In yesterday’s New York Times, with all the pressing topics to report on, the paper decided to write an article about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Yes, you heard it right, the New York Times is writing about the God of Spaghetti! Now I’m beginning to understand why the paper is in such financial difficulty.
All joking aside, atheists have a right to “not believe” just as much as Christians, Jews, and Muslims have a right to “believe” in this country. However, unlike the European Union, which is a secular democracy, the United States of America is a Republic founded in Judeo-Christian beliefs. To prove my point just look at each states Constitution. Every preamble contains the word God in the first sentence. In addition, when Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America, Mr.Obama placed his right hand on the Bible. In fact, it was the same Bible Abraham Lincoln placed his hand on when he was sworn in as the 16th president in 1861.
I have no problem with atheists, let me make myself clear. In fact, I feel sorry for them. They are children of God too, they just have not realized it yet, and I sincerely pray they do. The problem I do have is when atheists try to take God out of the equation for the rest of us just because they do not believe. For example, during the month of December when its Christmas time, as well Hanukah for our Jewish brothers and sisters, do not tell me I can not recognize the season by stating Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukah! Like I said earlier, I have no problem with the fact that you are an atheist, but don’t you dare tell me I can’t be a Christian because you say its offensive to you. Presently there is a mainstream movement that is pushing the culture towards this idea that religion should be completely pushed out of the American lexicon altogether. Its ironic because one of the main reason’s why the United States was formed by our Founding Fathers was because of religious persecution. It was so important to them in fact that the first amendment begins with the freedom of religion for all.
I think in the year 2009, the United States of America is at a crossroads. This is not necessarily a Democratic or Republican crossroad either. Its time for us to take a good hard look at how we are living and the set of priorities we are establishing for the next generation. Our current President has made the claim that we have to build a culture on “solid rock and not sand”, which by the way is another reference to our Judeo-Christian beliefs due to the fact that the reference itself comes from the book of Matthew in the Bible. I completely agree with Mr. Obama, however, the solid rock foundation the president is referring to better be more then just a charming personality and a big smile.
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (Matthew 7:24-27)
In 1864, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which placed “In God We Trust” on our currency. According to a 2003 Gallup poll, 90% of the United States approves of this inscription. When we start allowing the minority of the population of this country belonging to the “Church of the Spaghetti Monster” to start dictating its terms to the rest of us, our country will be truly headed for the greatest crash in its history. Maybe then the New York Times will find something more relevant to report on. I can see the headline now, “Lady Liberty kneels down at the alter of pasta and her torch lighting our way goes out for good”!
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Joe Reciniello is a Wall Street executive that spends his free time helping the poor in New York City and beyond. Learn more about his work and travels at immaculateheartmission.org.Joe Reciniello article archive.
