We had fun
last night at my author page on Facebook. I showed them the above picture and
asked them what was wrong with this house. Something not quite Amish is in it.
Well, they have good eyes because I didn’t even see the surveillance camera! Do
you see it mounted under the overhang of the roof?
To many, the
America flag was obvious to them that this house isn’t Amish. The Amish do
appreciate the freedoms we enjoy in this country and obey the laws of the land.
They pay their property and school tax, even though their children don’t go to
public school. They rarely complain about this.
They also
participate in local necessities, like the local fire department, and are the
best neighbors, taking the “love thy neighbor” commandment literally.
But there is
no commandment to love thy country, but the Bible says to consider yourselves
like pilgrims passing through and not to get so attached to earthly things.
They also cannot get over the fact that we “pledge allegiance to the flag”.
Their allegiance is to God alone. They are also pacifist, exempt from going to
war.
There are
some things I don’t agree with the Amish about, and this is one. Patriotism
means loyalty and devotion. But you don’t want a sermon from me about how we
need to be loyal and devoted to the US Constitution our Founding Fathers laid their
lives on the line for. I don’t think there can be enough red, white and blue
shown on July 4th to celebrate America, the land of the free and
brave. (Okay, a mini-sermon)
GOD BLESS
AMERICA!
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