretty offensive!!!!
"God, my country, and it's flag". All the things Holder hates.
When the notoriously weak, gullible, and mindless American people decided to elect, (then reelect!) a Kenyan-born Marxist Muslim to lead their country, they should have known that Marxism can not flourish when there is a love of God present. That's the true reason this administration, and the Left in general, have such a hatred for Christians.
The election of Obama has shown the world how weak the American people truly are. That's one of the reasons they have more enemies now than at any other time in their history. If there's one thing radical Muslims hate, it's weakness in their enemies. It profanes their victories.
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