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"The Fool" |
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23 Nov 2005 03:02:40 PM |
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Cont. Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation |
For all those that want to say the makers of the Constitution wanted no
official recognition of God, an official thansgiving proclamation...
Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation - 1779
The committee appointed to prepare a recommendation to
the several states to set apart a day of fasting humiliation and
prayer, brought in a draught, which was taken into consideration,
and agreed to as follows:
Whereas, in just punishment of our manifold transgressions, it
hath pleased the Supreme Disposer of all events to visit these
United States with a destructive calamitous war, through which His
divine Providence hath, hitherto, in a wonderful manner,
conducted us, so that we might acknowledge that the race is not
to the swift, nor the battle to the strong: and whereas, there is but
too much Reason to fear that notwithstanding the chastisements
received and benefits bestowed, too few have been sufficiently
awakened to a sense of their guilt, or warmed our Bosoms with
gratitude, or taught to amend their lives and turn from their sins,
that so He might turn from His wrath. And whereas, from a
consciousness of what we have merited at His hands, and an
apprehension that the malevolence of our disappointed enemies,
like the incredulity of Pharaoh, may be used as the scourge of
Omnipotence to vindicate his slighted Majesty, there is reason to
fear that he may permit much of our land to become the prey of
the spoiler, and the Blood of the innocent be poured out that our
borders to be ravaged, and our habitations destroyed:
Resolved, That it be recommended to the several states to
appoint the first Thursday in May next, to be a day of fasting,
Thanksgiving humiliation and prayer to Almighty God, that he will
be pleased to avert those impending calamities which we have
but too well deserved: that he will grant us his grace to repent of
our sins, and amend our lives, according to his holy word: that he
will continue that wonderful protection which hath led us through
the paths of danger and distress: that he will be a husband to the
widow and a father to the fatherless children, who weep over the
barbarities of a savage enemy: that he will grant us patience in
suffering, and fortitude in adversity: that he will inspire us with
humility and moderation, and gratitude in prosperous
circumstances: that he will give wisdom to our councils, firmness to
our resolutions, and victory to our arms That he will have Mercy on
our Foes, and graciously forgive them, and turn their Hearts from
Enmity to Love.
That he will bless the labours of the husbandman, and pour
forth abundance, so that we may enjoy the fruits of the earth in
due season.
That he will cause union, harmony, and mutual confidence to
prevail throughout these states: that he will bestow on our great
ally all those blessings which may enable him to be gloriously
instrumental in protecting the rights of mankind, and promoting
the happiness of his subjects and advancing the Peace and
Liberty of Nations. That he will give to both Parties to this Alliance,
Grace to perform with Honor and Fidelity their National
Engagements. That he will bountifully continue his paternal care to
the commander in chief, and the officers and soldiers of the
United States: that he will grant the blessings of peace to all
contending nations, freedom to those who are in bondage, and
comfort to the afflicted: that he will diffuse useful knowledge,
extend the influence of true religion, and give us that peace of
mind, which the world cannot give: that he will be our shield in the
day of battle, our comforter in the hour of death, and our kind
parent and merciful judge through time and through eternity.
Ken Clifton
-author of A Nation Under God (a source of the quote)
http://www.lulu.com/writingken
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| Title: Re: Cont. Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation |
25 Nov 2005 03:51:28 PM |
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"The Fool" <writingken@yahoo.com> wrote:
:|For all those that want to say the makers of the Constitution wanted no
:|official recognition of God, an official thansgiving proclamation...
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:|Continental Congress Thanksgiving Proclamation - 1779
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Continental Congress has nothing to do with the Constitution,
nor church state separation.
You stuck out again.
You point backfired on you, as usual.
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Posting and reading from alt.politics.usa.constitution OR alt.education
You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the U.S. and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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