Nine Eleven -- Remembering Freedom
by April Shenandoah
September 5, 2002
Every week my best friend Michael Heyden takes me to breakfast. Rather than
going to our regular eatery, this particular Tuesday, we chose to go to a place
closer to our own area in Burbank, California. After being seated, Michael phoned
his Mother, just to check in. Soon into the conversation, his face took on a
look of despair. Whatever the news, I knew it wasn't good. When he turned off
his cell phone he relayed to me that planes had hit the Twin Towers in New York.
I can't remember if the Pentagon entered into the conversation at that time
or not. All I know is that I felt sick and I immediately lost my appetite. When
I told Michael that I didn't feel like eating, he said that he didn't either.
Before leaving, we told the waiter to turn on the radio or TV and that he would
soon understand why we were not ordering. I was sick then and I'm sick now!
Heartsick! Because of the catastrophic attack that took precious lives and because since that devastating day of 9/11, I have watched my country disintegrate at a pace faster than the last 30 years all rolled into one. Our borders are open wider than ever before. American citizens are being treated as criminals during airport searches, while "terrorist-look-a-likes are skating through. The Koran and Islam culture is being taught in schools while having a Bible in the classroom is considered unconstitutional because of "separation of church and state" (which is NOT in the Constitution). Our homes can be searched and property seized, without a warrant, under any assumption of "probable cause." Farmers are losing their right to make a living, in the name of "environmentalism." The educational system and the mainstream media are controlled by liberal socialism (views that oppose God's Biblical moral laws) - they stifle "truth" and practice "selective speech." Pornography, no longer underground, is now considered acceptable by many but not all in today's society, and as a result, is ruining marriages, and causing warped minds. Such exposure can and has led to the creation of serial killers, rapists and child molesters - and in some places it is being shown and taught to young school children -- NO! I'm not exaggerating. The list is endless. Oh, by the way, "the chip" implants in the name of child safety, will soon be commonplace. The beast is here -- it's big and it's bad!
How many politicians ever address the above-mentioned issues? Rarely a mention on these subjects, it's the same old rhetoric - social security, prescription drugs for seniors, the economy, racial profiling - all to purposely keep voters stirred up and distracted. Saving the country is not on the list! Keeping America sovereign is not an issue! United We Stand, Let Freedom Ring, and God Bless America are great slogans, however, "actions speak louder than words." Forked-government-tongues speak freedom and pledge "One Nation Under God" while laying plans to enslave, entrap and strip our basic rights and freedoms. The post-9/11 Patriot Act and Homeland Security are deceiving safety-pacifiers blatantly escalating the socialist agenda.
On the positive side - people ran back into their churches seeking solace to relieve their fears. Renewed patriotism caused flag manufacturers to work overtime as Old Glory lined our streets and decorated our cars. A new respect was demonstrated for law enforcement and firefighters - I personally wanted to hug them. It looked like the America I remembered from childhood - at least for awhile. However, it wasn't long before someone had to attack God, by wanting "One Nation Under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Those ignorant people who have removed God from the public arena do not have a clue that they have caused the removal of His protective hand from over America. God's people are also to blame, as we bought the "diversity lie" of not "offending" anyone. It's okay to offend the Creator of the Universe, the One who hung the moon and stars, and the One who breathed life into each and everyone one of us - but we must never offend those who shun that very God. Until we humble ourselves and turn from our wicked ways and pray -- this nation will not be healed.
Sara Frank from Phoenix Color, has observed that people are becoming more withdrawn and that a year later folks in general are not as friendly as they once were. After thinking about what she said - I realized I was one of those people. I was losing my joy because I was watching freedom slip away. Freedom was an American treasure that I embraced, tightly. The loss of freedom and the loss of this great land that our forefathers built and that our veterans/soldiers fought/fight for is like the death of a loved one. I thank Almighty God that I know Jesus as Savior and Lord -- or I might not want to stick around to see what is coming next.
FREEDOM = He whom the Son sets free is free indeed.
© 2002 April Shenandoah
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