I live in Oklahoma. As such this post from Geri Ungurean on
her blog Absolute Truth from the Word of God
about former Oklahoma Representative Jim Bridenstine (my District roughly representing Tulsa) tapped to be Administrator of NASA by
President Trump got my attention.
One Nation Under God by Jon McNaughton
Evidently
Bridenstine is not shy about his Christian faith and it’s driving Leftists and
Separation of Church/State activists nuts. Ungurean begins with SCOTUS concurring
atheistic doctrine can simulate religion then goes into the fallacy of
Separation of Church and State. Then Ungurean examines how Bridenstine
Church/State Separation activists crazy.
JRH 4/27/19
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Head of NASA Praises Prayer and Christian Influence in
Government: Left Has Orbital Meltdown
April 27, 2019
Did you know
that The Supreme Court has said a religion need not be based on a belief
in the existence of a supreme being? In the 1961 case of Torcaso v. Watkins,
the court described “secular humanism” as a religion.
And in 2005, a
Federal court deemed “Atheism” a religion.
Read about that
decision here:
From wnd.com --
written in 2005
Court Rules Atheism a Religion
Decides 1st Amendment protects prison inmate’s right to start study group
A federal court of appeals ruled yesterday Wisconsin prison officials
violated an inmate’s rights because they did not treat atheism as a religion.
“Atheism is [the inmate’s] religion, and the group that he wanted to
start was religious in nature even though it expressly rejects a belief in a
supreme being,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said.
The court decided the inmate’s First Amendment rights were violated
because the prison refused to allow him to create a study group for atheists.
Brian Fahling, senior trial attorney for the American Family Association
Center for Law & Policy, called the court’s ruling “a sort of Alice in
Wonderland jurisprudence.”
“Up is down, and atheism, the antithesis of religion, is religion,” said
Fahling.
The Supreme Court has said a religion need not be based on a belief in
the existence of a supreme being. In the 1961 case of Torcaso v. Watkins, the
court described “secular humanism” as a religion. source
But if a person has
the audacity to mention “God” or “Prayer to Him” in public; in this case in
front of a Christian ministry by the HEAD of NASA– the reaction of
the atheists is anger and of course citing the “Wall of Separation of Church
and State. So, the employees of NASA are attempting to take away a
person’s freedom of speech because it will make them look bad – you know, guilt
by association.
UNREAL
Let’s get something
straight before I post about the Left’s response to the head of NASA (who
happens to be a Christian).
You will not find
“Separation of Church and State” anywhere in our Constitution.
The Left will tell you it’s there, but that’s a lie. This lie has been
repeated so many times that the average person believes it.
So, where did the
saying originate?
Satan is a liar and
the father of them. He is also the author of confusion. He took our
First Amendment and twisted it, just as he does with God’s Holy Word.
Here is the First Amendment of our Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Do you
see in the First Amendment the verbiage “Separation of Church and State?”
Neither do I.
We don’t see it
because it is NOT there. The First Amendment was given its place of
prominence because our Founding Fathers wanted to insure that the government
would never establish a “religion” that would be forced upon
the American people; and that we would always have freedom of speech.
Then why do we hear
this clause so much?
In 1802, a group of
Baptist ministers from Danbury, CT wrote to Thomas Jefferson. They were
concerned about the possibility that the State would impose a denomination and
their freedom to worship as Baptists might be in jeopardy.
Here is Thomas
Jefferson’s response to these CT pastors:
The Final Letter as sent:
To messers. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, & Stephen S. Nelson, a
committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut.
Gentlemen
“The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so
good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist association,
give me the highest satisfaction. my duties dictate a faithful and zealous
pursuit of the interests of my constituents, & in proportion as they are
persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more
and more pleasing.
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between
Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his
worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not
opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American
people which declared that their legislature should “make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” thus
building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to
this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of
conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those
sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he
has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.
I reciprocate your kind prayers for the protection & blessing of the
common father and creator of man, and tender you for yourselves & your
religious association, assurances of my high respect & esteem.”
(Emphasis mine)
Th Jefferson
Jan. 1. 1802.
Jan. 1. 1802.
In the past 100
years, the phrase “Wall of Separation between Church and State” (taken from
Jefferson’s letter) has been misconstrued to mean that anything to do
with Religion must be separate from State or Federal Government.
First of all, as I
said before – the phrase “Separation of Church and State” is found no where in
the Constitution. God-hating individuals have repeatedly used this
statement (which was to PROTECT the Christians) so many times, that the average
person on the street will tell you that this is part of America’s Constitution.
And don’t forget
that this man (Jim Bridenstine) was addressing a Christian Ministry
– NOT an audience filled with NASA employees!
Brethren, you should
print this article out so that you can speak truth to a person who is parroting
the lie that this clause is found in our Constitution!
From frc.org
NASA Chief Finds Space for Faith
April 18, 2019
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand the First Amendment. Or
maybe, after the spat over
a speech by NASA’s Jim Bridenstine, it does. Thanks to the
double standards of secularism, public officials can’t even talk about faith
without making headlines. It’s no wonder, then, that when the head of America’s
space program gave remarks at a Christian ministry, even he had trouble finding
signs of intelligence in the criticism that followed.
Capitol
Ministries [Blog Editor’s Link], the organization that Jim has supported for years, is
hardly controversial. Nine of the president’s 15 cabinet officials are sponsors
of the ministry — whose aim is simple: influencing government with biblical
teachings. During his talk, Bridenstine even talked about the importance of
that goal and what it means in the context of these times. “I love what Ralph
said earlier: We’re not trying to Christianize the U.S. government. We believe
in an institutional separation, but we also believe in influence. And that’s a
big distinction and an important distinction, and that’s why I love this
ministry.”
Jim couldn’t have been more clear: No one in the Trump administration is
trying to create a theocracy. They just want the same freedom to bring their
personal views to bear on public policy that liberals have. Still, secularists
like Business Insider’s Dave Mosher, seem intent on dragging Bridenstine
through the mud for daring to talk about actual NASA history — like Buzz Aldrin’s
communion on the moon and the Apollo 8 astronauts’ Bible reading in orbit.
In a 2,000-word rant about the faith of Trump’s team, Mosher insists that
“Some ethics and legal experts outside NASA have expressed concern over
Bridenstine’s speech. They believe it ran afoul of the establishment clause of
the First Amendment, which outlines a separation of church and state, and might
have also violated ethics rules for federal executives.” Quoting people like
Virginia Canter of Citizens for Responsible Ethics, Mosher tries to paint
Bridenstine as a typical Establishment Clause abuser. “One’s personal beliefs
must be respected, but when appearing in an official capacity, you have to
adhere to certain ethical standards,” Canter explained. “One is not to give the
impression that you are officially endorsing any products or service or
enterprise.”
Funny, where was Mosher when Barack Obama was headlining political
fundraisers for Planned Parenthood? Or worse, invoking
God’s blessing on the abortion giant? Everyone from Hillary Clinton
to Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have not only endorsed the group’s “service” — but
funneled hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to it. No one seemed to care
when they appeared in their official capacities to preach the gospel of
abortion. But put a Christian on the stage from the Trump administration —
encouraging something as innocent as prayer — and they’re a walking ethics violation!
This is NASA, for crying out loud. What are they worried about? Jim sending
astronauts to evangelize the galaxy?
If secularists are upset about Bridenstine’s speech, then they should
have been shaking the White House gates over the last administration’s agenda
for the space agency. How quickly we forget those shocking
comments in 2010 when President Obama told NASA administrator
Charles Bolden that his new mission should be “to find a way to reach out to
the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations…” If
you’re looking for a textbook abuse of public office, I’d say start with the
Obama administration. After that, giving a few remarks at a charity function
seems like small potatoes.
But hypocrisy is the name of the Democratic game. Like Secretary Mike
Pompeo and countless other Trump officials before him, Bridenstine is just the
latest target of an intolerant Left whose only goal is purging faith from
public life and history. If activists can’t get Christians to stay quiet, then
they’ll try to drive them out of government altogether. That will be tough to
do in this administration, thanks to the fearless leadership of Trump. If his
team has learned anything, it’s how to stand up to bullies. That shouldn’t be
hard for a man Jim Bridenstine. He was already light years ahead of the
opposition. source
I say WELL DONE to
the head of NASA! He is not ashamed of our Lord Jesus before men, and
neither will Jesus be ashamed of him before His Father!
“But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father
who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:33).
Shalom b’Yeshua
MARANATHA!
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In Yeshua,
Geri
MARANATHA!
Geri
MARANATHA!
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