Supreme Court Building & the Ten Commandments. Prayer Before Each Congress Session. Scripture Etched Throughout Building. In God We Trust.

I received this in an email and thought it was interesting.  How accurate it is is up to you to research for yourself, however, it seems accurate as far as I can see.
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As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S. Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view ... It is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments! 


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"Tourists don't often see the back, east side, of the Supreme Court Building. On this side, the words "Justice the Guardian of Liberty" are carved in the architrave above the columns.

Architect Cass Gilbert's "two-faced" design is similar to architect George Post's 1903 New York Stock Exchange building. Although less grand than the Supreme Court building, the NYSE on Broad Street in New York City has a columned facade and a similar "back side" that is rarely seen." - ABOUT

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As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door.




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As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall, right above where the Supreme Court Judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments!



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The above is the Lincoln Bible.  

There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington , D.C.

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James Madison, the fourth president, known as 'The Father of Our Constitution' made the following statement:

'We have staked the whole of all our political Institutions upon the capacity of mankind for Self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control  ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to The Ten Commandments of God.'


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Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.

"Opening Prayer

01/23/2013
Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, S.J.

God of Heaven and Earth, we give You thanks for giving us another day.


We ask Your blessing upon the Members of the Peoples’ House during these opening days of the First Session of the 113th Congress.


Bless the Members of this Assembly with Wisdom; inspire them to act with Justice, and empower them to work toward legislative solutions to the many challenges facing our nation.


Bless all the people of our nation as they return to their homes following the celebrations of the past few days. May the work of their hands issue forth to the betterment of their own lives and the strength and vitality of their communities.


And may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory.


AMEN" - http://chaplain.house.gov/

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Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established Orthodox churches in the colonies.

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Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of Interpreting the law would begin making law an oligarchy the rule of few over many.

How then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this Country is now suddenly wrong and Unconstitutional?

Lets put it around the world and let the world see and remember what this great country was Built on The Holy Bible and belief in GOD!



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The Religion of Atheism Terrorizes Christmas Traditions Once Again!?

It's no surprise that the religion of Atheism is terrorizing Christmas once again.  Yes, I said "the religion of Atheism". 

Religion is defined in many ways.  One of the definitions is "a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith"  Another definition that fits Atheism is "2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generallyagreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christianreligion; the Buddhist religion.  3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.  More over, another location that shows Atheism as a religion is its own Wikipedia Page "Atheism is accepted within some religious and spiritual belief systems, including Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Raelism, Neopagan movements^[19] such as Wicca,^[20] and nontheistic religions."

As a religion, Atheism has no more right than anyone else in displaying Christmas or other holiday items, or taking away the freedom of other religions to do the same.  In fact, these displays are also the freedom of speech and sometimes other freedoms that we all enjoy in this great United States of America.

As offensive as it has been in the past that Atheists have taken to court holidays like Christmas, Christmas of 2012 seems to be the Christmas that Atheists are attacking more than any in the past.

Really, the people that are taking on Christmas, are not all Atheists, but a group called the Freedom From Religion Foundation.  These people associated with this group have radical goals and they want radical change.  Their change is not related to just practicing Atheism, but practicing hate and they are using the court of law to push their agenda forward.  This is a group that should be classified as a "hate group" based on their actions, goals, bylaws, and intentions.  Take a look at the examples as shown below and don't put Atheism in the same class as the Freedom From Religion Foundation.  Most Atheists would not do the things seen below.

ATHEISTS UNVEIL ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ NATIVITY AT WIS. CAPITOL: DARWIN, EINSTEIN, & AN AFRICAN BABY

A mock nativity scene created from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (Image Credit: WXOW.com)

Earlier this week, the Blaze reported about the “slightly blasphemous” nativity scene that the Freedom From Religion Foundation has been planning to put in the Wisconsin state capitol. The atheist group was so frustrated over the presence of a Christian nativity, that its leaders decided to seek out a permit to make public what the group’s co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor calls an “irreverent tweak on the nativity scene.”

On Wednesday, the FFRF made good on its promise to counter the Christian depiction assembled by Wisconsin Family Action (WFA), a conservative organization in the region. In the atheist version of the nativity, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein are the three wise men. The baby, an African girl, is intended to represent the birthplace of mankind. The beloved angels are an astronaut and the Statue of Liberty.

According to FFRF, the nativity spoof wouldn’t have been created if the capitol’s rotunda didn’t already have other religious displays. But because the Christian message was represented, Gaylor’s group demanded that theirs be viewed too.

“But, since it is a public forum, it didn’t look like legally we could do anything, so, we were left with putting up our own, natural nativity display,” Gaylor explained. ”We think that the rotunda is getting too littered, we don’t think that it should be a public forum for religion at the seat of government.”

read more at: http://www.theblaze.com

Freedom From Religion Foundation

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is a national, non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, with members from all 50 states.^[2] Its purposes, as stated in its bylaws, are to promote the separation of church and state and to educate the public on matters relating to atheism, agnosticism and nontheism. The FFRF publishes the newspaper Freethought Today. The organization pursues public-interest lawsuits and engages in public debates to further its goals. Since 2006, the Foundation has produced the Freethought Radio show.

read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_From_Religion_Foundation

Atheists' move halts Christmas tradition in California, churches go to court to get it back

Published November 18, 2012

Associated Press

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  Dec. 13, 2011: A woman walks past a two of the traditional displays showing the Nativity scene along Ocean Avenue at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP)

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"It's a sad, sad commentary on the attitudes of the day that a nearly 60-year-old Christmas tradition is now having to hunt for a home, something like our savior had to hunt for a place to be born because the world was not interested," said Hunter Jameson, head of the nonprofit Santa Monica Nativity Scene Committee that is suing.

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National atheist groups earlier this year took out full-page newspaper ads and hundreds of TV spots in response to the Catholic bishops' activism around women's health care issues and are gearing up to battle for their own space alongside public Christmas displays in small towns across America this season.

"In recent years, the tactic of many in the atheist community has been, if you can't beat them, join them," said Charles Haynes, a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center and director of the Newseum's Religious Freedom Education Project in Washington. "If these church groups insist that these public spaces are going to be dominated by a Christian message, we'll just get in the game — and that changes everything."

In the past, atheists primarily fought to uphold the separation of church and state through the courts. The change underscores the conviction held by many nonbelievers that their views are gaining a foothold, especially among young adults.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/18/atheists-move-halts-christmas-tradition-in-santa-monica-churches-go-to-court-to/#ixzz2CtJePSIU

Atheism

Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.^[1][2] In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities.^[3][4][5] Most inclusively, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist.^[4][5][6][7] Atheism is contrasted with theism,^[8][9] which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists.^[9][10]

The term atheism originated from the Greek ἄθεος (atheos), meaning "without god(s)", used as a pejorative term applied to those thought to reject the gods worshipped by the larger society. With the spread offreethought, skeptical inquiry, and subsequent increase in criticism of religion, application of the term narrowed in scope. The first individuals to identify themselves using the word "atheist" lived in the 18th century.^[11]

Arguments for atheism range from the philosophical to social and historical approaches. Rationales for not believing in any supernatural deity include the lack of empirical evidence,^[12][13] the problem of evil, the argument from inconsistent revelations, and the argument from nonbelief.^[12][14] Although some atheists have adopted secular philosophies,^[15][16] there is no one ideology or set of behaviors to which all atheists adhere.^[17] Many atheists hold that atheism is a more parsimonious worldview than theism, and therefore the burden of proof lies not on the atheist to disprove the existence of God, but on the theist to provide a rationale for theism.^[18]

Atheism is accepted within some religious and spiritual belief systems, including Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Raelism, Neopagan movements^[19] such as Wicca,^[20] and nontheistic religions. Jainism and some forms of Buddhism do not advocate belief in gods,^[21] whereas Hinduism holds atheism to be valid, but some schools view the path of an atheist to be difficult to follow in matters of spirituality.^[22]

read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism

Atheist Group Backs Parents Who Are Upset School Wants To Take Kids To See ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ At Church

November 20, 2012 11:09 AM

Photo of a display of “Peanuts” cartoons by the lateCharles Schulz at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Oct. 15, 2008. (credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CBS Atlanta) — Charlie Brown has been caught in the crossfire of the “war on Christmas” mantra.

...One unidentified parent did have a problem, though.

“I think church and school should be kept completely separate at all times,” the parent told the station.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas,” which was first released in 1965, is the story about Charlie Brown looking past the commercialism that surrounds Christmas and finds the true meaning of the day through his friend Linus.

source: http://atlanta.cbslocal.com

ILLINOIS TOWN ENDS CHRISTMAS TRADITION TO APPEASE ATHEISTS

by MARY CHASTAIN 20 Nov 2012

Alsip, Illinois will break tradition by not erecting a cross next to the Tri-State Tollway this Christmas season due to a lawsuit threatened by the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

...The tradition started in the 1970s. The town will put up a decorated tree in the cross’s place, but will not call it a Christmas tree to avoid any further problems. Yesterday, Santa Monica, CA officials ended a 60-year tradition by banning nativity displays in a public park in order to avoid a fight with atheist groups. 

read more at http://www.breitbart.com

Atheist Eve

Spiritual, but not Religious?
(August 2012)

Every Man For Himself

Much to my dismay, it is now July of 2010.  I am sure that many of you are with me when I describe time in this way.  Time is flying by and is simply flying so fast that it ultimately sneaks up on you with an updraft that makes your legs flip out from under you, causing you to land straight on your butt. 

As time flies so fast, so it seems people, things, places and current events change in a blink of an eye.  It seems like just yesterday when neighbors were kind to one another, and cities looked after their own citizens.  It seems like I was just reading about law enforcement looking after the wellbeing of citizens in their precinct like they were they were their own family and obeying the letter of the law in their own lives, because they knew it also applied to them. 

I know that I am not possibly alone when I say that it seems like it was just yesterday when neighbors would wave and say “Hi” to one another, even striking up conversations of small talk, should there be a moment.  It also seems like just yesterday when you didn’t have to worry about having to pull off to the side of the road with a flat tire or an empty gas tank because there would be a friendly face offering to help take care of you, genuinely meaning it in the most honest and kind way. 

I remember a time when people meant what they said and didn’t talk in cryptic language so as to mean something completely different than what they were actually saying.  I remember a time when people who were church going individuals actually lived a life that was fairly close to the life they portrayed by attending their church sessions and socials.  There used to be a time when people were proud of saying that they were from the United States of America, not apologizing for their country, not attempting to shade the truth from others, that they are really ashamed of their country and are working from within to tear it down, to shatter the constitution into a jigsaw puzzle of a million pieces.

What has happened that has made neighbors so leery of making eye contact with one another, much less waving and saying “hello”?  People are afraid of intentions.  Will my neighbor be suing me for stepping on their lawn?  Does my neighbor have a meth lab in their basement?  Is my neighbor one of the Most Wanted?  A sad day indeed!

Tell me why law enforcement takes the law into their own hands, doing under-the-table deals with their buddies, doing things that are against the law because they feel superior to those who don’t wear a badge that sets them apart from the ordinary citizen.  Why do they define laws themselves, instead of looking for a judge and/or jury to decipher the law, as is their job?  When did law enforcement decide that their job was a money-making one, in which the individual needs of the population didn’t matter, but the money and/or budget was the bottom-line?    What about the city, county and state governments, not to mention the country?  What drives them and equals success?  It sure isn’t the ordinary citizen who pays their taxes and lives a normal and decent life!  Money is the bottom-line in our culture now.  No matter where you have your profession, greed has seeped into the system and is now a permanent part of societal relations that is growing at a steady clip.  Law enforcement is told by their city councils, mayors, and other city officials that they need to bring in revenue for their city.  This is drilled into them so much that it becomes a job-keeping decision.  Which officials are good at bringing in the revenue?  Those are the ones that win.  When a decision like this affects the citizens in a negative way, the ultimate decision is made exclusively according to the dollar value.  Who is actually there to look after us?  Another sad thing regarding decisions made by governing officials is that, if you attend one of their meetings, decisions are being made without the input of the citizens.  If cities wanted to save money, they should rent out the large spaces that they have that never get used.  “What large spaces?”  You ask.  For one, the huge spaces they have for their council meetings in which citizens are allowed to give input.  It is silly!  You can usually count the number of citizens that attend those meetings on one hand.  This only emboldens the decision makers.  They can make these decisions and no one will argue or give an opposing view for the government groups to discuss, possibly a better alternative to the original decision.

When people speak, can you trust anything they say?  Making plans with anyone, it becomes so confusing when they never follow through, whether because of alternative plans to which you were not privy, or a sense that follow-through is just highly over rated.  Impressions are so important anymore that there is not a thought given before someone “one-ups” another in conversation, or does the same in buying a new car, or other material possession that they cannot afford.  The image of success is material, instead of a feeling of accomplishment.  There is no questioning that this is a main culprit in the crashing of our worldwide economic security! 

Some neighbors are church-going folk and some are less-likely to do so.  However, just because you have a neighbor that attends church once-a-week without missing it, doesn’t mean that their home life or life in general is up-to-par with that image.  Many of these God-fearing people are only so when in their meetings.  When they get home, they kick the dog, beat their spouse, and tell their children that they are no good.  Some of these folks can quote bible scripture in an instant, but know nothing about honoring their own parents, cleaving to their own spouse instead of another’s, or being charitable with their possessions and/or time.  Don’t people feel that they are being hypocritical when they say one thing and then proceed to do another?  Spirituality is much more than image!  When it is actually a way of life, the rewards are fantastic!  It seems that there is a large gray area that seems to apply to this growing group.  This includes the churches that are built upon money making, non-charitable systems.  Where is the sacredness in God?

From immigration reform to hurricane and oil spill clean-up, our country’s officials play the blame game, worrying more about their image and whether-or-not they will be re-elected, or whether a bill will get passed that will include their raise than worrying about the best interest of those they represent.  States are arguing against states regarding a hot-button issue that has been a priority of our nation for decades, referred to as “Immigration Reform”.  Gay rights are trumping those rights of heterosexuals.  Reverse racism is becoming a huge issue, blocking many of our children from the experience of attending a University or of being hired by an employer.  Natural catastrophes happen and governments worry more about their photo-ops than they do about those citizens that are suffering due to events beyond their control. 

Man-assisting-man is no longer the mantra.  Instead, we live in a world where the beautiful is covered up by the crisis of the day, where celebrity news covers front page instead of humanitarian need.  We live in a world where media defines our thoughts and actions, where our thoughts are not our own but, instead are drown out by video games and satellite TV.  Vitamin D is a deficiency epidemic because we no longer leave our homes to take a walk, or to sit on a neighbor’s porch for a chat.  We are plugged in, slouching next to on the worn sofa with our latest, disposable cell phone, enjoying a conversation through texting, opening our mouths only for a bite of our newest snack food.

Look outside your window.  Do the clouds make fun shapes?  Is the wind just right to fly a kite or play a game of hoops with your kids?  Is it a pleasant temperature for you to take a walk with your spouse, saying “Hello” to your neighbors along the way?  Is there an agenda that can be emailed to you by your government officials that tells you the details of the agenda for upcoming meetings so that you can attend for 15 minutes to help by giving your input?  Do you even know your neighbor? 

It is time to open our eyes to the beauty that is in this world, as well as what we can contribute to create a better place for ourselves and future generations.  What do you feel about the things that are currently changing?  Do you believe that your neighborhood, law enforcement officials and government officials are creating an every-man-for-himself environment, or do you have hope that things are good and that we can make a difference through even little changes?  Are you proud of the country in which you live, or do you feel like apologizing about what your government officials say and/or do?  

Vanishing Doctors

Vanishing Doctors
April 13th, 2009 1:16 pm | by Mike Miller | Published in Big Government, Health Care, Market Regulation, Politics, congress, law

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Quote of the Day: “Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, ‘See, if it wasn’t for us, you couldn’t walk.” — Harry Browne (1933-2006), co-founder of Downsize DC

Subject: The not so mysterious case of the vanishing doctors

In case you missed it . . .

A survey by The Physician’s Foundation finds that nearly HALF of primary care doctors plan to reduce or eliminate their practices in the next three years!

The survey also gives the reasons . . .

* Too much non-clinical paperwork
* Difficulty getting reimbursed
* Too much government regulation
* Lack of time (caused by the above problems) to form patient relationships

These problems exist because the government has corrupted the nature of health insurance.

* Insurance is supposed to cover rare but expensive procedures
* But various government policies have made health insurance cover the medical equivalents of oil changes and tire rotations
* This means that most medical care is paid for by the government, or by insurance companies, and not by the people actually seeking the care
* This causes people to over-use medical services, and doctors to order questionable procedures
* That causes both insurance companies and the government to limit their costs by second-guessing every decision your doctor makes
* This burden of regulation leads to piles of non-clinical paperwork and difficulty getting reimbursed

But it gets worse. Health care prices are actually set by the government . . .

* The government funds HALF of all medical care
* This gives the government huge clout as the largest purchaser of health care
* The government uses this clout to limit what it’s willing to pay for every medical procedure
* The insurance companies use these government prices to set their own prices
* If these fixed prices are too low, shortages result, AND DOCTORS VANISH!

But that’s only the beginning . . .

If your health insurance is tied to your employer — if you risk catastrophe because losing your job means losing your health insurance — you can thank the government for that. Federal tax policies created the incentives that caused your health insurance to be tied to your job.

But if you don’t have employer-provided health insurance, and find coverage too expensive to buy on your own, you can thank the government for that too. State and federal laws mandate that insurance policies cover everything under the sun, making it hard to buy affordable major medical coverage.

The politicians could easily fix these problems by . . .

* Providing tax refunds for all health care expenses, including insurance premiums
* Allowing insurance companies to compete with different policies at different prices by ending mandates on what all health insurance must cover
* Funding Health Savings Accounts for Medicare recipients so they’ll have more incentives to be frugal

The solution to our health care problems is less meddling by the politicians, not more. The case of the vanishing doctors isn’t mysterious. The politicians did it, and they want to do more of what caused it!

Send your Congressional employees instructions asking them reduce their meddling in health care. Use your personal comments to mention the arguments in this Dispatch (you could just cut and paste if you want). If you’ve used our Educate the Powerful System before, do the following . . .

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