George Washington Farewell Address Predictions

The words of George Washington over 220 years ago are full of great wisdom. America's 1st Commander and Chief could be considered to be a complete opposite from its number 44. Everything George Washington did centered around making it abundantly clear of whom America should thank for its blessings. In his farewell address to the nation he eerily predicted what would happen if America strayed away from its Christian roots.

 

In fact, his words over 220 years ago describe progressives such as President Obama as unpatriotic.
George Washington said, "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men and Citizens. ... Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

These words by George Washington describe exactly what our government has become. A government that has shut away God in everything possible. However, the attack on Christianity has gone well above and beyond separation of church and state and progressives have successively made it socially acceptable to persecute Christians in just about every way possible; while at the same time vigorously protecting other faiths such as Islam. How in the world did it become socially acceptable to persecute the faith this great nation was founded upon and protect the faith of the those that want to destroy us?
I believe the words of one the greatest Presidents of all-time gives us some insight into how our great nation became what it is today.

 

President Ronald Reagan wisely said, "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

 

President Reagan was right, America has spent this last generation with its back turned to God. The American people have stopped relying on God and the good-will and charities of men and started relying on the free handouts from government. This is what George Washington somehow predicted would come about if we stopped relying on God.
I am so afraid that we will be soon be "telling our children ... what it was like in the United States where men were free."

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by James Apple Jr.

 

History of Thanksgiving



Don't let anyone fool you or tell you otherwise, Thanksgiving is a 100% Christian holiday. This holiday was started by Christian pilgrims and intended only to celebrate our gratefulness to God for all His blessings.

 

When the pilgrims left for America from Plymouth, England on September 6, 1620, they began their journey in prayer asking God for traveling mercies. God answered their prayers and gave them safe journeys. God kept the 102 pilgrims safe for over two months travel through harsh elements of a vast storm-tossed sea.

However, the pilgrims were not prepared for the harsh New England weather that was to be their first winter in America. After landing in present day Massachusetts on December 11, 1620, they only had time to set-up hasty shelters and virtually no time to stock food supplies before the onset of a very harsh winter. By the time spring arrived, nearly half of the pilgrims died from starvation and sickness.

Even after all this suffering, the pilgrims never lost their faith and hope for God to save them. Everything they did up to this point was done in prayer. Before leaving England, they prayed. After arriving in Massachusetts, they prayed before signing the "Mayflower Compact", which was America's first document of civil and self-government. And after a very harsh winter and beginning of spring in the New World, they again prayed to God for his deliverance.

God again answered their prayers and sent the Indians to help the pilgrims. With the help of the Indians, the pilgrims reaped a bountiful harvest their first summer in America. The grateful pilgrims declared a three-day feast to celebrate God's graciousness starting on December 13, 1621. Just over their one year anniversary of landing on Plymouth Rock.

While this is not considered to be the first actual Thanksgiving in America. It was the first Thanksgiving Festival that was held in America. Actual Thanksgiving holiday celebrations can be traced as far back as 1607 in Virginia. Certainly, the pilgrims had good reason to be THANKFUL and set the example for all us by thanking God for his blessings.

 

The Thanksgiving holiday was unofficially introduced in 1789 by President George Washington. As a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, he declared that the Thanksgiving holiday would be the first Thursday in November. It wasn't until 1941 that Congress permanently established the fourth Thursday of each November as a national holiday.
Let's all remember to thank God for all the many blessings He has bestowed upon us. God is good! If you agree, please pass this on.

by James Apple Jr.

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