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In recent months there’s come a new “fix” for America’s ills, pushed by those who do not believe the Bible to be literally true.  It is:  Tear down our monuments of heroes from the Southern side of the War Between the States.  This idea is most certainly pushed by people on the left of the political spectrum which follows perfectly their agenda:  That is, “Divide and Conquer”.  Using race to divide citizens within a nation is nothing new.  satan has been using this tactic since early human history to enslave people politically, so he can keep the Gospel of Christ from reaching them.  Its end is always death, because satan comes “but for to steal kill and destroy…” (John 10:10)

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First, let’s answer the question:  Should nations have monuments at all?  It was God, Himself Who first taught His model nation, the Jewish Republic, to erect monuments.  When He had dried up the Jordan River so His people could cross on dry land, He told Joshua to build a monument of twelve stones (Joshua 4:4-5) so that, quote:

“…this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?  Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan…and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.” (Joshua 4:6-7)

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