On this culturally important holiday, I wanted to make a few comments that have recently passed through my mind. I'm afraid that most people will celebrate this 4th of July without a whole lot of thought behind so much of it. Why are we celebrating? What are we celebrating? What does our involvement in this celebration say about us? Do we actually agree with what this celebration communicates?
Obviously, this holiday is not celebrated by any other nation, especially those of the Natives of this land. I would suppose that they see this as a day of mourning, similar to the 9/11 situation, as of late. Does our celebration of this holiday mean that we agree with everything that our country has done or believes? Probably not and most people would not think in these terms. But our celebration does mean that we rejoice at the formation and continuation of this nation. And I'm not too sure that celebration in this regard is really that good. We have legalized the murder of our own unborn children. We have recently legalized gay marriage. We have murdered countless thousands in illegitimate wars and operations. Obviously, any kind of anti-American activity is out of the question. That is not appropriate for a Christian. We do not fight against flesh and blood. But on the other hand, we should not actively support, encourage or celebrate the state of our nation either.
There really is no conclusion to this thought, just an encouragement to consider what we are doing and why.
Obviously, this holiday is not celebrated by any other nation, especially those of the Natives of this land. I would suppose that they see this as a day of mourning, similar to the 9/11 situation, as of late. Does our celebration of this holiday mean that we agree with everything that our country has done or believes? Probably not and most people would not think in these terms. But our celebration does mean that we rejoice at the formation and continuation of this nation. And I'm not too sure that celebration in this regard is really that good. We have legalized the murder of our own unborn children. We have recently legalized gay marriage. We have murdered countless thousands in illegitimate wars and operations. Obviously, any kind of anti-American activity is out of the question. That is not appropriate for a Christian. We do not fight against flesh and blood. But on the other hand, we should not actively support, encourage or celebrate the state of our nation either.
There really is no conclusion to this thought, just an encouragement to consider what we are doing and why.
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