The Christian faith has been an inseparable part of this nation from our

inception until today. That's the truth. And I refuse to relinquish that heritage because someone

doesn't like it. In fact, it's inappropriate to ask us to diminish our heritage

as a people.

It's who we are.

It's been a defining component of this nation

from the time we began until today.

And if it's diminished, it will be because you and I don't care enough about it

to stand for the Christian faith.

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Be blessed.

We're working through a little series about our nation and it really started some

weeks ago I had a little jingle in my head about apple pie and America and I couldn't really

remember where I'd heard it and I didn't have it all intact and I just

kept walking around going we're going to do a series about as American as

apple pie. Now I'm not confused God's not an American.

And when we get to heaven, they won't play the star-spangled banner in the elevators. And I don't expect to see the red, white, and blue flying behind the pearly gates. So I'm not inviting you towards some sort of

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