Revolutionary beliefs for which our fore bears fowlingt are still at issue around the globe. The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. President kennedy understood the words of our declaration of independence, quote, we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A little more than 100 years before president kennedys inauguration, our 16th president , abraham lincoln, defended the deck rahlation and taught those around him as well as future generations how to revere and embrace unwaveringly the sacred and transcending truths expressed in this monumental document. Now my countrymen, lincoln said in 1858 if you have been taught doctrines that conflict with the great land marks of the declaration of independence, if you have listened to suggestions which would take away
Revolutionary beliefs for which our fore bears fowlingt are still at issue around the globe. The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. President kennedy understood the words of our declaration of independence, quote, we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A little more than 100 years before president kennedys inauguration, our 16th president , abraham lincoln, defended the deck rahlation and taught those around him as well as future generations how to revere and embrace unwaveringly the sacred and transcending truths expressed in this monumental document. Now my countrymen, lincoln said in 1858 if you have been taught doctrines that conflict with the great land marks of the declaration of independence, if you have listened to suggestions which would take away
Revolutionary beliefs for which our fore bears fowlingt are still at issue around the globe. The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. President kennedy understood the words of our declaration of independence, quote, we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A little more than 100 years before president kennedys inauguration, our 16th president , abraham lincoln, defended the deck rahlation and taught those around him as well as future generations how to revere and embrace unwaveringly the sacred and transcending truths expressed in this monumental document. Now my countrymen, lincoln said in 1858 if you have been taught doctrines that conflict with the great land marks of the declaration of independence, if you have listened to suggestions which would take away
Revolutionary beliefs for which our fore bears fowlingt are still at issue around the globe. The belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of god. President kennedy understood the words of our declaration of independence, quote, we hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. A little more than 100 years before president kennedys inauguration, our 16th president , abraham lincoln, defended the deck rahlation and taught those around him as well as future generations how to revere and embrace unwaveringly the sacred and transcending truths expressed in this monumental document. Now my countrymen, lincoln said in 1858 if you have been taught doctrines that conflict with the great land marks of the declaration of independence, if you have listened to suggestions which would take away
And they refused to do it. And ill never forget how it got resolved and you may remember this. But those pastors, along with a lot of people who helped them, of people wrote to all the pastors in all the country and told all of them to send all of their sermons to this group. They got so many sermons, they had to hire extra staff people to open the mail. And ultimately, they backed away from it and they werent forced to turn in their sermons. But can you imagine . Could you have believed 10 years ago that in any city in this nation, which is a nation supposedly under god, that the City Government would require pastors to turn their sermons in because they didnt like what was in the sermon . You have stereotyping, marginalizing, threatening, intimidating, and then youve got litigating. Theyre taking us to court, friends. A growing number of christians and christian organizations are being taken to court for refusing to compromise their christian convictions. We may not think its right,