What Is American Patriotism?

September 11th has become known as Patriot Day, a day for remembering all those who were impacted, injured, or who lost their lives during the tragic terrorist attacks against the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.

(Note: Patriot Day is different from Patriots' Day, a holiday observed in both Massachusetts & Maine on the third Monday of April to commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord fought near Boston in 1775.)

The events of that fateful September morning left an indelible imprint in the hearts and minds of our nation’s citizens. Nearly every nation was impacted that day. In many ways, the whole world will never be the same.

Amidst the heart-wrenching stories that emerged from 9/11, there also emerged stories of great heroism: the valiant firemen, policemen, rescue workers and citizens who rushed to rescue the victims, many of them losing their own lives in the process of trying to save others. Although the fates of many were sealed as the towers collapsed, rescue workers labored for days in the faint hope of finding some of their brethren alive beneath the chaos and rubble. The passengers on Flight 93 made a conscious decision to give their lives in a crashing plane in order to spare the lives of many.

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daves

"Who ever thought there’d be a struggle in our nation to reinstate God?"

Would the author have been just as surprised if he had been there when the Constitution was written and the founders intentionally left God out of that document?

God is not a political toy the way so many politicians use him.
- Wesley
  
  he was a part of it. "Done in the convention by the unanimous consent of the states present the seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven and of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth." Article VII
  if they did not want God in our nation they could have done like France did when they started with a new year one as well as a ten day week.
  - daves
    
    And if they did want God in our nation they could have mentioned him in more than the date.
    - Evermyrtle
      
      They can do nothing about HIM being in the nation Unless they accept HIM as GOD it is an insult to HIM to put HIS NAME on their platform.The universe belongs to HIM He is all over the world at all times, and here HE will remain.
      - daves
        
        So you are okay that God is not mentioned in the U.S. constitution?
  - Jeff Dixon
    
    Using a standard convention for stating the date is hardly inserting god into the Constitution. The reality that there is no religious test to hold federal office shows that the Founders did not want religion to be in the government.
  - http://www.missiontoisrael.org/ Ted R. Weiland
    
    Somehow I doubt Yahweh is appeased with being merely assigned the document's time keeper, particularly being that His morality and law is violated in some fashion in nearly every article and amendment.
- http://www.answersingenesis.org/ keyboardshark
  
  The Constitution is void of any reference to God? Not quite:
  
  "Here are just a few things to note about the United States Constitution, which is indeed a secular document, but still one that reflects the Christian heritage and personality of American society.
  These observations–and more–are pointed out in a book by a Rapid City pastor, Rev. H. Wayne Williams, called “Seeing God and the Bible in the United States Constitution.”
  - Notice the preamble of the Constitution:
  
  We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
  Where do “blessings” come from?” Do they fall out of the sky? Do they grow from the ground? Can they be purchased or manufactured? “Blessing” has a religious and divine connotation.
  - Notice Article 1 Section 7:
  
  If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him
  Did the founders just pick a day of the week that wouldn’t count? Why Sunday? Because it was universally recognized as a holy day, the Lord’s day, a day of worship. And apparently this religious consideration, which superseded official business, was written into the United States Constitution.
  - Article II provides the oath of office for the president:
  
  “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
  When one swears, one does so by a higher authority, a divine authority, pledging truth and allegiance to the oath sworn.
  - Article VI provides that no religious test will be required to hold public office:
  
  The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
  This means no one has to pass a test of religious orthodoxy, or perform any religious rite, or belong to any religious group in order to hold office. Conversely, it also means no one can be blocked from holding a public office because of their religious faith; they don’t have to leave their faith at the door of their office. This protects Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and atheists alike.
  - Article VII notes the date of completion of the Constitution:
  
  Done in Convention by the Unanimous Consent of the States present the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the Twelfth.
  The date given was specifically spelled out to be “in the Year of our Lord,” pointing toward the Lord Jesus Christ as the reference point for time.
  
  - The First Amendment guarantees that the federal government will not control religion, nor will religion control the federal government, and that the freedom to express our faith shall not be interfered with:
  
  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
  As Rev. Williams points out in his book, this amendment illustrates that “there was no thought of a Godless secular nation” by the framers."
  
  http://www.dakotavoice.com/2007/07/the-us-constitution-not-so-secular/
  - daves
    
    Not mentioning God in the constitution is the same as democrats leaving him out of their platform.
    - http://www.answersingenesis.org/ keyboardshark
      
      Huh? In what way? I fail to see the connection.
      - daves
        
        It shows respect and reverence.
      - http://www.answersingenesis.org/ keyboardshark
        
        The Constitution shows respect and reverence for God and the Bible, but the DNC platform does not, to my knowledge. If you think it does, please state where, and why you believe the DNC platform is similar to the Constitution.
    - Evermyrtle
      
      It is an insult to GOD to be put on the Democrat platform. They hate HIM and think that putting HIM on their platform will get them votes.
      - daves
        
        I agree but it goes for the republicans also.
marineh2ominer

I am a Christian , I don't claim to be a GOOD Christian , but I do claim to be a GOOD patriot because I , in my mind , cant' even imagine what our country would be like if not for our Christian heritage . Regardless of how much the ACLU , athiests , and secularists deny it , we are nation conceived by Christians and dedicated to freedom , liberty , and justice for EVERYBODY , even the evil progressives trying to destroy it all .