You got that right.
Posted on 11/04/2011 11:11:37 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh
Republican lawmakers and conservative activists are expressing outrage after the Obama administration announced its objection to adding President Franklin Roosevelt’s D-Day prayer to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The objection was noted during a congressional hearing on Rep. Bill Johnson’s (R-OH) bill – the “World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011.”
(Excerpt) Read more at radio.foxnews.com ...
Franklin Roosevelt’s D-Day Prayer
June 6, 1944
My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far.
And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:
Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.
They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.
They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest-until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men’s souls will be shaken with the violences of war.
For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.
Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.
And for us at home — fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas — whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them—help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.
Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.
Give us strength, too — strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.
And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.
And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.
With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.
Thy will be done, Almighty God.
Amen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgawfZAqgiE
Recorded audio from the original June 6, 1944 radio broadcast. This was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s prayer for American victory and for the protection of U.S. forces abroad. Now set to imagery of U.S. soldiers in action.
What about a call to prayer there would he sanction that? Bring a rug.
I don’t really give a big fat smelly Obama what that cretin thinks (and actually, I do not believe that “it” is capable of measurable thought.)
Shove it, Obamaloon.
Shove it deep.
Shove it hard.
And keep it there.
If America had the current leadership in the 1940’s half of the country would be speaking Japanese and the other half would be speaking German before the end of the decade.
Put it there anyway.
Well their pre election revival is over faster than I um expected. And I was gonna bring some pies. God is only useful when they want to tax without representation. Curious that Peeelosi n co have been Praying n certain of Gods will when they want more free money.
Well, since the ‘call to (muslim) prayer is, in his words, “one of the most beautiful sounds in the world”, I should THINK he’d be okay with having it played there...
The Marlborough Savings Bank (MA) has a new bank building that is topped with a large, rose-colored, Islamic-style dome. It looks weird and the bank has no comment. People have taken to calling it the Mosqueborough Savings Bank.
The most beautiful sound in the world will be in the first week of January 2013 in Congress when VP Biden announces the Presidential Elector count.
Thanks for posting that to remind us all what America used to be like, even when led by Democrats. Happy Veteran’s Day, in advance - and thank you for your service.
Wow...
I WANT MY AMERICA BACK!
You know he would.
He’s testing us isn’t he. Seeing how far he can push us.
You got that right.
There are plenty of FDR’s progressive screeds scrawled all over his memorial on the Mall. The memorial itself is disgraceful. Why didn’t anyone feel it was important to put the D-Day Prayer there?
Not bad for that old socialist.
Proof there are no atheists in foxholes.
Wonder who wrote it for him ...
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