Briefly Patriotic - National Religious Freedom Day
On Religious Freedom Day, we commemorate the passage of the 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson, and we celebrate the First Amendment’s protection of religious freedom.
Across the centuries, people have come to America seeking to worship the Almighty freely. Today, our citizens profess many different faiths, and we welcome every religion. Yet people in many countries live without the freedom to worship as they choose and some face persecution for their beliefs. My Administration is working with our friends and allies around the globe to advance common values and spread the blessings of liberty to every corner of the world. Freedom is a gift from the Almighty, written in the heart and soul of every man, woman, and child, and we must continue to promote the importance of religious freedom at home and abroad.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2007, as Religious Freedom Day. I call on all Americans to reflect on the great blessing of religious liberty, endeavor to preserve this freedom for future generations, and commemorate this day with appropriate events and activities in their schools, places of worship, neighborhoods, and homes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first.
GEORGE W. BUSH
National Religious Freedom Day
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THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT!
Thank you for affirming the values that we Americans hold most dear. Thank you for protecting the most dear freedom we have, the most important freedom granted by the Constitution: Our freedom to worship.
Thank you George W. Bush and Praise JESUS.
I should emphasize:
“our citizens profess many different faiths, and we welcome every religion”
I will remind it in any occasion when you attack different religion like islam, judaism, atheism,… your president welcomes them.. he said it. Yes HE DID. And you give me the proof:).
I thought Reagan was the greatest? According to you, at least.
I’m totally for bringing Lennon back from the dead! SOCIALISM FOR THE WIN!
What about the other 364 days of the year? You only have religious freedom once a year now?
What about all the “Towelheads” you hate so much…You have to welcome them aswell you know…
You are such a bunch of hypocrits..
/True Christian
Indeed. Do you really welcome the Islams into your single day of religious freedom, when the rest of the time you preach nothing but hatred for them?
Lemme put it this way - if you’re a vegetarian and you get locked in a steakhouse pretty soon yer gonna start eating steak.
Not if this steack house allows you to eat salads.
If you are in a country which gives you the freedom of worship, why would you change your faith ??
At least, a sparkle of wisdom. But I agree with Mr. Wordsworth — what about the rest of the year?
Slovak Bloke
“Lemme put it this way - if you?¢‚Ǩ?°?É‚Äû?ɬ¥re a vegetarian and you get locked in a steakhouse pretty soon yer gonna start eating steak.”
I got a better one - if I dropped you off in North Korea, pretty soon your gonna start eating dirt.
On Religious Freedom Day, we commemorate the passage of the 1786 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson, and we celebrate the First Amendment?¢‚Ǩ?°?É‚Äû?ɬ¥s protection of religious freedom.
I agree, this should be celebrated. By not ranting against non-christians, of course.
@STR: You should hate that speech. It?Ǭ¨?Ǭ•s basically a license for muslims, jews and all the other religions to go their way and ignore christianity.
Lemme put it this way - if you?¢‚Ǩ?°?É‚Äû?ɬ¥re a vegetarian and you get locked in a steakhouse pretty soon yer gonna start eating steak.
Now what?Ǭ¨?Ǭ•s the meaning of this? You know that the muslims won?Ǭ¨?Ǭ•t invite you to a mosque? You?Ǭ¨?Ǭ•d have to come over yourself.
The German Guy
IMPEACH BUSH!