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America is and has been flirting with danger.  Our country is suffering from a slow death from within. All one has to do is look around to the constant onslaught of far left secular and progressive activism aimed at destroying the traditions of Americans. The veracity to which this is being carried out is in tune to communism, atheistic, and anti-American beliefs.  It’s everywhere it seems.

So many examples of this have occurred recently that I can barely keep up.  Anti-Americanism has even seeped into the comic strips.  Captain America, a classic American icon in the comic book world has drawn his last breath, for now at least. It’s particularly telling how he dies. The iconic hero is shot down by a sniper as he leaves a courthouse. It’s not a particularly noble way to die.

In Captain America’s heyday, he was known for kicking some communist and Nazi butt, now; he’s been removed from the comic scene.  Such an admired American comic hero, who has been around since 1941, is no longer.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_en_ot/captain_america

This may seem like a minute detail in the fight to drag down America, but it is a further example of how attitudes towards America have changed.  All one needs to do is read between the lines.

Christianity and traditions related to the faith continue to suffer attacks. If it weren’t the recent insidious mention that Jesus’ tomb and coffin has been found, add these headlines to the list:

• The United States Mint Pressroom:  United States Mint Unveils Designs of New Circulating Presidential $1 Coins …Historic Change On The Way ( http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=press_release&ID=722 ) ”In God We Trust” has been systematically removed off the face of the new $1 Presidential coins and instead, put on the edge of the coins.  God is now being pushed to the outside edge of our currency. Disgraceful. Many conservatives, who found out about the new coins, share my view in that regard. Because of the Presidential Coin Act of 2005, the coins will feature 4 presidents a year, until the year 2016. So the goal of the US Treasury is to push these coins in mass quantity on the general public, a flawed bunch of coins in my opinion. It remains to be seen if the public will take to them or brush them aside.  

• Walter Cronkite endorses Campaign to Force Christianity out of U.S. Public Life : US “First Amendment First” Campaign Targets Churches, Religious Groups ( http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/feb/07022803.html ).  I guess some view the influence of conservatives or the “religious right” as a threat. And that requires some restraints on the church or conservatives to be politically involved. They forget, we are Americans also, and have a right to freedom of speech. No one complains when Democrats use churches as their political pulpit, but let a conservative start talking about social issues that affect our nation, people are ready to scream.

• 9th Circuit endorses censoring Christians: Ruling says ‘family values’ is hate speech that scares city workers ( http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54587 ). This ruling is so absurd; it’s not really worth commenting on. Just tell me how “family values”,”marriage”, and “natural family” cause someone to freak out?! This is unnecessary!

• Chaplain who prayed ‘in Jesus’ name’ to fight: Says he wants to return to Navy to worship according to conscience ( http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54517 ). As he SHOULD be able to do! If our own troops are being targeted for praying in Jesus’ name, what does that say about our society? Our troops fight and die for our freedom of religion. Shall we not honor that and allow them to pray as they have done always?

• College conservative settles over firing ( http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20070305-113012-8524r.htm ). Fired for expressing his beliefs and wanting a more balanced view on campus?!  It’s come to this!

• School prayer: Suspensions grab national attention ( http://www.newhouse.com/controversy-over-school-prayer-suspensions-grabs-national-attention.html ). Students, who gathered in a well populated area to pray, defying school administrators, are suspended!  Their intent was to bless the school, and instead, they are met with a hassle.  This all goes back to freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Speech that surely did not infringe on another person’s rights, it was positive in nature. If anti-war activists can spew hateful speech about our nation, then surely high school students can gather and say a prayer lifting up the President, this nation, and their school.

  

•  WND: Historic Jamestown marks 400 years since ‘invasion’: ‘Celebration’ banned as events condemn ‘holocaust’ that resulted  ( http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54603 ).  America’s early settlers DID NOT “invade” this country or intend to cause mass suffering of any race.  Their intention was to live free of oppression themselves. We should celebrate EVERYTHING, the good and bad of what has been a part of our nation’s history. Because without those birth pains, our nation wouldn’t be as great as it has become.  

Some argue that America is defined by her diversity. No, America is defined by our traditions, what we’ve held dear for hundreds of years. And all that is being challenged by secular left forces. We can still be a diverse nation, but a nation that doesn’t neglect or forget where we come from.  We need to be a nation that respects each other’s religion, race, and background…being proactive in uniting under one banner, that we are all Americans. The answer is not to be engaged in trying to alter our nation’s history of Christianity or attacking the beliefs of a majority of Americans who believes in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Those who see America as the evil one has not appreciated the luxuries of living in this great nation. Nothing is for free, nothing comes without sacrifice. The evident anti-Americanism is shameful and I wonder why people who hate this country would want to tear at it so much instead of living somewhere where they are comfortable with their beliefs. I surmise it is because they feel they can get away with it here and not elsewhere. But that all needs to stop.

So is America in the throes of death, or is there hope? Time will tell as concerned Americans become increasingly aware of the activities of the far left crowd and find their voice again.  One such way we will know is by the noise many Americans will make at the Vietnam Memorial this Saturday, March 17, 2007, as they stand by our heroes who’ve fought to keep our land free. Americans will stand up for the right to keep our rights intact during the Gathering of Eagles event.

But following the Gathering of Eagles event, let us remain vigilant and outspoken. Let the majority remain active to counter the minority rogue group of leftists who seek to wreck our country from within. They seek to change our nation to fit their standards…and those standards are not inclusive for Christians, for one. And that’s not what America is about.

It’s time the majority stood up and showed the world who we are.

Related Reading:

Gathering of Eagles:

www.gatheringofeagles.org

You Don’t Say–Fred Gielow:

http://www.amazon.com/You-Dont-Say-Fred-Gielow/dp/096039382X/ref=sr_1_18/104-4879541-5610309?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173753028&sr=1-18

*Felicia (Fee) Benamon is a political columnist who writes for various conservative sites including RenewAmerica.us, Michnews.com, Daley-Times Post, Renaissance Women ( http://www.rwnetwork.net/ ) , Capitolhillcoffeehouse.com, TheConservativeVoice.com, Mensnewsdaily.com, ConservativeCrusader.com, and other news sites like AmericanChronicle.  Felicia also does freelance writing/reporting in her area. You may email Felicia: Feereports@aol.com