Many bible-believing Christians all over this country had an odd mix of emotions this patriotic weekend. Some of them were willing to express those emotions\u2026others were so bothered by what they were feeling they were ashamed to express it. Let me see if I can put into words what some of you are feeling.
It\u2019s the 4th of July weekend\u2026it\u2019s the weekend for all that is Americana\u2026the nostalgia\u2026of baseball, fireworks, apple pie, and Norman Rockwell paintings\u2026the childhood memories of chasing fire flies or lightening bugs during a July sunset. And while you may have partaken with family and friends in some of those traditional Fourth of July gatherings and events. Something was missing. It just wasn\u2019t the same.\xa0
Why? Because the America you remember celebrating doesn\u2019t exist any more. That statement is so hard for me to say. It\u2019s the very reason some of us have not put any words to the emotion we felt this weekend. We don\u2019t want to admit it. We can\u2019t bring ourselves to say it. We don\u2019t want to say it because we don\u2019t want it to be true. We don\u2019t want to say it because it\u2019s heart breaking to see what is becoming of a nation that so many have given their lives to protect. In no way do we want to dishonor their commitment and sacrifice.
We\u2019ve known that things have been changing for a while and we have even seen the pace of moral decline pick up speed in the last decade but we have held out hope that some how\u2026some way\u2026it would return back to the way it used to be. But the Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision to federally legalize gay marriage\u2026not only legalized gay marriage\u2026it was the wake up call to those of us in a hopeful daydream\u2026that the concept of this being a Christian nation has long since past.
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