A PAGE FROM THE DIARY OF BILL SHARPE: 02/26/2021 - HERE'S MY THOUGHT FOR TODAY, Declaration of Independence / LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OUR ROOTS FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY...

LET US NOT FORGET THE COUNTLESS AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THERE ALL SO WE MAY BE FREE MEN AND WOMEN, THROUGH THE CENTURIES OF TIME TO THE PRESENT DAY, AND STILL WE TEND TO FORGET OUR ROOTS AS AMERICANS, THE HISTORY BEHIND IT ALL.

A Wolf, A Dog, and the Declaration of Independence

A Wolf, A Dog, and the Declaration of Independence

 One afternoon a wolf who had eaten nothing for two days met a dog from a nearby farm. The dog was big and well fed, and the wolf complimented him on his healthy appearance.

“Come with me, Cousin,” the dog said, “and we’ll put some meat on your bones. You’ll get all the food you want, you’ll get tidbits and scraps of meat from the table, and the people of the house will brush you and treat you kindly.”

WHY GOD IS IN THE DECLARATION BUT NOT THE CONSTITUTION

WHY GOD IS IN THE DECLARATION BUT NOT THE CONSTITUTION

 No country venerates its “Founding Fathers” like the United States. Academics, legislators, judges, and ordinary citizens all frequently seek to validate their opinions and policy prescriptions by identifying them with the statesmen who led America to nationhood. It is not surprising, therefore, that debates about the role of religion in the United States are infused with references to the faith of the Founding Fathers and to the two greatest documents they gave to the fledgling republic: the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. People across the religious spectrum, from the most devout believers to the most committed atheists, look to these documents for support. Yet the blessings they offer are mixed. The Declaration contains several references to God, the Constitution none at all. The reasons for this variation reveal a great deal about the founding principles of the United States.