One Nation Under God - Jon McNaughton

"One Nation Under God." http://www.jonmcnaughton.com

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!

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Original Edit by Bryan Illguth
Cinematography by Rod Meldrum

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[HerosJourney86]

So how come this painting has no Native American or Hawaiian figures in it? Oh right, because Americans stole their land in the name of Jesus.

[Robert Barlow]

Bioshock Infinite is too much like this. I'm scared.

[AdvanceRun]

oh . ok...

[HerosJourney86]

Because they have no ware else to go,

[AdvanceRun]

then why do they live here to this day ?

[HerosJourney86]

No, you flat out ignored the fact that religion was heavy influences on the relationships with those people and just said it was about Spain and England. Those were apart of it along with Other politics were involved but that dose mean religion was not involved. Also I never said all Christains were like that.Your right that Anyone can be an asshole, but anyone can also be willfully ignorant too history.

and anyone can also fail to take a joke and turn into debate between two trolls

[HerosJourney86]

So Thomas Payne is in a painting with Jesus? The guy who wrote books attacking religion and Christianity to the point of getting himself into serious trouble is in a painting with Jesus? That man must be rolling in his grave right now.

As for the Native American, let me change the Joke. "It was nice of the artist to include one of the people we stole land from in the name the of Jesus!"

[HerosJourney86]

Go back are and read your comment. Nothing you said changes the fact that settlers stole land from those people who were living there 1000s of years before the arrivals of Columbus. So what if they emigrated from Asia 1000s of years before. They were still here first and it dose not make what happen to them any less evil.

[fargo411]

and where did Native American or Hawaiian people originate from? They didn't grow there, they also emigrated...from Asia. Read your history books.

[pajamas446]

The Founding Fathers were not deeply religious men, nor did they found this nation on the basis of Christianity. They founded this nation on the principle of religious freedom for all people. Why? Because the Founding Fathers were smart educated men. They spoke several different languages, studied science, and visited other nations. Oh, and by the way, Benjamin Franklin was not deeply religious, neither was John Adam, nor Thomas Paine. You should do some research before you paint.

[FireUntoFlame]

Everyone loves to forget how this 'one simple phrase' violates the Constitution.