Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security advisor, wrote an op-ed published in the Washington Journal earlier this month calling on Americans to return to “immortal truths upon which America was founded….”
He wrote, “When fighting for truth, the most important place to start is to be well-grounded in the Truth itself. I am referring to Truth with a capital T, as in ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life.’ Faith in God is an essential part of the fight to restore American greatness. Our personal faith is inextricably linked to our personal liberties.”
America is under attack from those promising progress by following science, political science, that is. For the first three months of 2020, they said COVID-19 was no threat. For the rest of 2020, they used the pandemic as a political weapon to divide us by fear and hate. Fear the virus and hate those who don’t.
No doubt only a relatively few Americans today still hold the same convictions our founders had when they wrote the documents that established our experimental government. At the end of the 18th Century, most governments in Europe had monarchies. Colonists here could have followed that model. But, our founders wanted freedom from government!
As school children used to recite, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, 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.” Of course, this is at the top of our Declaration of Independence!
Noting this, Flynn wrote, “Faith in God is an essential part of the fight to restore American greatness. Our personal faith is inextricably linked to our personal liberties.” Then he quoted a couple of sentences from French author, Alexis de Tocqueville who wrote “Democracy in America” after visiting in 1831.
De Tocqueville wrote, “Upon my arrival in the United States, the religious aspect of the country was the first thing that struck my attention…. The Americans combine the notions of Christianity and of liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other.”
Then Flynn noted, “Prior to America’s founding, no document in the world had directly linked the individual rights of citizens to their unique value and autonomy before an omnipotent Creator.”
Those visiting America today likely see no “religious aspect” of America. On the contrary, visitors are much more likely to see America as the Apostle Paul depicted the dearth of religion in his letter to the church in Rome: “[A]nd, although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.”
Flynn’s op-ed was not only his personal testimony about God’s work in his life, but more so a call to patriots to fight to restore America to her founding Truth.
After referencing writings of our founders, Flynn wrote, “The fight to protect the family is the cornerstone of our fight to save America. It is unlikely that anything else you do in life will be as important or as meaningful.”
Let’s fight for our faith, our freedom, and our families against those hell-bent to destroy them all.
Daniel L. Gardner is a syndicated columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.
26 comments:
How ironic is it that a guy who was convicted for lying to the FBI and worked for the biggest liar in history is talking about "Truth" and "Faith in God."
Why is he still here? No one cares, Daniel. The voters have spoken.
I must agree with almost everything the writer says but I think it is important to put the founding fathers in perspective. Their founding documents represented their fine aspirations, not their convictions as demonstrated by so many of their actions. We aspire to be Christians, but our actions most often do not reflect that aspiration. The experiment is ongoing, we face one challenge after another, and we face many now. We must realize that the men in the past were just as imperfect as we are but they did not lose the faith. That's the main thing we should emulate about them. As long as we struggle we only lose when we lose the faith.
Most churches continue to follow masking protocols of their own denomination’s design today. Sad thing about it is their faith is put in man’s science and the progressive mindset, not God’s will for us to be free and happy. Faith in God alone and his love for us provided the spark for this countries origin, the lack of it is a result of where we are now. Better stand up in the congregation and fight, our children and grandchildren wont have an idea what it was like if we don’t...
As usual not one original taught from this guy, quoting Flynn a traitor in his on right. What would the founders say?
I didn't read this, b/c he repeats himself no matter the subject, and nothing of his bears repeating. Lordy, KF, I assume you get this free, but you are seriously diluting your brand.
Keep taking your talking points from criminal scammers. It’s the Christian way.
Flynn is a criminal, but Gardner never has been picky.
@3:12 pm
The voters have spoken? You mean the people who count the ballots spoke. There's a difference.
Yes, I agree, we need to give up "man's science" of chlorinated water, sewage treatment plants, pharmaceuticals, air transport, rubber tires, air bags, CPR, and most especially, electrical current powering microchips in plastic boxes to transmit ignorance across insulated wires on steel towers. Afterall, its God's will.
This is the same Michael Flynn who pled guilty to lying and only avoided prison because of political intervention in the federal criminal prosecution. The same guy who suggested that the military should declare martial law to overturn the last presidential election. The same guy who is selling QAnon-branded merchandise.
I can't believe anyone would hold that guy up as an example of moral authority and expert on the values of the United States. Pitiful.
He forgot the fourth F which is the FLAG. As in the real state flag that real mississippians are still flying.
Is D.L. Gardner being paid to post these columns here or is he paying for space here?
....blah, blah, blah... (and the numbers of the religiously unaffiliated rise and rise)
3:12 The reason this guy is here is because he is a better writer and thinker than Sid and Crawford. Being a better writer/thinker than Salter and Crawford may not be a high hurdle but he is still better.
This article is truly sad and makes a mockery of the values of our founders. Character and morals matter. Mr. Flynn has neither. He is a convicted felon who received a pardon from the most criminal and corrupt president to ever hold that office. He sold out our country for $530,000.00 paid by the government of Turkey. Flynn broke the law for not registering as a foreign agent. When Trump's lies about election fraud failed, he had advocated for the overthrow of our duly elected president, Joe Biden, in what was the most accurate and secure presidential election in history. Flynn is a demonstrated and well documented liar. Both Flynn and Mr. Gardner are a disgrace. Read your Bible, Mr Gardner. It is a sin to tell lies and bear false witness against others. God will not be mocked. All will be held accountable before Him and not your false god, Donald Trump.
"Joe Biden, in what was the most accurate and secure presidential election in history."
7:32 - little early in the morning to be drinking.
"It is a sin to tell lies and bear false witness against others. God will not be mocked."
You might want to think about the above before you post.
If you read it as satire, Daniel actually sounds smart.
The hypocrisy of some posters on this particular subject is suffocating. The flip-flopping of the pompous self-righteous because of party affiliation is beyond ignorant. The willingness to crucify one person, but totally ignore the same or similar actions by their favored party members, reveals their lack of moral fortitude. I, and many, many others are sick of such behavior. The simplicity of honesty is imperative if our republic is to survive.
@3:12 If you think the election was unfair, next time volunteer to work at the polls.
Surprised by these negative comments. If a blog in Mississippi has this many anti religious comments I can’t imagine the sentiment in blue states. Having a imperfect person say we must turn to God doesn’t make it untrue.
Someone should have read all of De Toqueville's observations about our new form of government.
And, of course, DL missed that our Founders were not so stupid as to believe that everyone was born with equal skills or talents or financial advantages. Equal had to do with having equal opportunity to realize whatever abilities we had and to be treated justice and fairness whether born rich or poor, genius or not so smart.
What I see is a country where Christians still enjoy going to church and where we all can raise our children with our moral values. I frankly don't see any " liberties" under serious threat other than the determinations for some to impose their evangelical or fundamentalist interpretations on me.
I do see science and education and truth and acquiring knowledge and civility under assault.
I also see that I should be forced to see some groups, despite their behavior not adversely affecting me and mine, as a threat and/or immoral, rather than to allow me to judge the individual based on words or deeds or violation of law. And, the were not so deluded as to think total happiness guaranteed or a right that could be decreed. They knew some people just could never be successful in pursuing happiness, we just shouldn't be making it impossible.
I find it particularly stunning that I am supposed to find those who damaged their brains with drug addiction or barely graduated from college or who have been diagnosed clinically with paranoia to be as credible as someone who has spent their life studying a subject and has achieved recognition from his or her colleagues.
I am supposed to fear that those of you who love your weapons, will have them seized for no reason and won't be allow the sport of owning one and denied the ability to defend yourselves.
As far as I can tell, there is no longer any rational conservatism left and perhaps, the pathologist who has found brain damage in those with Covid (including the asymptomatic cadavers who just suddenly died at various ages) is onto something.
Or it's mass hysteria.
Whatever is afflicting us, common sense and truth are the biggest casualties.
1:54: Flynn is an unrepentant POS. Anyone whose life does not manifest the fruits of the Spirit is not fit to lead others. Anyone who holds such a person up as an example to follow undermines their own credibility by doing so. That's my $0.02.
2:16 with the stupid post of the day. No civil liberties under assault? Try reading the Bill of Rights.
10:38 pm I have and with the context of the entire Constitution and the history behind the Bill of Rights.
You like to literally pick and choose sentences and assume your rights are whatever you decide is great for you individually and to hell with who gets harmed.
Your ethics are "convenient" and " situational" with a moral compass that spins.
The ethical viewpoint for Americans and Christians is solely supposed to be " Do Unto Others as you would have them Do Unto You".
You cannot see past your own nose.
12:59 Until a few years ago, a common refrain from liberals was, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." When was the last time you heard a host on CNN or MSNBC offer that opinion?
Today people are fired for voicing their opinions on matters totally unrelated to the jobs. Today students have grades reduced, are failed, and even booted from schools for offering a dissenting opinions.
Don't deny it, a causal search of the internet confirms these occurrences. This month a suit was filed against a school in Nevada that is denying graduation to a student for his beliefs, not his academic lacking. So much for freedom of speech.
How about Los Angeles shutting down restaurants even after the businesses re-configured themselves for social distancing, when 40 feet away cafeteria styled tables are allowed with no distancing?
We have a Supreme Court justice griping that people attending blackjack tables have more protection than people attending churches. Freedom of assembly? Freedom of religion?
How about Secretaries of State making election rules that the constitution states is the responsibility of the state legislatures? With HR-1, Congress is giving the middle finger to the constitution on these election matters.
I haven't touched on second amendment restrictions.
A Clinton era staffer opined last week that "no where in the constitution does it state 'all this can be suspended due to a disease.'"
And you say civil liberties are not threatened.
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