Can
America Stand
When the Christian exiles first fled to America, they would seek out
an asylum from royal oppression and priestly intolerance. They were
determined to establish a government based upon civil and religious
liberty. The Declaration of Independence sets forth a great truth
that "all men are created equal” to furnish an institution with the
inalienable right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
The Constitution guarantees to the people the right of
self-government, providing that representatives elected by the
popular vote shall enact and administer those laws of liberty. (Isaiah
61:1).
Freedom of
religious faith was granted and every man was being permitted to
worship God according to the expression of his conscience.
Republicanism and Protestantism became the fundamental principles of
the nation. These principles are the secret of its power and
prosperity. The oppressed throughout history have turned to this
land with interest and hope. Millions have cast about its shores,
and the United States has risen to the most powerful nation of the
earth.
America is mentioned in the bible in several places, but I believe one of the best places in the bible is Isaiah chapter 18. Particularly Isaiah 18:7 where it says: The time will come when that strong and mighty nation, which is a terror to all both far and near, that conquering, destroying nation whose land the rivers divide, will bring forth gifts to the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem, where He has placed His name. Yes, we are the most powerful nation in the world, but something is going terribly wrong. We need to take America back from it’s ungodly ways and get back to the biblical way of life. Our Heavenly Father warns us what will happen when we turn everything upside down and revert to evil ways. (Isaiah 5:20). Below are some of Americas greatest downfalls and our Heavenly Father is not happy. We get a little down and dirty and to the point, so if you can’t handle the truth, I suggest you click off this news letter topic now.
The United States has the highest
incarceration rate in the world and the largest total prison
population on the entire globe. (Ezra
7:26, Matthew
25:46, Luke
23:19, Acts
5:18, Acts
12:4). They did not have this problem in old testament times
because the laws were carried out. No lawyers to pull fancy tricks
to confuse jurors. If you committed criminal homicide you were put
to death!
The United States has the highest percentage of obese people in the
world. (Proverbs
23:2, 23:19-21, 30:8, 1
Corinthians 6:13). People in the old testament lived longer
because they were more healthy. You didn’t see two thirds of the
population in an obese condition. The biggest problem with people
today is portion size. Everything is super sized, and the result is
super sized people.
The United States has the highest divorce rate in the world. (Genesis
2:24, Exodus
20:14, Leviticus
20:10, Deuteronomy
24:1, Jeremiah
3:8, Matthew
5:31-32, 19:5-10).
There was divorce in biblical days, but it wasn’t like today. Now
days it seems everyone is married and divorced two, three, or more
times without blinking an eye. There is no respect or dedication
towards spouses anymore.
The United States leads for the most hours of television watched per
person each week. (Romans
1:28-32, Daniel
12:4). A bunch of couch potatoes polluting their brains with
hours upon hours of junk on the tube. "Not to mention computer and
smart phone use."
The United States has the highest rate of illegal drug use on the entire
planet. (Matthew
6:24, Luke
16:13, Titus
2:2, 2:6, 1
Corinthians 6:19, 1 Peter 1:13, 4:7, 5:8, Revelation
21:8, 22:15).
This simply narrows down to greed and corruption from dealers in the
streets, gangs, business men, police departments, the military, and
public officials. This illegal drug corruption covers the full
spectrum from the drug cartels and governments in countries around
the world, and we can’t get a hold on it. But don’t worry, God will
very soon!
There are more capital crimes reported such as rapes, murders, car thefts
etc. in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.
This is why we have more police officers than anywhere else in the
world. (Leviticus 20, Isaiah
59:14). It seems that the criminals go free and the innocent pay
the price. Again, if one commits a murder or rape, they should be
publicly executed, and then you will have less crime. Just as they
did in biblical times.
The United States spends much more on health care than any other nation
on the face of the earth. And there are more people on
pharmaceutical drugs than any other country on the planet. The
percentage of women taking antidepressants in America is higher than
in any other country in the world. (1
Timothy 5:8, II
Thessalonians 3:10). Another area where people abuse the system.
Free medical care to those who refuse to work while hard working
people go without health care. More than fifty percent of people on
social security disability are not even disabled, while once again
they abuse the system. (And we let them get away
with it). I am not talking about people who are
really disabled and need disability, I am talking about the
scammers. You know who they are. As for the pharmaceutical drugs,
the doctors are becoming legal drug dealers. Handing out pain
killers and antidepressants like they were candy. “It’s all about
the money.”
More pornography is created in the United States than anywhere else on
the entire globe. 89 percent is made in the U.S.A. and only 11
percent is made in the rest of the world. (Matthew
5:28, Romans
6:12, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 6:18-20, 2
Corinthians 10:3, Ephesians
4:19, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1
John 2:16). Where does all this come from? Well, take a look how
mothers today raise their daughters and let them dress like harlots
when they are still children. Who do you think will end up in the
porn movies? Why do you think there are so many kidnappings and
rapes? You better get a grip on your young teens and let them grow
up as children and quit trying to make them adults at such a young
age. And you fathers need to teach your sons to respect women and
not to look at them as sex objects, or just a piece of meat. Get
tough and quit raising a bunch of spoiled little wimps!
The United States has the largest trade deficit in the world every single
year. Between December 2000 and December 2010, the United States ran
a total trade deficit of 6.1 trillion dollars with the rest of the
world, and the U.S. has had a negative trade balance every single
year since 1976. (Luke
12:56). In may 2011, the oil imports drove deficit up $50.2
billion alone as the price of oil continues to rise proportionally
to the unrest in Libya. As of March 2011 gold is climbing up over
$1,400 as the U.S. dollar is dropping. Balanced people contemplate
rising unemployment and even food riots in the United States future.
The United States spends 7 times more on the military than any other
nation on the planet does. In fact, U.S. military spending is
greater than the military spending of China, Russia, Japan, India,
and the rest of NATO combined. (Isaiah
18:1, 18:7).
Every year the pentagon and military are telling us that more is
needed for security and that we are not safe. If you are spending
more on the military and intelligence than all the rest of the world
combined and we still feel unsafe, then a new policy should be
sought.
The U.S. has accumulated the biggest national debt that the world has
ever seen and it is rapidly getting worse. U.S. government debt is
expanding at a rate of $40,000 per second. (Deuteronomy
28:12). We need to cut wasteful spending and get our national
debt under control. We can’t just keep giving money away and
investing in programs that do not work just to please those who
abuse the system and do not want to give back. It is not fair to
those who work hard in this country and pay their taxes, while
others are just living off the system.
Keep The Faith,
Barton