Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

This proclamation was made by our first president. Wonder if our latest president would be willing to make the same appeal to God for His blessing.

This is the text of George Washington's October 3, 1789 national Thanksgiving Proclamation; as printed in The Providence Gazette and Country Journal, on October 17, 1789.

By the President of the United States of America.

A Proclamation.

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him:

• to pardon our national and other transgressions;
• to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually;
• to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed;
• to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord;
• to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us;
• and, generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.

G. Washington.
(list of prayer subjects, mine)

It's hard for me to imagine Barack Hussein Obama making a public proposal such as this. He has already declared that our nation, in his opinion, is not a Christian nation.

Of course, the vast majority of this country believes otherwise, that we were ordained into existence by a benevolent Jewish-Christian God, Jehovah, and that the men and women who were instrumental in forming this union were God-fearing, honorable, noble people who were intent on creating a safe haven for good people who wanted to flee oppression and find freedom from more of what they had rejected.

May God bless America and may He keep us within His will, following the precepts and hopes of the founders.

For what died the Sons of Roisin?

Horrifying! Please watch this video ...

President Obama's "Controversial" Bow To Japan's Emperor

This is another sign of an inexperienced, culturally ignorant (of American culture, that is), person who should not be representing America! Where ever you might believe this guy was born, you've still gotta admit he does not act like an American, much less an American President. He bows to Arabians and former war enemies, but snubs the Queen of England. He' has his own values and agenda, and they are not the same as America's!
Bad president! Bad Bad President.

Why are Politicians So Thick-Headed?

A few days ago I sent the following to my state's elected US elected servants:

As a voter and a constituent speaking to my duly elected public servant, my instructions to you are:

DO NOT SUPPORT THE OBAMA HEALTHCARE BILL

end of instructions.

your immediate and continued compliance is expected.

your public.

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Honestly, I thought that was pretty understandable. But I underestimated the dumb-ness of people in politics.

Today I received this:

Thank you for contacting me regarding health care reform. I appreciate hearing from you.

There are two committees in the United States Senate that have jurisdiction over health care reform. The first committee of jurisdiction is the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP). On July 15, 2009, the Senate HELP Committee completed work on S. 1679, the Affordable Health Choices Act. The second committee of jurisdiction is the Senate Committee on Finance. On October 13, 2009, the Finance Committee completed work on their version of a health care reform bill called the America's Healthy Future Act. At this time, I am reviewing both proposals and listening carefully to the concerns of constituents.

I am committed to working in the Senate to address the rising cost of health care, and it is critical that Congress work to get health care spending under control. As you know, there are many proposals which are intended to make healthcare coverage more affordable for all Americans. Many of these proposals use different approaches to expand coverage and hold down costs. Some plans involve the use of tax incentives for small businesses and individual Americans. Proposals to hold down costs include switching from paper to electronic medical records to streamline the administrative process, banning health care coverage discrimination, chronic disease management, negotiating prescription drug costs and increasing access to generic prescription drugs.

Perhaps the biggest driver of increasing health care costs is having 46 million Americans who don't have health coverage. Too often these individuals go without important preventative care, and when the health problems of these uninsured get bad enough, they seek care in the most expensive place to get it and the only place it is available to them - in an emergency room. Everyone who has health insurance or pays the hospital for treatment helps pay for the hospital's burden of providing uncompensated care to the uninsured. At the same time, many individuals and employers struggle to pay the rapidly rising premiums charged for health coverage.

I supported the expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Congress because I believe that providing health care coverage for low-income children and children of working families is a step in the right direction to combating the health care crisis. After securing health insurance coverage for these children, I hope that Congress can work to solve the problems facing health insurance coverage affordability for employees of small businesses and for all Americans that do not have affordable access to health care.

Thank you for contacting me about this issue. I welcome your input. Please do not hesitate to contact me or my office about this or any matter of concern to you.

Obviously, he's thinking far too much and representing my preferences far too little. This guy has never had anything to do with following orders, in the military, a corporation, or in a marriage!

Being the patient person I am, I replied as follows, in an attempt to help this person understand my request:

Dear Elected representative, Senator Pryor:

Obviously I was not clear enough in my first email, based on your clouded reply. Let me make it clearer:

DO
NOT
SUPPORT
ANY
GOVERNMENT
HEALTHCARE
PROGRAM
PROPOSED
BY
THE
OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION.

We do not need a 2000-plus page law regarding how to provide health care for our citizens. That is STUPID.

You are hereby directed to stand against any such program. As my elected representative, I expect you to abide by my instructions.

To repeat:

DO
NOT
SUPPORT
ANY
GOVERNMENT
HEALTHCARE
PROGRAM
PROPOSED
BY
THE
OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION.

Your response of compliance to this directive is expected.

Sincerely,

[my name]
American Citizen of the State of Arkansas

Wanna guess whether he got it yet or not?
I'll let you know ...

THE WAR COMMENCES

Here we go, folks!

Remember, the exact wording of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America states:

"Congress shall make no law

respecting an establishment of religion,

or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

or abridging the freedom of speech"

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WAR ON CHRISTMAS COMMENCES

Catholic League president Bill Donohue notes that the 2009 war on Christmas has begun:

For almost three decades, there has been a Christmas parade in Amelia, Ohio, a village outside Cincinnati. But this year there will be none. That's because one person complained, village solicitor Laura Abrams. Her complaint: the word "Christmas."

In response, the village changed the name to the "Holiday Parade," though it did not say what holiday was being celebrated. Understandably, this dishonest scheme created a furor, the result being—just to play it safe—there will be no parade.

There will be no Christmas tree this year on the Capitol lawn in Frankfort, Kentucky. The word "Christmas" was deemed offensive. Instead, there will be a "Holiday Tree." The official line is that the "Holiday Tree" is inclusive of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's, though no one has ever heard of a "Thanksgiving Tree," "Hanukkah Tree" or "New Year's Tree."

When World War II ended, a local resident from Warren, Michigan decided to erect a nativity scene on a public median; the same family has privately maintained this tradition ever since. But there won't be one this year because a lawsuit argues it is discriminatory.

In Olympia, Washington, religious displays have been banned inside municipal buildings. But outside the buildings, it is okay. Well, not really—atheists are already protesting that decision.

Arizona is supplying this year's Christmas Tree in the nation's Capitol. Attempts to bar students from making religious ornaments were defeated, but only because of a threatened lawsuit.

Make no mistake about it: The declared enemy of these cultural fascists is religious speech, and they will stop at nothing to censor it.

Stay tuned—we're only in early November.

Susan A. Fani

Director of Communications

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights

catalyst@catholicleague.org

New York, NY 10123

212-371-3191

212-371-3394 (fax)

http://catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1706