Roughly a dozen people attend pastor Ryan Burge's Sunday service at First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Burge is also an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and author of "The Nones," a book on the growing number of religiously unaffiliated Americans. For him, the rising number of "nones" and the dwindling number of religious is not simply a statistic, but a fact that he's been witnessing in his own parish for the past 16 years. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

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Roughly a dozen people attend pastor Ryan Burge’s Sunday service at First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. Burge is also an associate professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University and author of “The Nones,” a book on the growing number of religiously unaffiliated Americans. For him, the rising number of “nones” and the dwindling number of religious is not simply a statistic, but a fact that he’s been witnessing in his parish for the past 16 years. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

 

Bold & Blunt: Communists love to see America grow secular

 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

By Cheryl K. Chumley

Reprinted from The Washington Times

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If there’s one thing America needs to stay free, it’s religion and faith. If there’s one thing that communists cannot stand, it’s a citizenry filled with faith in God. Any questions?

America’s facing many problems right now, but they’re all rooted in the fact that Americans have turned away from church, the Bible, godly teaching and morals and virtues that are fixed on heavenly principles. The void has allowed government to grow.

As Christy Stutzman, author of “The Spiritual Price of Political Science” says, founders gave us a republic that relied on the good people of the nation staying virtuous and godly.

“I truly believe that as we look around at the insanity and chaos we see is happening.” Stutzman says, “and can’t believe it, wonder how did we get here, that it really is the result of the disengagement of faith.”

Tune in for more with Christy Stutzman and her fascinating discussion about the link between faith and freedom. And don’t forget to subscribe to Bold and Blunt!

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