NO UNCERTAINTY

An atheist was allowed to open a town council meeting in Greece, N.Y., on July 15. This would be humorous if not so serious. The atheist concluded his remarks by urging the town board “to honor the enlightened wisdom and the profound courage of those 56 brave men,” referring (I assume) to the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

If we were to actually do that, to honor the Founders’ “enlightened wisdom,” it would lead one to believe a Christian prayer would be in order. An honest reading of non revisionist history, and knowledge of the lives and writings of “those 56 brave men,” could lead you to no other conclusion. Local, state and national leaders do this country a great and dangerous disservice by backing so easily away from our founding principles.

There was no uncertainly of thought among the Founding Fathers on the fact that our hard-won freedoms came from divine providence. This was so obvious that the need to legally define the term would not have occurred to them. Our leaders need to exhibit some of the bravery we so rightly ascribe to those 56 men. I fear those 56 would find many of today’s leaders severely lacking.

They were in it for “the common good,” not for personal gain, glory or power. They had no doubt of the fate awaiting them if they failed. I would suggest that this is what caused them to be very focused on their foundational beliefs.