How to take back the Constitution

James Madison just called.  He wants his first amendment back.

Alex McFarland has some ideas for doing just that.  His Project 2026 is an undertaking for Christians to take back our culture that has been swept away in the past 50 years by aggressive socio-political groups. As a result, our very Constitution has been compromised.

This rings so true here at Creation Night because it was not until the past 50 years has our right to prayer in public schools and teaching of creationism in public schools was killed as a result of our judicial interpretation of the first amendment.

This is ironic because our founding fathers' intention was precisely the opposite of the effect that we are seeing now. The establishment clause of the first amendment simply prohibits the federal government from "establishing" a national religion or from interfering with the established churches in the US.  The words "separation" or "church" or "state" are not included in the wording.

Even former Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, in reviewing the 1789 first amendment deliberations concluded, ..."it seems indisputable from these glimpses of Madison's thinking...that he saw the Amendment as designed to prohibit the establishment of a national religion, and perhaps to prevent discrimination among sects. He did not see it as requiring neutrality on the part of the government between religion and irreligion" (Rehnquist, dissenting opinion, Wallace v. Jaffree, 1985).

Ah, you may say, but the constitution is a living, breathing document designed to change with our culture. The problem with this thinking is that human nature has not changed one bit. One of the beauties of our government is it's checks and balances system, which protects us against the human tendency extort too much power over others. So if our constitution can be changed on the whim of the current court, then we really have no Constitution, and then our government as we know it, can be changed forever.

Here is the Project 2026 blueprint for Changing Our Nation:

Q: How is this different from what I am are already doing?
A: For me at least - I try to do the first 4 things, but when it comes to the last 2, I fall pretty short (I do vote, though!)

As a Christian, I often feel as though God has it covered (He does) and so when it comes to politics, I don't try very hard to understand the issues, much less write to my leaders, run for office, support my candidates, and stay informed.

Folks, according to Scott Klusendorf, president of the Life Training Institute, which trains pro-life advocates to defend their views in the public square, we stink at this. This is why Republicans lost the election. No clear message. No articulation of our arguments.  We must learn how to do this.  Stay tuned and I will show you how.