[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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                           HON. CLIFF STEARNS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 15, 2002

  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind Americans why the 
Pledge of Allegiance is so important in light of the 9th Circuit 
Appeals Court decision. I'd like to submit Chief Justice of the Alabama 
Supreme Court Roy S. Moore's July 1998 statement titled ``Our American 
Birthright.'' At that time, Justice Moore was a Circuit Court Judge.

                        Our American Birthright

                           (By Roy S. Moore)

     One nation under God was their cry and declaration,
     Upon the law of nature's God they built a mighty nation.
     For unlike mankind before them who had walked this earthen 
         sod,
     These men would never question the sovereignty of God.

     That all men were ``created'' was a truth ``self-evident,''
     To secure the rights God gave us was the role of government,
     And if any form of government became destructive of this end,
     It was their right, their duty, a new one to begin.

     So with firm reliance on Divine Providence for protection,
     They pledged their sacred honor and sought His wise 
         direction.
     They lifted an appeal to God for all the world to see,
     And declared their independence forever to be free.

     I'm glad they're not here with us to see the mess we're in,
     How we've given up our righteousness for a life of indulgent 
         sin.
     For when abortion isn't murder and sodomy is deemed a right,
     Then evil is now called good and darkness is now called 
         light.

     While truth and law were founded on the God of all Creation,
     Man now, through law, denies the truth and calls it 
         ``separation.''
     No longer does man see a need for God when he's in full 
         control,
     For the only truth self-evident is in the latest poll.

     But with man as his own master we fail to count the cost,
     Our precious freedoms vanish and our liberty is lost.
     Children are told they can't pray and they teach them 
         evolution,
     When will they learn the fear of God is the only true 
         solution.

     Our schools have become the battleground while all across the 
         land,
     Christians shrug their shoulders afraid to take a stand.
     And from the grave their voices cry the victory has been won
     Just glorify the Father as did His only Son.

     When your work on earth is done, and you've traveled where 
         we've trod,
     You'll leave the land we left to you, One Nation Under God

     

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