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Published in Art With Words
 Quarterly Poetry Journal
      September, 2006

    Published in “Eagles of Light”
Anthology of Patriotic Verse 2010

Misguided forces in our world seek to reinstate Nero's declaration in 64 AD, branding Christianity an illegal religion, not simply to announce it as truth, but to make all people everywhere believe it- and act on that belief. Even in our nation, it's working! We Christians help push the wagon with our narrow, misguided emphasis on "Separation of Church & State." In our effort to keep the Government out of the church, we've unwittingly brought it in. Government regulation is now at ridiculous extremes. Our children cannot pray in public, bibles are banned. God's name is stricken from songs, prayers, coins. Mustn't pray in Jesus' name, this might be offensive. Christians are despised, persecuted, just as prophesied in Nero's day. Because America is known as a Christian nation, our country is hated, our people slaughtered- just as they were in 64 A.D. *Illegal Religion

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