ACLU is at it again

“ACLU—Again”

God help us, please! The ACLU is at it again. This time their secular agenda is targeting the Pentagon, having brought civil litigation against the United States military for their 50 year history of sponsoring the Boy Scouts of America. This news has left a foul taste in my mouth for some reason. I’ve got to vent to get some relief. Please indulge me.

It seems, all of a sudden after 50 years of helping the Boy Scouts of America with camping facilities and other support measures, the US military has now been told by the ACLU in federal civil-court that they can no longer administer the oath that scouts take—pledging a belief in God. (Yes, that’s really a national concern, I’m sure.)

Actually if you look beyond the smoke screen of this play, you must admit that this is nothing more than retribution by the ACLU for losing in federal court, some time ago, regarding allowing homosexual—participants and counselors—in the scouting program. Then again, it’s also the ACLU’s agenda to secularize America—removing every semblance of God from federal properties.

Let me give you the scenario that played out before my eyes last evening. I was watching a news program on a cable news-network. The host of the news program was interviewing a First Amendment attorney, regarding the litigation efforts of the ACLU against the Boy Scouts of America.

The attorney was in full form. Although he was brave enough to speak in favor of the ACLU, he did nothing more than repeat the same-old-worn-out-argument about the violation of separation of church and state. When is that line (from a Thomas Jefferson letter) going to die? (Nowhere in the United States Constitution do I find the words, “separation of church and state.”)

I looked at the attorney on the TV screen. I didn’t care for his hair style, but I liked his fine, expensive looking suit and tie. I’m sure, by his choice of attire, that he was doing very well financially— defending the First Amendment against the evil adversaries of the United States like the Boy Scouts of America and the Pentagon of the United States. I don’t know about you, but I, a US citizen, retired police officer, Navy veteran, registered voter, and a current pastor of a local church do not, in the least, feel threatened by the Boy Scouts of America and their oath before God.

I think First Ammendment attorneys could be better utilized if they’d use their skills to defend free speech and freedom of religion for the US Armed Forces and their support for the Boy Scouts instead of trying to rescue America from their insidious evils of violating the First Ammendment.

I thought to myself, certainly every American citizen knows the story about America’s founding fathers of faith. I thought everyone knew about the first American Thanksgiving—Pilgrims giving thanks to GOD for the bounty of the land. I thought everyone knew about George Washington petitioning the GOD of heaven for victory in battle. I thought everyone knew, as common knowledge, that these “religious forefathers” were the same ones who gave us our national heritage—in GOD we TRUST!

Maybe it's time to recommend that the ACLU return to US history class 101. A revising of their revisionist history might do everyone some good, especially First Ammendment attorneys.

Terry Dashner (Sources cited are available)

I want to thank you for reading this religiously biased paper. I feel better now, and the sour taste in my mouth is improving—slowly.

May God bless the United States of America!

About the Author

Senior Pastor of Faith Fellowship Church in Broken Arrow, OK. (918-451-0270)