Can The Main Stream Media Spell - Totalitarianism

Hello, it has been a warm day down on the farm. We had a storm last night that would have been better on the fourth of July. We had hard rain, lightning and thunder, loud thunder. It was a great storm and one that most farmers like for the water and the nitrogen it produces. Nature doing her thing with God at the controls.

Speaking of storms and the brewing of them. We have a storm brewing in this great land of ours. It has to do with the MAIN STREAM MEDIA. Most just refer to it as msm.

So what has the msm been up to lately. How about its one sided coverage of this presidential election. Now I can't bring my self to vote for either of the two main candidates. but, the news coverage has been shameful to say the least. its one sided ness towards Barack Hussein Obama is disturbing and frightening to any freedom loving American. I read where the press actually applauded one of his speeches. This is wrong and very, very dangerous.

The msm is moving towards totalitarianism, if you have no idea what that is, check out the following.

Totalitarianism,

Control of Mass Communications: the press spoon feeding what they want us to hear!

By virtue of the monopoly of mass communications the ruling party and the government are in possession of all channels through which people receive information, guidance, and direction. All newspaper, magazine, and book publishing, as well as radio and television broadcasting, theater productions, and motion pictures, is centrally controlled and directed. All writers, speakers, actors, composers, and poets are enrolled in party-controlled organizations, and they are licensed by the government. Usually they are required to be members of the party. The party line, that is, the party's interpretation of policy, is imposed on all mass media through censorship.

The Secret Police: didn't I hear one candidate say he would start a civilian security force!

The secret-police apparatus employs the theories and techniques of scientific crime detection and modern psychology. It terrorizes the population in ways radically different from and much crueler than those of the police systems of earlier autocracies. The totalitarian secret police employs institutions and devices such as the concentration camp, predetermined trials, and public confessions. One of the dangers inherent in the totalitarian dictatorship is the possibility that the secret police might seize control of the party itself.

Well now, our founding fathers fought and died to rid this country of Totalitarianism and dictatorial kings. To assure that this would not happen again they gave us a Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The first Amendment puts the press in a position of responsibility for our freedom from these threats to our way of life. But they, our founding fathers, would not believe what our press has turned into. They have become the very thing they were supposed to guard against and warn us of. They truly are undermining the very foundation that is holding them up. And most of the press, probably would not recognize the fact that they have become the very problem that they were to guard against for us.

It is time to stand tall and be counted. We must not be afraid to tell the msm exactly what we think of their antics. It does not matter which candidate you are for. This is wrong and the next time it could be your candidate that is getting the shaft. There are other subjects that they are doing the same thing. All I ask of the msm is to tell the truth, all the truth, nothing but the truth, and the truth will set you free.
May God bless this wonderful land we live in.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

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We Are A Family

Hello, it has been one of those great days of rest and family. I think about the history of this wonderful country we live in with the heritage that we have. From the Pilgrims and Jamestown solidly built around a strong faith in God and a strong family unit. This family unit is what builds the character that has set the pattern for our national unity.

You would not know it now but at one time America was like one big family unit. We stood together no matter what we faced, because we had right on our side. We always for the most part did the right thing when called upon. Once we, as a nation decide on what course to take, we were unstoppable.

But times have changed and the attack on the family unit has been tremendous. We see the division of family as we witness the division of society itself. Those who have a lust for power will do anything to the family unit to achieve their goal. We see it in class division pushed by those who say they stand solidly behind each side.

We have seen it in racial statements that always move us further apart. Statements that have the impact that never lets you forget that our races are different. They say things like, just because I’m black or just because I’m white or just because I’m whatever. These statements keep refreshing our thoughts till we become so tired of hearing it we turn it off. Then we are open to make mistakes in our daily lives out of shear resentment.

Would not it be better if we just ceased talking about race and started to talk about accomplishments made by our fellow Americans. Just proclaim the wonders of working together. In time we would become color blind. One nation, one people, one cause with an end of racism with all its harmful and dividing attributes, that if left unchecked will move us to a point where harm to each other can happen. God forbid that a time like that would ever happen here.

Those who are playing with fire have no idea how volatile of a situation they are pushing toward. We need all Americans pulling together from within the family unit. Those who do not have a full family unit need our help, so they can experience what we are blessed to experience. Here we need to look upon each as an Americans, not as something different. When all is said and done we exist through the power of the Lord and the strength of each other.

We are a family, may God bless each and every American.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

The Winking Press Doesn’t Do Their Best

Hello, It has been another good day down on the farm, with all hands working together. It is amazing how much you can accomplish working together. Each pulls his fair share, no slouches here. When everyone is doing his job the system works great, but when one only does half his work in a lazy haphazard way, then the system will fail.

I believe that are political system is failing miserably. Again I bring to the attention of the reader that the media in the form of the press is failing us badly. We can not exist if the press only does half its job. When our country was founded they gave the press an elite position in the scheme of things, first amendment status. At present they have squandered their privilege and sold their soul to the highest bidder. There is shame upon them.

When one presidential candidate has something to say, report it. When the other one has something to say, report it. When any candidate has something to say, report that also. The press must keep us the people informed as to what is happening in the realm of politics.

When the press has picked there own candidate and swoons over him we the people have a serious problem. It is not in the written Constitution that the press should pick our next president, that job belongs to the people.

There is a problem brewing in this country and that problem is arrogance. When people lose their respect for others our society turns into a jungle, where the strong survive. And hope fades away like dreams that don’t come true.

The vast majority of the people in this country still care and have not succumbed to arrogance yet. But the press is a different matter. A good example is the New York Times, who published an op-ed by Barack Hussein Obama. Then turned around and would not publish a response by John McCain. I believe that is called arrogance folks.

We may need to turn to alternative news sources for our education on political matters. There are a lot of places to go. My favorite is http://www.worldnetdaily.com; they are always up to date and usually ahead of the main stream media in news worthy material.

We need to hold the press accountable for their lack of neutrality by not supporting their effort. Money talks and when they don’t get their share of it, maybe they will start doing their job like our founding fathers intended that they should. They must hold to the truth that America comes first.

May God bless America.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

Whose Side Is The Press On Anyway

Hello, it has been a good day with much accomplished. We had a beautiful rain this afternoon, a slow steady rain. The corn and clover perked up a bit, thankful for the drink. It is wonderful to see things happen naturally. Which brings me to the topic for tonight.

Now I am not one to throw gas on a fire, BUT. I have been watching this presidential campaign and it seems more like a circus has come to town. Everyone is marching in the parade like a bunch of mesmerized puppets. I am talking about the American press. They who are suppose to a neutral entity have gone hog wild about this Barack Obama. Now, I believe that we need to know all about our presidential candidates, the good, the bad and the ugly. But when the press seems to be absorbed in one candidate, they leave their job only half done. And we the people do not have all the information we need to make an intelligent decision.

The freedom of the press is just under the freedom of religion. That ranked up there pretty well to the top. Our founding fathers put it there for a reason. A people are only as free as the press is. They put this freedom in an exalted position for a purpose. That purpose was and is to keep an eye on our government. To let us know when anyone in the government is trying to do something contrary to our constitution. The press is our first line of defence to protect us from a corrupt government. The second amendment makes sure that a corrupt government knows it's boundaries. A free press and the right to bear arms has keep any would be dictator well away from this great country.

But if the press is running around reciting a campaign slogan and yelling take my picture with him, she's a one sided affair and we the people are left holding the grap end of the stick. We need to make sure we let the press know that their shenanigans will not be tolerated. Our job as Americans is to be well informed about our presidential candidates so we can make a good decision in November. If the press wont do it, then we still must know, even if it is left to us. We can learn a lot of what we need to know on the Internet and help make that decision. But the press must be held accountable and made to adjust there way of covering the news.

It does not matter which horse you like in this race. We must agree that the press must absolutely stay neutral. This will always benefit the country and help to keep us free. I believe that the press has really let us down and allowed some of our freedoms to erode away by stealth and ignorance. They, the press should be leading the charge to get them back. Lets hold them accountable and tell them to get their heads screwed on straight and be about the business of truth and rightness To help us, not hurt us.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

American Sovereignty Unique and Irreplaceable

Hello, I have a great love for this wonderful country we live in. But there lurks an enemy within.

Our survival as an independent nations demands we snatch our sovereignty away from the jaws of globalism and put it back on the pedestal where it belongs and again to adorn it with Christian virtue and moral righteousness. Putting the right perspective and value on our God given freedoms and liberties. When we start taking for granted our sovereignty, that’s when we can easily let it slip through our fingers. Our founding fathers new how precious this was and were willing to cradle it in their arms even unto death. Should we take such a heritage and privilege so lightly? They, our founding fathers, could perceive deeply into the depths of freedom and understand its virtue and beauty. Because, they had experienced living without it and being unmercifully enslaved by totalitarianism. America’s sovereignty and liberty are intertwined like no other country on this earth or has ever been on this earth. Take away one and the other crumbles to nonexistence. They are joined together by law and spirit of unanimous consent. They, our founding fathers, coveted together by a sworn statement of brotherhood and an unselfish pledge to each other their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor. These were not idle words that would pass in the night season. But they were words that bound them together and bound a future posterity to its precepts and depths of understanding of one nation, one people and one God over all.

Our sovereignty is what keeps us unique. If those that would have us bound to a world government understood our beginning, they would see the folly of their desires. They would turn away from what would be most certainly our demise. We can not stand if we are joined at the hip with other nations with their different cultures, people and languages. We will be unable to do what we were called to do.

America was set apart at her beginning and must be kept apart to exist. To join other countries for mutual benefits but still remaining separate.

The uniqueness of America is also found in her ability to absorb all legal incoming immigrants and bind them together and produce one homogeneous people called Americans. One language, one people, united with the singleness of mind to be the best we can be under God.

They, our founding fathers, were called to be one nation under God, and this call has never been revoked. This call set in motion a chain of events that would lead to the most magnificent and Godly constitution ever. It also set in motion an earthly arm of God that would intercede for the downtrodden and oppressed. It would eradicate the ungodly tyrant and murderous dictator. This arm only functions when we are obedient and a virtuous people.

When we turn our backs on this Godly call, we become an indistinguishable blur and mesh with the ungodly mass. Many times we have headed in that general direction, but God has called us back through National revivals. Of which there has been many in the past. Will He do it again, or have we crossed the line to far this time.

May God bless America!

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

"The Church Must Take Right Ground"

Hello, it has been a good Saturday and we have gotten a lot done down on the farm. Now its time for some rest and just a few thoughts on things that are happening.

I hear that one of the presidential candidate has made the statement that we need to have two languages in this country. In my opinion that would split this land right down the middle. All through our history we have spoken one language, that's English. Take a good look around this old world and study countries that have more than one language. If they are not in a civil war they are at least arguing about something, and usually it doesn't amount to a hill of beans, but people will die because of it. I would stress again that there are those that have a great desire to see a one world society. If you start intermingling people and languages, you may be laying a foundation for future globalization. America has been and should always be a country of one language, one people, one purpose, one cause and one heart. We can disagree and still be one people. That is what keeps us free.

I see where San Francisco is in the news again, this time they have condemned the Catholic Church for it's stand on sexual morality. Charles Finney once said, "God cannot sustain this free and blessed country, which we love and pray for, unless the Church will take right ground." San Francisco has also made the news with this latest from http://www.worldnetdaily.com/.

San Fran's next step: Legalized prostitution?
Petitioners have succeeded in moving a measure that would effectively decriminalize prostitution in the city of San Francisco to the Nov. 4 ballot.
While prostitution is unlawful under the California Penal Code, the measure – if passed by voters – would ban the San Francisco Police Department from allocating any financial resources for the investigation and prosecution of sex workers on prostitution charges.

My goodness, have they started something that once it gets rolling will be impossible to stop?

I see to that Israel foiled an attempt by Al-Qaida to kill president Bush. Israel has a top notch secret service and living under the threat of getting blown up has kept those (like what we have in this country) from tying the hands of those who are trying to protect their countrymen.

Another headline on http://www.worldnetdaily.com/,
State Dept. promotes 'Mosques in America' Publishes '09 calendar featuring worship sites for only 1 religion.
Check it out it is a good read.

I really like the quote earlier from Charles Finney, it hits the nail right on the head. The full quote is, "The church must take right ground in regards to politics....The time has come for Christians to vote for honest men, and take consistent ground in politics or the Lord will curse them....

God cannot sustain this free and blessed country, which we love and pray for, unless the Church will take right ground. Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to their country as a part of their duty to God....

God will bless or curse this nation according to the course Christians take in politics."

Leading up to the war of Independence, it was the churches that set the foundation of freedom. The pulpits burst forth fire on freedom and liberty according to the Scriptures. They set the standard for what would become the greatest country in the world. When ever their was an election or day of thanksgiving it was the church that had election day sermons, or thanksgiving day sermons. The people were hungry for God's word and wanted to know what it said about the situation at hand. We today are hungry for the ungodly and profane. There is always hope though, there is always God.
May God bless America.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer.

Lets Drill To Fill

Hello, another fine day has passed by, they seem to go so quickly anymore. Time spent with the family is precious time and I like to get as mush of it as I can. Family is important to me and I want to see them well taken care of. which brings me to tonight topic.

Drilling for oil in this great land of ours. House Speaker Pelosi will not give an inch on off shore drilling. It does not matter how much the people want it. With the technology that we have I can't imagine there would be problems. The environmentalist losing the battle over drilling would be breathing down the neck of the drillers and you can bet if there is one drop of oil out of place they would scream to high heaven. We would have watch dog group like none other.

We must drill and drill now if we our to pull ourselves out of this mess. While we our drilling we should be encouraging that great American spirit that always comes up with what we need when we need it, to go full steam ahead. I'll bet that before we supply all our oil needs we would have alternative sources of power. Heck, I got a couple of ideas myself.

We should try to bring out the American ingenuity and let her fly. In the mean time, Nancy Pelosi need to lighten up and give up on this arrogant stand of hers and start working for the betterment of the people.

Something else has caught my eye tonight. It has to do with the World Court. It seems that the World Court has told Texas to stay the execute of a person convicted of murder. And Texas's response to all this is (taken from a Worldnetdaily.com article) "Texas is refusing to bow to yesterday's World Court order to stay the Aug. 5 lethal injection of convicted rapist-killer and illegal alien Jose Medellin."

Now my concern has nothing to do with the Texas case, I don't know much about it, my concern has to do with the World Court interfering within our country. We are a sovereign country and that means we have our own laws and we will abide by them. This business of outsiders trying to influence us with there muscle flexing needs to be called what it is, arrogant world dominance. What happens in America is none of their business.

And remember "lets drill to fill."

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

The Hay's In The Barn And The World's Still In A Mess

Hello, well now we have just finished the hay season. We are only about six weeks behind, blame the weather. But it is a good feeling to see the barn full of hay and you have plenty to feed the stock this winter. The life of a farmer is an endless job but I wouldn't trade it for all the tea in China.

While we have been putting in long days and nights the world is still boiling and our country is still setting on our hands and doing nothing about drilling for oil. As far as I can see there is no excuse for doing nothing. We must tap into our oil supply and become self supporting. It would be great to tell those oil producing countries what they can do with their oil and especially the ones that take our money and buy weapons in which to kill us with.

I see also that Tony Snow has passed away. I really liked him and his wonderful smile. If we as individuals would smile the way he did, no matter how bad things got, the world would be a better place. He will be missed very, very much.

There is a rumble going on about one of Obama's speeches where he made the statement "We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded." Now it seems that this statement is missing in the transcripts of the speech. I hope he has re-thought this and has changed course on the statement. My mind keeps thinking of places like Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, where civilian security forces have put fear in the heart's of there citizens.

Boy, the next few months are going to be interesting to say the least.

Hang in there.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

The Globe Trotting Five Of The Supreme Court, Plus Congress

Hello, the head line the other day from http://www.worldnetdaily.com reads as follows;

Supreme Court rejects death penalty for raping children Majority in 5-4 vote says it violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment!

"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. His four liberal colleagues joined him, while the four more conservative justices dissented.

Justice Samuel Alito in his dissent, "The harm that is caused to the victims and to society at large by the worst child rapists is grave," Alito wrote. "It is the judgment of the Louisiana lawmakers and those in an increasing number of other states that these harms justify the death penalty."

There is a saying that goes, “evil will wax worse and worse as time goes on”, and it has. I say, arrogance has seen no height that it can not scale, nor no life it finds sacred, except the evil that waxes worse and worse.

There seems to a trend by our globe trotting five to lift the rights of the criminal and illegal individuals. While they lower the right of law abiding US citizens. They, the globe trotting five, have elevated their position to one of exalted absolutism. Once a person or persons reaches a state of life where they feel above and beyond any other individual human, the next logical step up is into the realm of the godly. They may well find at that point there just might be someone there before them and He may not be open to stepping aside for five would be apprentices.

It is the people that should and must insert their will and control into this ascending covey of would be immortals. I truly appreciate the words of President Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln said; “I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court....At the same time, the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court, the instant they are made...the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned their Government into the hands of the eminent tribunal....”

This is a lesson for us as a people on how important it is to see proper individuals are appointed to this position. It is a life long appointment and should not be taken lightly. The ramifications of a bad appointee can be devastating. The ramifications of five bad appointees can be a freedom and liberty disconnect. When the Supreme Court moves from serving to ruling then we go from ruling to serving. In the bible they call that a doulos, which is Greek for a bond servant.

Friend, we need to study our history especially the history of the beginning of our government to understand the position that each branch of government has and their boundaries. And we need to exert pressure on congress to rein in the court and to make sure all future appointees fit into the guide lines of the Constitution of the United States of America. We should not let this slide by.

Along with an out of control judiciary, we also have a federal congress that has blatantly put its self above the will of the people. Not only that, but they seem to think they are above the control of the people. They seem to be trying to undermine our great country. Everything they do seems to be in the interest of other countries or in the interest of themselves. But, we the people still posses the ultimate power if we decide to use it. It is simply called a ballot. With that said, our thoughts should be to throw out everyone of these bums that will not knuckle under to the will of the people. I have said it before, when the American people unite in a singular endeavor, they are invincible and will not be denied. Lets join our hearts to this common cause and see a great victory for America and freedom. Lets regain control of congress.

That’s all for now.

Sleep save, sleep sound my friend.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

God Bless The American Vet

Hello, it has been a great day on the farm. We got a lot accomplished and all is safe and secure. I had some good news about my father who was in the VA hospital over night. He went in because of some burning across his chest. When you are 85 years old anything can happen. But the doctors put a couple of stints in and he is going to be fine.
Thank you LORD!

My dad is a WWII vet. He served in the navy in the Pacific on a destroyer. He just recently has started talking about his experiences. A lot of vet hold all this inside and seem to pay in some cases for it. I read where the WWII vets are dieing at the rate of 1,800 a day. When I look at my dad I am surprised at how old he has gotten. Time has slipped by so fast and suddenly. I am sure other families feel the same. It has been said that these vets are the greatest generation. I think every generation is unique. But I have to admit that the WWII vets did things on the battle field that leaves me in utter awe. You look at the battles they fought and assaults they made and it is over whelming. The D-Day invasion is one among many campaigns that just take your breath away. I just don't know how they did it.

I truly believe that God raises the right people at the right time and at the right place to accomplish His work. And when we see this not happening, then it is time to look at your hole card, for boy oh boy are we in trouble if that happens.

When my dad first went into the hospital, there was a young doctor who checked him out and made conversation with him. They both discovered that they were Christians, and both had been in the military. The young doctor was in the Air Force for 7 years. He asked my dad what branch he was in. Dad said, " he was in the navy in the pacific from 1943 to 1945. "Then that young doctor did something that moved me to tears. He looked my dad straight in the eyes and said, "THANK YOU". Boy was that moment powerful, and moving.

So if and when you come across a vet from WWII, do what the young doctor did, just say THANK YOU. That goes for any vet from WWII all the way to the present.

To all the vets and their families from me and mine, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Because of them I can say,
Sleep safe, sleep sound my friend.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

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A Congress Intoxicated With It's Self

Hello and good evening, it has been one of those bright, sunny days of Summer. A day that has been good down on the farm. But the day is not a good one if you are a member of Congress, there approval rating has fallen to a record low of 9%. If I encountered one hundred(100) people and only nine(9) thought I was doing a good job, there would be shame upon me. But not our handy dandy bunch of arrogant two by twice power hungry public servants. They just seem to want to tighten the reins of control even more. The people have spoken and we want to lift all bands on drilling, "deaf ears." The people have spoken there is to much taxing going on, "deaf ears." The people have spoken that there must be some accountability in our government, "Deaf ears." I have completely given up contacting my Senators on any subject, they reply with form responses and treat you like you are an idiot and have no idea about our government.

Arrogance peddles waste and haughtiness pursues itself with a love that will destroy all who come into contact with that individual.

We as a free and independent people must stand up to these who have become the problem instead of the solution. They must be held accountable by we the people. There is an election coming up soon. We the people, must show our displeasure at the ballot box, and not forget what has taken place in the Congress.

There was a good example of how much our government has blinded us. There was a column written on http://www.worldnetdaily.com/ by Joseph Farah entitled, "Who is to blame for gas prices?" The link to the column is, go to column. This is a great read and I highly recommend it.

I can tell you that on the farm things are pretty tough with the high fuel prices. Many farmers are cutting back on what they produce. This will not play well for the quantity of food in the stores.

There is one thing that gives me hope, the willingness of Americans to do the right thing and set our course on the proper alignment. It was done in the past and I believe it will be done again. May God bless our great nation.

Sleep safe, sleep sound my fellow American.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer.

A Great Fourth, A Great Country, A Great Hope For The Future

Hello, the 4th of July was a great time with family and friends. We always have a fire to roast hot dogs and marsh mellows. My wife makes her wonderful potato salad and baked beans. Some one always makes a desert in a flat cake pan that looks like the American flag. It is a great time and a meaningful one. We always have prayer before we eat and we pray for our country and our soldiers. We always pray for the families of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

It is said that freedom is not free, it cost the precious blood of our patriots. We need to remember the sacrifices and know that we are free because of those who cared enough to be put in harms way.

Our freedom should not be taken lightly, especially by our government officials. They to often our willing to sacrifice our freedoms for their increase of power. If our Founding Fathers were to come back and see what we have allowed to happen to our great country, they would hang their head in shame that they are related to a bunch of weak kneed people who allow them selves to be lead around willy nilly with no protest that would rise above a whisper.

We need to shout from the house tops that we will not tolerate any more abuse of our freedoms and definitely any more abuse and misuse of our Constitution. There is always hope for the future and for the next generation that is coming along. We have a blessing coming from those that were home schooled. These could well be the catalyst that moves us into a national revival and another great awakening. Wouldn't that be exciting to be a part of something so great and grand. Remember it takes kindling to set old logs on fire.

Sleep safe, sleep sound my fellow American.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

They New Exactly What They Were Doing

Hello, we are fast approaching the 4th and all the festivities that go along with it. We really enjoy ourselves on this holiday. The food, the fire works and the family what a day. I usually eat to much and lay around in misery and listen to I told you so’s.

I had the privilege of teaching two quarters in our adult Sunday School class on the subject of our Christian Heritage. So I generally think about those who made this day so special. They really put a lot on the line for our freedom that we enjoy today. Have you ever thought about, precisely what they did on the 4th of July, 1776. Some would say they were committing suicide, some would say they were about two bricks shy a full load, Put I would strongly suggest that they new something that England and her king didn’t know. There is an insight to there act from the quote below.

As the Declaration of Independence was being signed, 1776, Samuel Adams declared:

"We have this day restored the Sovereign to Whom all men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven and from the rising to the setting of the sun, let His kingdom come."

I truly believe that these men new in their heart that God would see them through, and He did. If you search the journals of those who were in the war for independence you would find many instances where a Provincial Hand supplied and guided their destiny. I would suggest you look into my post for Monday, June 23, 2008 and read the words of Benjamin Franklin.

Our Founding Fathers New Their Bible – Do We?

I have read many stories of God’s hand delivering the soldiers during their time of need. It was an amazing time and a fruitful one.

I will share my all time favorite quote by Patrick Henry.

Patrick Henry once stated:

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here."

They new exactly what they were doing and they trusted God for the victory.
God Bless America

Sleep safe my friend.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer

What We Owe Men Like Samuel Adams

Hello, Sam Adams is one of my all time favorite Founding Fathers. He was a very devout christian and patriot. It is said of him that on Sunday his house was a house of prayer. But when it came to Independence, he was a fire breather. Below is one of many speeches he gave.

Samuel Adams Advocates American Independence


August 1, 1776

Samuel Adams, one of the most ardent of the Founding Fathers in his desire for independence from England, delivered this speech to a numerous audience at the State House in Philadelphia on August 1, 1776. Adams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, also served as Delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 and was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1794.

Abridged.

Our forefathers, 'tis said, consented to be subject to the laws of Great Britain. I will not at the present time dispute it, nor mark out the limits and conditions of their submission; but will it be denied that they contracted to pay obedience and to be under the control of Great Britain because it appeared to them most beneficial in their then present circumstances and situations? We, my countrymen, have the same right to consult and provide for our happiness which they had to promote theirs. If they had a view to posterity in their contracts, it must have been to advance the felicity of their descendants. If they erred in their expectations and prospects, we can never be condemned for a conduct which they would have recommended had they foreseen our present condition.

Ye darkeners of counsel, who would make the property, lives, and religion of millions depend on the evasive interpretations of musty parchments; who would send us to antiquated charters of uncertain and contradictory meaning, to prove that the present generation are not bound to be victims to cruel and unforgiving despotism,--tell us whether our pious and generous ancestors bequeathed to us the miserable privilege of having the rewards of our honesty, industry, the fruits of those fields which they purchased and bled for, wrested from us at the will of men over whom we have no check. Did they contract for us that, with folded arms, we should expect that justice and mercy from brutal and inflamed invaders which have been denied to our supplications at the foot of the throne? Were we to hear our character as a people ridiculed with indifference? Did they promise for us that our meekness and patience should be insulted, our coasts harassed, our towns demolished and plundered, and our wives and offspring exposed to nakedness, hunger, and death, without our feeling the resentment of men, and exerting those powers of self-preservation which God has given us?


No man had once a greater veneration for Englishmen than I entertained. They were dear to me as branches of the same parental trunk, and partakers of the same religion and laws; I still view with respect the remains of the Constitution as I would a lifeless body which had once been animated by a great and heroic soul. But when I am aroused by the din of arms; when I behold legions of foreign assassins paid by Englishmen to imbrue their hands in our blood; when I tread over the uncoffined bodies of my countrymen, neighbors, and friends; when I see the locks of a venerable father torn by savage hands, and a feeble mother, clasping her infants to her bosom, and on her knees imploring their lives from her own slaves, whom Englishmen have allured to treachery and murder; when I behold my country, once the seat of industry, peace, and plenty, changed by Englishmen to a theater of blood and misery, Heaven forgive me if I can not root out those passions which it has implanted in my bosom, and detest submission to a people who have either ceased to be human, or have not virtue enough to feel their own wretchedness and servitude!

Men who content themselves with the semblance of truth, and a display of words talk much of our obligations to Great Britain for protection. Had she a single eye to our advantage? A nation of shopkeepers are very seldom so interested. Let us not be so amused with words! the extension of her commerce was her object. When she defended our coasts, she fought for her customers, and convoyed our ships loaded with wealth, which we had acquired for her by our industry. She has treated us as beasts of burden, whom the lordly masters cherish that they may carry a greater load. Let us inquire also against whom she has protected us? Against her own enemies with whom we had no quarrel, or only on her account, and against whom we always readily exerted our wealth and strength when they were required. Were these Colonies backward in giving assistance to Great Britain, when they were called upon in 1739 to aid the expedition against Cartagena? They at that time sent three thousand men to join the British army, altho the war commenced without their consent.


But the last war, 'tis said, was purely American. This is a vulgar error, which, like many others, has gained credit by being confidently repeated. The dispute between the courts of Great Britain and France related to the limits of Canada and Nova Scotia. The controverted territory was not claimed by any in the Colonies, but by the crown of Great Britain. It was therefore their own quarrel. The infringement of a right which England had, by the treaty of Utrecht, of trading in the Indian country of Ohio, was another cause of the war. The French seized large quantities of British manufactures and took possession of a fort which a company of British merchants and factors had erected for the security of their commerce. The war was therefore waged in defense of lands claimed by the Crown, and for the protection of British property. The French at that time had no quarrel with America, and, as appears by letters sent from their commander-in-chief to some of the Colonies, wished to remain in peace with us.

The part, therefore, which we then took, and the miseries to which we exposed ourselves ought to be charged to our affection to Britain. These Colonies granted more than their proportion to the support of the war. They raised, clothed, and maintained nearly twenty-five thousand men, and so sensible were the people of England of our great exertions that a message was annually sent to the House of Commons purporting "that his majesty, being highly satisfied with the zeal and vigor with which his faithful subjects in North America had exerted themselves in defense of his majesty's just rights and possessions, recommends it to the House to take the same into consideration and enable him to give them a proper compensation."


But what purpose can arguments of this kind answer? Did the protection we received annul our rights as men, and lay us under an obligation of being miserable?

Who among you, my countrymen, that is a father, would claim authority to make your child a slave because you had nourished him in infancy?


'Tis a strange species of generosity which requires a return infinitely more valuable than anything it could have bestowed; that demands as a reward for a defense of our property a surrender of those inestimable privileges to the arbitrary will of vindictive tyrants, which alone give value to that very property.

Courage, then, my countrymen; our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty. Dismissing, therefore, the justice of our cause as incontestable, the only question is, What is best for us to pursue in our present circumstances?


The doctrine of dependence on Great Britain is, I believe, generally exploded; but as I would attend to the honest weakness of the simplest of men, you will pardon me if I offer a few words on that subject.

We are now on this continent, to the astonishment of the world, three millions of souls united in one cause. We have large armies, well disciplined and appointed, with commanders inferior to none in military skill, and superior in activity and zeal. We are furnished with arsenals and stores beyond our most sanguine expectations, and foreign nations are waiting to crown our success by their alliances. There are instances of, I would say, an almost astonishing providence in our favor; our success has staggered our enemies, and almost given faith to infidels; so we may truly say it is not our own arm which has saved us.


The hand of Heaven appears to have led us on to be, perhaps, humble instruments and means in the great providential dispensation which is completing. We have fled from the political Sodom; let us not look back lest we perish and become a monument of infamy and derision to the world. For can we ever expect more unanimity and a better preparation for defense; more infatuation of counsel among our enemies, and more valor and zeal among ourselves? The same force and resistance which are sufficient to procure us our liberties will secure us a glorious independence and support us in the dignity of free imperial States. We can not suppose that our opposition has made a corrupt and dissipated nation more friendly to America, or created in them a greater respect for the rights of mankind. We can therefore expect a restoration and establishment of our privileges, and a compensation for the injuries we have received from their want of power, from their fears, and not from their virtues. The unanimity and valor which will effect an honorable peace can render a future contest for our liberties unnecessary. He who has strength to chain down the wolf is a madman if he let him loose without drawing his teeth and paring his nails.

From the day on which an accommodation takes place between England and America, on any other terms than as independent States, I shall date the ruin of this country. a politic minister will study to lull us into security by granting us the full extent of our petitions. The warm sunshine of influence would melt down the virtue which the violence of the storm rendered more firm and unyielding. In a state of tranquillity, wealth, and luxury, our descendants would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal which made their ancestors invincible. Every art of corruption would be employed to loosen the bond of union which renders our resistance formidable. When the spirit of liberty, which now animates our hearts and gives success to our arms, is extinct, our numbers will accelerate our ruin and render us easier victims to tyranny. Ye abandoned minions of an infatuated ministry, if peradventure any should yet remain among us, remember that a Warren and Montgomery are numbered among the dead. Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, What should be the reward of such sacrifices? Bid us and our posterity bow the knee, supplicate the friendship, and plow, and sow, and reap, to glut the avarice of the men who have let loose on us the dogs of war to riot in our blood and hunt us from the face of the earth? If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest of freedom--go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!


To unite the supremacy of Great Britain and the liberty of America is utterly impossible. so vast a continent and of such a distance from the seat of empire will every day grow more unmanageable. The motion of so unwieldy a body can not be directed with any despatch and uniformity without committing to the Parliament of Great Britain powers inconsistent with our freedom. The authority and force which would be absolutely necessary for the preservation of the peace and good order of this continent would put all our valuable rights within the reach of that nation.

As the administration of government requires firmer and more numerous supports in proportion to its extent, the burdens imposed on us would be excessive, and we should have the melancholy prospect of their increasing on our posterity. The scale of officers, from the rapacious and needy commissioner to the haughty governor, and from the governor, with his hungry train, to perhaps a licentious and prodigal viceroy, must be upheld by you and your children. The fleets and armies which will be employed to silence your murmurs and complaints must be supported by the fruits of your industry.


Britain is now, I will suppose, the seat of liberty and virtue, and its legislature consists of a body of able and independent men who govern with wisdom and justice. The time may come when all will be reversed; when its excellent constitution of government will be subverted; when, pressed by debts and taxes, it will be greedy to draw to itself an increase of revenue from every distant province in order to ease its own burdens; when the influence of the crown, strengthened by luxury and a universal profligacy of manners, will have tainted every heart, broken down every fence of liberty and rendered us a nation of tame and contented vassals; when a general election will be nothing but a general auction of boroughs, and when the Parliament, the grand council of the nation, and once the faithful guardian of the State, and a terror to evil ministers, will be degenerated into a body if sycophants, dependent and venal, always ready to confirm any measures, and little more than a public court for registering royal edicts.

Such, it is possible, may some time or other be the state of Great Britain. What will, at that period, be the duty of the Colonies? Will they be still bound to unconditional submission? Must they always continue an appendage to our government and follow it implicitly through every change that can happen to it? Wretched condition, indeed, of millions of freemen as good as ourselves! Will you say that we now govern equitably, and that there is no danger of such revolution? Would to God that this were true! But you will not always say the same. Who shall judge whether we govern equitably or not? Can you give the Colonies any security that such a period will never come? No. The period, countrymen, is already come! The calamities were at our door. The rod of oppression was raised over us. We were roused from our slumbers, and may we never sink into repose until we can convey a clear and undisputed inheritance to our posterity! This day we are called upon to give a glorious example of what the wisest and best of men were rejoiced to view only in speculation. This day presents the world with the most august spectacle that its annals ever unfolded--millions of freemen, deliberately and voluntarily forming themselves into a society for their common defense and common happiness. Immortal spirits of Hampden, Locke, and Sidney, will it not add to your benevolent joys to behold your posterity rising to the dignity of men, and evincing to the world the reality and expediency of your systems, and in the actual enjoyment of that equal liberty, which you were happy when on earth in delineating and recommending to mankind?


Other nations have received their laws from conquerors; some are indebted for a constitution to the suffering of their ancestors through revolving centuries. The people of this country, alone, have formally and deliberately chosen a government for themselves, and with open and uninfluenced consent bound themselves into a social compact. Here no man proclaims his birth or wealth as a title to honorable distinction, or to sanctify ignorance and vice with the name of hereditary authority. He who has most zeal and ability to promote public felicity, let him be the servant of the public. This is the only line of distinction drawn by nature. Leave the bird of night to the obscurity for which nature intended him, and expect only from the eagle to brush the clouds with his wings and look boldly in the face of the sun.

If there is any man so base or so weak as to prefer a dependence on Great Britain to the dignity and happiness of living a member of a free and independent nation, let me tell him that necessity now demands what the generous principle of patriotism should have dictated.


We have no other alternative than independence, or the most ignominious and galling servitude. The legions of our enemies thicken on our plains; desolation and death mark their bloody career, while the mangled corpses of our countrymen seem to cry out to us as a voice from heaven.

Our Union is now complete; our Constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties. We may justly address you as the decemviri did the Romans, and say: "Nothing that we propose can pass into a law without your consent. Be yourselves, O Americans, the authors of those laws on which your happiness depends."


You have now in the field armies sufficient to repel the whole force of your enemies and their base and mercenary auxiliaries. The hearts of your soldiers beat high with the spirit of freedom; they are animated with the justice of their cause, and while they grasp their swords can look up to Heaven for assistance. Your adversaries are composed of wretches who laugh at the rights of humanity, who turn religion into derision, and would, for higher wages, direct their swords against their leaders or their country. Go on, then, in your generous enterprise with gratitude to Heaven for past success, and confidence of it in the future. For my own part I ask no greater blessing than to share with you the common danger and common glory. If I have a wish dearer to my soul than that my ashes may be mingled with those of a Warren and Montgomery, it is that these American States may never cease to be free and independent.


We owe a lot to our Founding Fathers for the sacrifices they made for us and this great land of ours. They gave us one of the greatest gifts that one can give another. Not just the great Constitution we have, but the greatest gift they gave us is our christian heritage and it's liberty for all.

Sleep save and secure my fellow American.

For all is well down on the farm.

The Old Farmer