America's greatness comes from

It was Henry David Thoreau who said, “government governs best as governs least.” In today’s modern, civilized world of bloated government and huge deficits it is necessary that we as citizens of these United States take a step back not just that we may understand current events but further that we may see a clear direction for the future. Americans today are bombarded constantly with controversial issues; Healthcare, a War on Terror, education, and the operations of a historic administration. In a recent CNN poll, on approval ratings for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid the majority of people said I don’t know enough to have an opinion. This is despite the fact that society is inundated with instantaneous information; TV, internet, radio and newspaper. How does one separate fact from fiction, and reality from deception? America needs to understand who she is, and where she comes from that she may continue to go forward to prosperity. In this essay I shall explain current issues of Healthcare, and the appointment Kevin Jennings from a “One Family Under God” perspective that all Americans may understand the imperative of the age in which we live.


In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed...” If I may summarize: The purpose of government is to secure the rights God gives us; rights to life, liberty, and the right to pursue happiness. According to President Obama, Healthcare is a human right, thus his year long fight to secure it, even against tremendous opposition. Life, defined thus (the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally)is a gift from God, and as living, breathing men and women we say we have a right to live, compare this to the definition of health: the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor. I would like to use the words health and life, interchangeably, if one does not have health can one really live life? God gives us life and health, but whose job is it to care for that life? Is it not myself? Even a small infant must choose to swallow the food its mother gives it. It must breathe on its own. The instant it leaves its mothers womb and is given life it must take responsibility for its life. Granted it will be many years until that person will assume full responsibility for its life, but as it grows it learns to be self responsible.

It is a very subtle detail, shouldn’t everyone have health care? That’s a good thing- God wants people to live and be healthy, so we should support universal healthcare, right? The other day in a gas station I read, “In God we trust, everyone else pays.” In God we trust once was an important part of American culture, in God we Trust, not in Kings, not in companies or corporations, but to God, and God alone do we trust, our lives, our fortunes and our prosperity. The dangerous thing and the scary thing is that this universal governmental health care sets a precedent for trusting more and more the works of men than the works of God. In other words we are creating an inroads to change America into a Socialist Society, a nation of communism where God is utterly absent.

It is easy to dismiss such statements as ridiculous but consider: was the Soviet Union not named the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics? Or isn’t China still the People’s Republic of China. It is well known that these names of Democracy or Republic are but facades; these communist nations are and still are totalitarian dictatorships. Now what then is the difference between Democracy and Communism as both claim to be for the people, also at times the Soviet Union did allow citizens input in policy making. It is quite simple. In democracies like America we acknowledge the existence of God and allow the free worship of that God, communism does not. It is important that we understand that God gives us life and health, government can do no more than to secure this right to people. In other words to allow people to live their lives; allowing people to have good jobs with fair wages, allow doctors and scientists to find the best cures possible, and also the best insurance a competitive market can offer consumers. Don’t you think that God as the all-powerful creator of this universe has cures to cancer and Aids? As a Health Sciences student, I was amazed to learn all the great causes of disease are lifestyle factors; smoking, drinking excessively, diet, exercise, even the risk of breast cancer can be greatly reduced by a woman having a child and breastfeeding. What America needs is not ObamaCare, but Godcare where people take responsibility to care for themselves and their family members, trusting that God will care for those who help themselves and help others.

If we consider the appointment of people such as Ron Bloom- counsellor to the U.S. President for Manufacturing Policy, Anita Dunn- Whitehouse Communications Director, and Kevin Jennings- Director, Office of Safe and Drug free Schools, not from a Republican versus Democrat viewpoint but from a theist versus atheist perspective we see that these people may really just be the van guard of more to come. Two of these, Bloom and Dunn admire and agree with Mao Tse Tung’s ideas and political leadership. Jennings is an outspoken supporter of homosexuality and avid admirer of Harry Hay, one of the founders of NAMBLA (North American Man Boy Love Association). It has been stated that NAMBLA exists to help older men find boys to have sex with. Mao Tse Tung killed millions of Chinese people as he created his totalitarian regime, thus it is safe to say that his “political power came largely from the barrel of a gun,” but I don’t think that is the ideal we should strive for in America.

Is this all not a question of human rights? Don’t people have the right to do what they want? Isn’t that what the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence is all about? If we study our founding documents carefully we see that we are guaranteed, and only guaranteed our god-given rights. Why do our rights come from God? And why are these God -given rights so important? If rights are given by Men can they not also be taken away by men? For thousands of years men lived off of the rights of Men, whatever King or ruler could amass the most power would decide what rights to allow his subjects. Dictatorships are the oldest form of government, and their leaders constantly changed. But we as Americans know that in the same way that humanity didn’t come from humanity, human rights don’t come from humanity, they come from God, a being that is absolute, unique, unchanging and eternal, thus our rights are absolute, unique, unchanging and eternal. So we need eternal human rights, that all men can agree to and live with- thus we need god centered human rights.

If we understand God and His will for humanity we understand clearly God’s view on homosexuality. One family Under God explains that a family is created by a man and a woman, further we see this pattern through out all of the natural world. It is very interesting that even though America has existed as a nation for 230 years only now has this issue of homosexuality come to public attention. It would be relatively easy to allow people their right to choose, that’s a good thing, but again where does this door lead? Away from God. For a college history class I recently read the Narrative of an American Revolutionary soldier, which tells the story not of a great general or statesmen but of a common private soldier. What is interesting is that not only were the people that history remembers committed to the cause of Liberty, some 200,000 people starved, froze and were killed as they fought to establish One Nation Under God. I wonder what the Patriot, Nathan Hale, who said “I only regret that I have but one life to live for my country,” before he was hung for treason and espionage without trial or priest, would say to America today? I believe he would say, “yes, we have our individual rights, but also we have our individual responsibility. Anyway who wants to enjoy the rights of the nation are responsible to not only themselves but also to their nation. And do not forget God.”

I personally agree with Thoreau, certainly government has a time and a place, but that time and place is no more or no less than to secure our god-given rights. If we are able to see through this perspective, that America is One Nation Under God, destined to help build One Family Under God we can see clearly that the only path for American, and worldly prosperity and blessing is to chart a course that can bring us back to God. People are unique, and have differences of opinion or perspective; I would never advocate the destruction of the Democratic Party and the enthronement of the Republicans, America has had many different political parties through out its history and that history should continue. What I need to check is not what my Political Party will do for me, or what the country will do for my political party but what will I do for my party, and what will my political party do for my country. As long as Americans live for the sake of America and the World knowing America’s greatness comes from God, I am confident we will create a bright future for our children.