"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
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."
That, my friends, is the beginning of the Declaration of Independence. Those that penned and signed that document on July 4, 1776 were committing treason against England. For that treason, they could be hung. They signed it anyway. The language they used no longer resonates with us as it did to them, but the idea is the same....freedom.
On this 233rd Anniversary of the signing of that all-important document in our country's history, reflect for a moment on what America means to you. What does it mean to me? It means freedom of religion, the ability to become anything you want if you want it bad enough, the sacrifice of so many to ensure my freedom and so many other things that lean toward the mundane...American flags waving on porches, kid's eating watermelon on the ground, the smell of fresh cut grass in a suburban neighborhood and families praying over dinner...
Enjoy the day. God has granted us a beautiful one!
Happy 4th of July!
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