The foundation of the United States is amazing! While our nation was (and is) not constitutionally declared a Christian nation, it was formulated by the Christian thought and influence of our Founding Fathers. With virtually every Founding Father being of Christian faith, they intentionally created our nation's fundamental documents (Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, etc.) based upon their belief in the Holy Trinity of God. We see this evidenced in: a) The Founder's personal faith which they publically shared (see Oct. 25); b) Their belief in the Holy Bible (see Oct. 26), and c) The United States Judicial System which we will read about today.

Read the following court opinions and rulings from years gone by while asking yourself if we are at risk today. Then please take a moment to read my closing comments.

Justice Samuel Chase, U.S. Supreme Court, Runkel v. Winemiller, 1799 - "By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty."

Justice James Kent, U.S. Supreme Court, The People v. Ruggles, 1811, - "The people of this State, in common with the people of this country, profess the general doctrines of Christianity, as the rule of their faith and practice . . . We are a Christian people, and the morality of the country is deeply engrafted upon Christianity, and not upon the doctrines of worship of those impostors [other religions] . . . Christianity in its enlarged sense, as a religion revealed and taught in the Bible, is part and parcel of the law of the land...[W]e are a Christian people, and the morality of this country is deeply engrafted upon Christianity, and not upon the doctrines or worship of these impostors..."

Chief Justice John Marshall, In a letter to Jasper Adams, May 9, 1833 - "The American population is entirely Christian, and with us Christianity and Religion are identified. It would be strange indeed, if with such a people, our institutions did not presuppose Christianity, and did not often refer to it, and exhibit relations with it."

Justice Joseph Story, Founder Harvard Law School;Appointed to U.S. Supreme Court by James Madison,A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States, 1840 - "[A]t the time of the adoption of the Constitution, the general, if not the universal, sentiment in America was, that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the State so far as was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience and the freedom of religious worship.

Justice Joseph Story,U.S. Supreme Court, Vidal v. Girard's Executors, 1844 - "Christianity... is not to be maliciously and openly reviled and blasphemed against, to the annoyance of believers or the injury of the public... It is also said, and truly, that the Christian religion is a part of the common law..."

Illinois Supreme Court,Richmond v. Moore, 1883 - "Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise. In this sense and to this extent, our civilizations and our institutions are emphatically Christian."

Justice Brewer, U. S. Supreme Court, Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 1892 - "If we pass beyond these matters to a view of American life as expressed by its laws, its business, its customs and its society, we find everywhere a clear recognition of the same truth . . . this is a Christian nation."

U.S. Supreme Court,Updegraph v. The Commonwealth, 1824, as quoted in the Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States, 1892 - "It was decided that, Christianity, general Christianity, is, and always has been, a part of the common law... not Christianity with an established church.... but Christianity with liberty of conscience to all men."

Justice George Sutherland, U.S. Supreme Court,U.S. vs. Macintosh, 1931 - "We are a Christian people... and acknowledge with reverence the duty of obedience to the will of God."

Judge Gallagher, Supreme Court of New York, Baer v. Kolmorgen, 1958 - "Much has been written in recent years...to "a wall of separation between church and State." . . . It has received so much attention that one would almost think at times that it is to be found somewhere in our Constitution."

Justice William Rehnquist, 1985 - "But the greatest injury of the 'wall' notion [separation of church and state] is its mischievous diversion of judges from the actual intentions of the drafters of the Bill of Rights."

Once a structural foundation is laid it cannot be changed unless someone intentionally destroys it or attempts to add to it. May I suggest that there are those who desire and who are actively trying to destroy our great national foundation! Many Muslims, secularists, and the like despise our freedoms, way of life, freedom of speech, and Christian heritage. Be not fooled! Open your eyes and look wide across the world. Look at how history is being intentionally rewritten currently in many of our schools. Turn on the news and watch the hate and anger that is being displayed by many, especially toward those who choose to speak publically about faith and/or real American patriotism. This is not time to go along simply to get along. We have done that for far too long! Instead, it is time you as a patriot . . . it is time for you as a Christian . . . it is time for you as a lover of freedom to pray to Almighty God, draw a line by refusing to retreat into silence, and let the world know that we will not let them destroy our foundation any longer! We must press forward, show resolve, and speak the truth in love! Let's step it up!  

Remember, a foundation can only be built once unless it gets destroyed!