Country suffers when we turn from church
Some opinion contributors are calling for the removal of the Ten Commandments from a Waukegan county-owned building and for the removal of tax-exempt status from our churches. Clearly there are certain citizens whose agenda is to, in time, totally remove the Christian faith from our nation's identity.
Most informed and honest citizens would admit that America's greatness comes from her goodness, and that her goodness comes from her Christian heritage. And so have you ever asked yourself why certain citizens have such contempt for the Christian faith?
Well, the Bible says that some love their sins so much that they begin to hate God. And so sinful man's agenda is to attempt to erase God from the fabric of everyday life in America.
"And this is the condemnation, that light had come into the world, but that men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil." John 3:19.
Those who love darkness have been much more committed to sinful man's agenda than the Christian has been to God's agenda. As a result believers and unbelievers alike suffer the consequences.
These certain citizens have denied several generations of Americans the certainty, goodness, and wisdom of having an ultimate authority in their lives. These lost generations have had to figure it out as they went along.
They've never known what it is like to be certain of what is right and what is wrong. Neither will they ever know the eternal love of Jesus.
Charles Danyus
Round Lake Beach