Main Entry: pro·tec·tion
Pronunciation: pro-'tek-shon
Function: noun
1 : the act of protecting : the state of being protected
2 a : one that protects b : supervision or support of one that is smaller and weaker

   Ah, protection. We all like to be safe and sound. Protected from whatever enemies that might be lurking in the shadows. We depend on our military, law enforcement, our friends and neighbors, and the list goes on. We depend on them to protect us against whatever "bogeyman" that happens to be threatening us on any given day. Unfortunately, slowly but surely, we are ignoring the only true protector we have. This is the only one who is truly capable of protecting us from anyone or anything except ourselves. If you haven't guessed by now, I'm talking about God. Why are we so insistent on pushing our only true protector out of our lives? He was the one that our forefathers called on in times when all seemed lost. His laws served as a template for the way we should conduct ourselves as a nation. Now we can't even display His ten simple rules in public. Our schools can teach our children about how to properly put on a condom, or how to recognize and accept homosexuality, but not about the ten commandments. Why are we so reluctant to talk and teach about the God that has protected this country so diligently for so long? Is being politically correct important enough to turn our backs on the One who loved us enough to send His only Son to be crucified so that we might be protected from our own sins? I think not. The separation of church and state was set up to protect the church from government, not the government from the church. I thank God every day that we have a president who recognizes the importance of God's role in his and our lives. We need to get back to the basics again and put God back in our lives...For our own protection.