America: A Nation Under God

   So many times around patriotic holidays we think about what it means to be America. I am especially doing it this year because that is what I explored in my U.S. History class with Dr. Spanjer. His question to us is what does it mean to be American? We explored that question the rest of the semester because the idea of what it means to be American has changed over the years. At one point to be American meant that you worshiped God; or you were religious.

   In another class we had to read the book Wrestling With The Questions by Gregory C. Higgins. He looks at a theologian named John Cobb Jr. Cobb talks about his idea of Pluralism. This means that we need to “reject the truth of other religions,” assume that other religions are describing the same experiences, and that we need to stop referring to Christ and call him “the ultimate” or other words like that. Basically we need to worship a general God. I am all for accepting other peoples’ differences and beliefs; but, if we let go of Christ then who are we?

   I really do not like the idea that we all worship a general God. Honestly we know that other people are worshiping false gods. If we accept Cobb’s idea then we give up what it means to be a Christian in the first place! We need to let the world know that Christ is the ONLY way to heaven. If we begin to call him “the ultimate” then we lose everything it means to be Christian.

   So, now we’ll go back to America. Many of the founding fathers believed that without religion, which Christianity was the main religion at the time, the Republic would fail (Check the URL at the bottom for some examples of founding fathers who believed this). We cannot move away from being a nation under God or government will fail.
   So my question for you is: is our government failing? That is up to you to decide. If it is what are you going to do about it? Will you get out there and tell people about Christ so that we can be a Nation Under God?

http://www.wallbuilders.com/libissuesarticles.asp?id=63