A New Birth of Freedom

American liberty did not originate with the Declaration of Independence nor does it have to die a natural death. If each generation is taught the value of our God-given rights as well as the accompanying responsibilities to sacrifice as necessary to maintain our freedoms, then this republic can continue.

Just as the Israelites had a revival when young King Josiah read to them the law of Moses that had been lost for many years (II Chronicles 34), our country can revive even now if we re-educate ourselves in the core principles that have made this American experiment a resounding success and return to individual faith, morality, and responsibility.

“. . .from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion. . . that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. . . that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. . . and that government of the people. . .by the people. . .for the people. . . shall not perish from the earth. " From Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address