Let's Reason Together About America!

Let me provide some insights on the deceptions that are being delivered to Americans by our leaders and others to see if there is a path forward toward resolving our many difficulties. We may come to agree that there is a great and urgent need to change the direction we are headed and begin to work together to heal our land.

Our nation, as most of us over fifty know, was founded upon faith and freedom. We were a nation that in the main worshiped the God of the Holy Bible. Our school systems even used the Bible as an instructional book. It was well known that when the First Amendment in our Bill of Rights spoke of freedom of expression of our religion, that religion was the Christian Faith and way of life. We were formed as a Christian nation.

Our Founding Fathers insisted that our citizens be free to pursue their life as each saw fit, to enjoy the benefits of liberty, and to pursue happiness (if it didn’t harm others) without encumbrance from an autocratic government. And all this was to be enabled and guarded by a representative, small national/federal government that would ensure fair trade, the national defense, domestic peace, and the general welfare of the populace. We went from a small group of English colonies to the most powerful benevolent nation on earth.

A major damaging shift in our culture occurred to our family structure primarily because of the impact of WWII. Thousands of women (some moms) went to work in industry to help the war effort and many did not return to their homes after the war.

The moral core of the country came under serious attack. Prayer was outlawed in our schools in 1962/3. Then came the flower children, hippies, and druggies. There also sprang up a marvelous, limited Jesus Revival. But, in the main, morality that was at one time built on a solid biblical basis became malleable and relative. Folks had their own truth which completely gutted the meaning of truth. Deception was the order of the day.

Another sad event that came along because of our turning away from God, is that we began to “export” the vileness of our music, our movies, our TV shows, our literature, and later our violent computer games, social media sites, and other evil sites online. We infected the world with our immorality.

A wise man once said: “Watch out if you’re in step with the world because the world’s never been in step with God.” Here we go then...

Federal Government:

Is it wise or safe for our highest priority to be domestic spending instead of the constitutionally mandated National Defense and its urgent need now for upgrades? Why isn’t it a criminal offense when our government spends more than it takes in? Why does our Congress allow the Executive Branch to legislate by EOs and regulations? Should our government give credence to the One-World Government thinking of the “World Economic Forum”? Should the US borders be closed to all but legally applied and qualified immigrants?

 National Energy Policy:

Is draining the nation’s Strategic Oil Reserves without replacement wise? Is denying our Oil Companies access to the nation’s substantial oil fields aiding and abetting our enemies? Is forcing our nation to rely on foreign oil, some from our enemies, wise? Is the use of wind and solar electric power a reliable and cost-effective way forward (looking at initial cost, repair/replacement cost, and reliability)?

Law Enforcement:

Is defunding and ruining the morale of our police forces wise public policy? How can the FBI be honorably re-established? Is the deliberate easing of criminal sentences for criminals wise public policy? Is granting bail/release to captured repeat offenders wise public policy? Is releasing inmates and prisoners before their sentence is served wise public policy?

Education:

Should we allow our schools to teach a false American history...and a dishonest portrayal of socialism, communism, and autocracy? Should all non-academic subjects such as CRT/DEI, ESG, LGBTQ, BLM, sex ed, transgenderism, etc. be banned from school? Should we insist on returning prayer to the classroom? Is education a parent/student responsibility, or the government’s?

Environment:

Is it wise to allow environmentalists to stop a worthwhile and needed project because “it might” harm some animal/fish/bird species, take down some trees, or temporarily muddy up a stream or lake? Is it still the environmentalists’ objective to virtually stop all progress by humans to supposedly enable the “environment” and its creatures to “heal” thereby placing the creation above mankind? Placing the environment above man’s needs is not balanced or harmonious.

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There are many places in the Holy Bible where God has made it abundantly clear that He created this planet and that He is more than capable of running it to our best benefit. But He does make it clear that He wants us to be in partnership with Him as wise stewards in managing it.

For man to think he can upset the plans of God is hubris of a sort rarely seen. There are macro-cycles of some 1320 years, as some scientists calculate, and there are smaller cycles of 178 years, as other scientists claim. There is the sunspot cycle of some 11 years, which is most probably the prime measure of what causes our warming and cooling cycles. And note this: past warming cycles have been an economic boon to the world, leading to some of the more “frozen-in” seaside communities in the far North (Arctic) and the far South (Antarctic) being opened to hugely profitable shipping trade because of global-warming. Warming is a plus, not a negative.

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Voting:

Should we allow non-citizens to vote? Should we stop allowing voting by means other than showing up in person with a photo ID, unless physically unable? Should it be a criminal offense for non-governmental organizations like Facebook, etc. to fund any part of the voting process? Should it be a criminal offense with stiff penalties for anyone found guilty of interfering in any way with the process of voting in America?

What has happened to us as a God-fearing, God-worshiping people?

The answer is in the question! Too many of us have lost our way – we have turned our backs on our Creator God. Over the last 6000 years or so, as recorded in the Bible and countless history books, national situations turn out badly for those nations and peoples who refuse to conduct their lives as God requires. Then why don’t we get straightened out? Because usually, until God brings a stiff punishment, mankind goes on doing what comes naturally – sinning. For those who don’t follow God in Christ Jesus, their end is a literal living hell forever. The solution is obvious to anyone who cares to see it. We must individually and as a people come back to God. People must repent of aberrant behavior, ask God’s forgiveness, and accept His Son Jesus as Savior. There is no middle ground; people either belong to God and obey Him, or they belong to and live under Satan’s control.

So, What Do We Do?

First: Make sure you have surrendered yourself to our loving, Creator God through acceptance of what Jesus did for you (and all of us) on the cross of Calvary – He died as the only payment-in-full for the penalties for your sins, to clear your way into God’s sinless heaven after your earthly death.

Second: Pray earnestly with great diligence for the revival of all God’s churches in America! And pray for them to become again the salt (the flavor and preservative) and light (to find the Way) again for America’s culture.

Third: Pray God will restore America to its pursuit of righteousness.

Fourth: Be part of the answer to the prayer in the third step by identifying those persons in office now who are advocating for all the wrong things that continue to hurt America – and set your heart to do all in your power to remove them from office at the next election. Also, begin to write letters to all those in office who are doing the wrong things and call them out about it – and say you expect them to change their ways, or they’ll be turned out of office.

Fifth: Identify persons who stand for the right things and then do what you can to see that they are elected to office. And that is not just at the federal level but also at the state and local levels, too – especially school boards. We must be committed to taking our government back from those who are trashing our faith and freedom, and are determined to take us into Communism.

Sixth: Search your own heart about whether God wants you to run for a government office.

Seventh: Do not grow weary in well-doing. It took scores of years to get us to this place we’re in now; it will take many years of determined and persistent prayer and positive action to get it straightened out.

Tom McDonald Colonel, US Army, Retired Master of Science in Systems Engineering Bible Student and Teacher Author: “Sheep to Shepherd – Become a Man of Integrity and Godly Character”

(Editor's Note: This blog is a condensed edited version of a piece written by Col. Tom McDonald. Click HERE for the longer original version.