My new friend April posts quotes and articles about Freedom and Founding Fathers on Fridays. She spotlighted this idea by Glenn Beck. Here is his original article and video of it. I'm not specifically in love with all the wording, but I think overall most of the principles stand as AMERICA. This is my brief water-downed version:
"Yes or no. Is this who I am? Is this what I believe?:
1) Do you believe America is a good place... if you look at America, she's good and our founders were good and our founding documents are good. We've just strayed too far away from them.
2) I believe in God and he is the center of my life. ...
3) It is my responsibility to try to be better and a more honest person than I was yesterday. Sometimes I fail, I'll make mistakes, but it's my main mission to be better than I was personally than I was yesterday.
4) The family is sacred. I and my spouse are the ultimate authority under God when it comes to my family. I raise my family, and that comes with a grave responsibility. If I fail, I answer to God.
5) If you break the law, you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6) I have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but that is not a guarantee of equal results.
7) I work hard for what I have, and I will share it with others that I choose when I choose, should I choose. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
8) It is not un-American for anyone to disagree with my opinion, but my opinion or others' opinions may be anti-American. Anti-American rhetoric would be anything that is destructive to the Constitution and our country as our founders understood it.
9) And the last one is the government works for me. The government answers to me. I do not answer to the government."
So many of us who truly believe in this country, but think common sense is dead, feel alone these days. When one caller said he was ready to unplug because he was so frustrated, Glenn asked him to give him a few weeks to prove that he wasn't alone. Today, Glenn starts trying to make this idea into a reality. Step one---if you believe in the principles that this country was founded on---please email an individual picture of you--and each member of your family who wants to participate to wesurroundthem@gmail.com"
"Yes or no. Is this who I am? Is this what I believe?:
1) Do you believe America is a good place... if you look at America, she's good and our founders were good and our founding documents are good. We've just strayed too far away from them.
2) I believe in God and he is the center of my life. ...
3) It is my responsibility to try to be better and a more honest person than I was yesterday. Sometimes I fail, I'll make mistakes, but it's my main mission to be better than I was personally than I was yesterday.
4) The family is sacred. I and my spouse are the ultimate authority under God when it comes to my family. I raise my family, and that comes with a grave responsibility. If I fail, I answer to God.
5) If you break the law, you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6) I have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but that is not a guarantee of equal results.
7) I work hard for what I have, and I will share it with others that I choose when I choose, should I choose. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
8) It is not un-American for anyone to disagree with my opinion, but my opinion or others' opinions may be anti-American. Anti-American rhetoric would be anything that is destructive to the Constitution and our country as our founders understood it.
9) And the last one is the government works for me. The government answers to me. I do not answer to the government."
So many of us who truly believe in this country, but think common sense is dead, feel alone these days. When one caller said he was ready to unplug because he was so frustrated, Glenn asked him to give him a few weeks to prove that he wasn't alone. Today, Glenn starts trying to make this idea into a reality. Step one---if you believe in the principles that this country was founded on---please email an individual picture of you--and each member of your family who wants to participate to wesurroundthem@gmail.com"
So, in thinking about principles and what America stands for, this is what I hope my kids will know someday from what they have learned at home:
We Stand for strong FAMILIES
JOY comes from making God the Center of your life
There is GOOD in America
The Constitution and Founding Fathers were INSPIRED of God
We believe in HARD WORK and working for what we receive.
We support and cherish LIFE.
"Every day in Every way, I'm getting better and better."
"If you want to be HAPPY, be GOOD."
4 comments:
Awesome and excellent beliefs and sentiments. I am increasingly impressed with Glen Beck's courage to stand for what is right. It is brave to speak out in contrast to the general sentiments out there. And he stands for family and freedom and that we hold dear. Brave post, Heath :)
Kind of scary of what our new President has in store for our country. I just keep saying if I follow my true leader, President Hickley, we'll be just fine.
REALLY like this post...made me think about a lot of things. Love your graphics! You are always so inspiring in all that you do.
Great post, Heather! Like Amy, I am impressed with Glenn Beck's courage. I think those principles are very important as well.
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