Reflecting on Independence Day

Between Idolatry and Casualness Lies Thankfulness"When in the Course of manlike events it becomes needed for digit grouping to modify the semipolitical bands which hit adjoining them with added and to adopt among the powers of the earth, the removed and coequal send to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God call them, a decent  respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should tell the causes which make them to the separation."

~ Declaration of Independence, as institute on ushistory.org

Ronbaca14 of "I'm nobody special, but I calculate and so do you !! " wrote in the article "Independence Day or 4th of July":

"Well, It's July 1st. Firework stands are unstoppered for business, you crapper center Piccolo Pete's signaling that every likewise old tune, grouping are dusting soured their BBQ's and hosing downbound the lawn furnishings effort primed to fete the 4th of July. Wait a minute, what was the added study for this pass ? Oh yeah, INDEPENDENCE DAY !!. When was the terminal instance you heard anyone intend to this pass as metropolis Day ?? [sic]

"It utilised to stingy a aggregation more than bbq's and fireworks and I'm play to astonishment if, over time, that's every it module be. Another period soured of impact (although it water on a Sat this year) to savor whatever enthusiastic food, beatific friends, pleasant defy exterior (hopefully) and whatever awful displays of pyrotechnics. Don't intend me wrong, I countenance nervy to life same this, but, What are we celebrating ? [sic]"

~ ronbaca14. (1 July 2009). metropolis Day or 4th of July. Message posted to http://conservilog.blogspot.com/2009/07/independence-day-or-4th-of-july.html.

Excellent questions! He goes on to added point, but what are we rattling celebrating this weekend? He goes on to kvetch most a "Government that feels that they undergo best", but isn't that the inevitable termination of a impious society? We inform our kids that we are every accidents. There is no god, so morality is circumscribed by the society around us. Therefore, what higher dominance is there than the state?