President Truman's Godly Inaugural Address

Our 33rd President was Harry S. Truman. (This is the man the newspapers declared the loser in that race!) In his 1949 Inaugural address he said:

"In performing the duties of my office, I need the help and prayers of every one of you.
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"We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of God. From this faith we will not be moved.
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"These differences between communism and democracy do not concern the United States alone. People everywhere are coming to realize that what is involved is material well-being, human dignity, and the right to believe in and worship God.
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"Steadfast in our faith in the Almighty, we will advance toward a world where man's freedom is secure. To that end we will devote our strength, our resources, and our firmness of resolve. With God's help, the future of mankind will be assured in a world of justice, harmony, and peace."

Read Truman's entire Inaugural address

Why Is Religion Taboo in U.S. Schools?

We seem to have a problem with religion in our public schools. Of all the things that go on in schools, the one "infraction" that seems to raise the most eyebrows is when religion is involved. Do you think you can read a Bible during free time at school (when other students are listening to who-knows-what on iPods)? Think again. Do you think it is always safe to quietly say grace over your lunch at school? Think again.

This is rather bizarre if you know the history of our country. In earlier days (when the meaning of the First Amendment was surely more clear in memories) schools were not ashamed to teach some of the moral code from the Bible, which Jefferson called, "the most sublime and benevolent code of morals which has ever been offered to man."

John Whitehead, who runs the Rutherford Institute, just published a good overview of the situation. Read his article for more information:

Why Is Religion Taboo in American Schools?

FDR 3rd Inaugural Address - Going Forward by the Will of God

Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd President, said in his third Inaugural address:

"We do not retreat. We are not content to stand still. As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God."

Read the entire address

Virginia Constitution - Christian Practice Is Our Duty

The Constitution of the state of Virginia (1776) says:

Bill of Rights, XVI:
"That religion or the duty which we owe our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other."

Read the entire Virginia Constitution

Vermont Constitution - Blessings Are from the Author of Existence

The Constitution of the state of Vermont (1777) says:

Preamble:
"Whereas all government ought to be instituted ... to enable the individuals who compose it to enjoy their natural rights and other blessings which the Author of Existence has bestowed on man . . ."

Article 3rd. 'Freedom in religion; right and duty of religious worship':
"That all persons have a natural and unalienable right, to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of their own consciences and understandings, as in their opinion shall be regulated by the word of God;... every sect or denomination of Christians ought to observe the sabbath or Lord's day, and keep up some sort of religious worship, which to them shall seem most agreeable to the revealed will of God."

Read the entire Vermont Constitution