| I fail to understand how this great country of | | | | as a way of life; personally, publicly, fraternally and |
| ours is constantly attacked by civil liberties groups, | | | | throughout our government. Our relationship with |
| in an attempt to abolish all forms of God from all | | | | God in our government is a character trait as |
| government institutions, or anything that is | | | | patriotic as any other identifying mark that you |
| government subsidized, like our public schools. | | | | can associate our United States of America with |
| The oath of office to be sworn in with, at most | | | | as a trait of who we are. |
| government posts, whether is be legislative or | | | | George Washington once said, "It is impossible to |
| judicial ends in "So help me God", including the | | | | rightly govern the world without God and the |
| office of the President of the United States. This | | | | Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true |
| is meant and used as a legally binding factor to | | | | American patriot it they ever attempt to |
| hold them legally accountable for their actions | | | | separate Religion from politics." Most historians |
| while in office. Shall we remove this ending from | | | | regard George Washington as one of our |
| the oath and just take a chance that they will do | | | | greatest leaders. Could George Washington have |
| the best that they can, because they are such a | | | | felt this way, and knew something then that we |
| nice person? When we are in a court of law, | | | | now regard as useless and intrusive in our land of |
| should we not ask a witness who is about to give | | | | the free, and home of the brave? What are we |
| testimony to swear under oath, "The truth, the | | | | coming to in this great land when some people |
| whole truth, and nothing but the truth", and then | | | | and organizations go out of their way in an |
| not add "So help me God", which is meant to hold | | | | attempt to wipe out any mention or form of God |
| them accountable to a higher authority as well as | | | | in our government that has been interwoven |
| the court? | | | | there and is our way of history and life for |
| While we are at it, shall we burn all the U.S. | | | | America? |
| currency and re-mint every coin so that we can | | | | I can only hope that we rise up and fight this |
| remove the phrase "In God We Trust"? Since the | | | | challenge to abolish God from our government at |
| birth of our nation our country has always been | | | | all levels, and never ever let this happen! |
| deeply rooted with God interwoven throughout it | | | | Article written by Steven Coffman. |