One Nation Under God - Jon McNaughton

"One Nation Under God."

This simple phrase, added to the pledge of allegiance over 50 years ago has been the source of unbelievable debate and heated controversy. Likewise, the phrase 'In God We Trust' on our currency has been targeted and continues to be attacked as improper and politically incorrect. Lawsuits have been filed and legal minds employed to ascertain whether such statements violate the concept of 'separation of church and state'.

As this debate continues, some so called experts have implied or concluded that our Founding Fathers and Patriots were not religious. These secular champions, in an effort to further their own causes, have even painted these great men and women from our history as being devoid of religious passions or even a belief in God. This is a part of their strategy to remove any discussion of God from the public forum.

These men and women were passionately religious and saw the hand of God all around them. To God they gave Thanks for His Hand in the founding of this great nation. To Him, according to their own testimony they turned for wisdom and strength when life and liberty hung in the balance. Certainly the debate on separation of church and state will continue. But no one can dispute how our Founding Fathers and Patriots felt about God. The record is clear!

'One Nation Under God' is Jon McNaughton's witness and reminder that those who went before us knew from whence their blessings came!

To read more about the story behind this painting, please click on this link: http://sethadamsmith.com/2010/06/13/one-nation-under-god/

To view the details of this artwork, click on the link below:
http://mcnaughtonart.com/artwork/view_zoom/?artpiece_id=353

Original Edit by Bryan Illguth
Cinematography by Rod Meldrum

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[TrudysTouch]

You are truly a gifted artist.

[AWSOMEABLE]

You're implying that God exists, Jon.

[Noelpele04]

I see Fredrick Douglas in the picture...that's interesting because he is considered by many to be a non-belivever. He had good reason because to him and many slaves under God also meant under slavery. He spoke out openly about how the "church" legitimized slavery and exposed the rank hypocrisy their participation in the endeavor. True many abolitionists got their inspiration from Christian teachings but for the most part back then God got was an aider and abetter

[ThatsNotPoetry]

Painfully tacky. Many of the founding fathers were theists. A very important distinction. "Passionately religious?" Don't make assumptions about people who died long before you were born. To seek God as all answers and also the cause of all problems is ridiculous. Scapegoating is dangerous, always.

[jamespayne33]

Ouch. So tacky.

[JhonathanFree]

BARF.

[CJKpi]

Very nice video, keep up the good work!

[RuddyIPA]

Is this an Onion video?

[MultiMooseProduction]

@AWSOMEABLE

THIS.

[jesuped]

Benjamin Franklin was "passionately religious"?

[wintereis57]

@gwright3511 @gwright3511 I watched several of his videos so I could get a better understanding of this man. You'll notice in "the Forgotten Man" that he has Presidents looking mournfully at a torn up constitution. Several of those Presidents violated the constitution themselves like Adams and the Alien and Sedition acts and Lincoln and his suspension of Habeas Corpus. This man had a particular axe to grind. He has a right to do so, but I also have a right to call him out on it.