. . . Our Freedom!

Those of you who read the BTB blog have probably noticed that I tend to enjoy writing about freedom, bravery, independence, etc,. About a month ago, I wrote a little piece about the importance of not being wimps and saps and rather fighting for "victory or death!"

On the 15th of this month, I had the privilege of attending the San Antonio Tea Party. The event was held right in front of the Alamo, and I am proud to say that more than 16,000 loyal Texans came out to stand against the monster that our political system has become. The Phillips family arrived at noon and stayed 'til long past 9:00pm. From the time we arrived tol the moment we left the Alamo, we were surrounded by thousands of Texans. It was great to see so many people looking to our constitutional heritage and our states' rights, whether they fully understood the Biblical-Christian implications or not, and thinking about the role of just government.

One of the gents putting the event on was Mr. Glen Beck of Fox News. My perspective differs from Mr. Beck's on multiple points, but I was thankful for the honest historical view of the Alamo and its defenders which was evident during his Television show live in front of the Alamo. It's not often that you catch the media being honest about history.

This was all great, but, for me, the climax of the day was at about 8 p.m. when my dad had the opportunity to speak to the thousands gathered in the square. After all of the good ideas and "fight for freedom" sound bites which were thrown around during the course of the day, it was very helpful to hear everything explained in terms of our duty as Christians.

I think this was a pivotal message for the events that day.

A very important point that I took away from the rally was that true Texan-Christians can't just scream against "tyrannical government," though we must speak out against it. True Texan-Christians need to look to the biblical roots of our state government.

If you haven't watched the four minute video clip of Dad's message at the Alamo, you can watch it now. (You can also download the entire talk free off of Behemoth.com.)