Trying Out Some Genres

I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America,

and the to the Republic,

for which it stands,

one nation

under God

indivisible

with liberty

and justice

for all.



I pledge allegiance to a country,

called the United states of America,

and to it’s values,

on which it stands,

one nation

under government

I n d I v I s I b l e

with freedoms

and justice

for all.


To Whom It May Concern:
As the pastor of an evangelical free church, I am well versed in both the scriptural instructions on choosing leadership in government and acquainted with the current candidates at hand. Though a man’s character may be manipulated and misrepresented through media, I have to believe Jesus that “every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit” (Matthew 7:17). I will vote for the candidate who best exemplifies and suggests a philosophy that will bear good fruit for the nation.
Many people accuse the Christian churches for their conservative natures; this is a generalization based on a true observation. The Christian church has historically always encountered surrounding government; sometimes ruling nations through Kings, sometimes being persecuted for radical thought, at times being misused to control others, sometimes bringing war and other times prosperity. But even in this country, before leftwing-rightwing political dogmas existed, the church was part of the governmental foundation for the free republic. Now that freedom wants to strip Christianity from history as if it never existed, as if it wasn’t the philosophy behind the Bill of Rights.
Have we forgotten the cities on the hills? Do we no longer care about the religious freedoms of our forefathers, the people who set us up to be a world superpower? Are we willing to blame Christianity, a religion which preaches generosity and love, for interfering with our democracy? “Do we, then, nullify the law by this [Christian] faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.” –Romans 3:31
I suggest to you that Christian men and women do not harm the political system; Christian thought is not incompatible with justice. There are places where general moral consciousness and common ethical ideology overlap. The frenzy in pulling Christianity from government is like trying to pull a rope’s strands from each other; America was built on God, by men, for equality. All three are inextricably part of our nation’s history. What we do from now on is our generation’s decision, but changing the past is as futile as it is ignorant of our heritage.