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When I first began my journey as an employee of the United States federal government, there was an oath that I was required to repeat verbally on the first day. Also, there was a form I had to sign as a written attestation to the vows that I had previously spoken. “I, the undersigned, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” [1] [1] Appointment Affidavit, U.S. General Services Administration, 2002, https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/appointment-affidavit , Accessed 31, August 2022 CPL Charlie Sneed Junior   Even though, I was four years old when he died on February 28, 1989, the very day of his birthday, I can...

It is widely known that Christian values are engrained in the American culture. The foundation of what America stands for is based on the foundation of Jesus Christ and the biblical principles for governing ourselves. Although one ideation of America is of it being a melting pot of different cultures, the fundamental root of America’s founding was Christianity. In the early years of the nineteenth century, the year 1808 to be exact, a publication came into production that ensured that Christ would be the center of discussion among the communities where the publication was destined to be placed into circulation. The Herald of Gospel Liberty was considered “the oldest religious newspaper in the world” when it was initially published. The creators of the newspaper were members of the Christian Publishing Association. Elias Smith was the editor of the gospel newspaper until October of 1817. Considered to be a religious weekly, its publications communicated the love of Jesus Christ until 1...