DUANE ‘BANJO’ DAVIS: Give God a chance

There is a song that was sung extensively by protesters and others during the Vietnam War, a refrain goes something like “all we are saying is give peace a chance.” But now protesters and others are rapping new songs with implications of “kill the cops,” or other absurd themes. There is a lot of talk in high places of government about retraining police, but very little talk of retraining the people, both white and black.

The most sensible theme that should be going around the country to me is “all we are saying is give God a chance”! We can start by recognizing that there is no separation clause in the Constitution of the United States of America, and that Thomas Jefferson did not so write in the Constitution. We can continue by resisting the organizations that are dedicated to freedom from religion, by challenging them in the court systems, and by mostly “manning up” to them.

It would also be helpful if the Ten Commandments were to be displayed in prominent places, it just might be that some young boy see these and would ask his daddy, “What does it mean to honor your father and mother?” or “Why is it wrong to steal, Daddy?” And let’s put Christ back in Christmas for the same reasons, some young child might ask, “What does Christmas mean, Daddy?” A child would admire his dad if he heard him tell a store clerk, “It is Merry Christmas, not Happy Holidays,” with a smile, of course.

This nation is never going to be healed of wrongdoings until we turn our eyes on Jesus and look full into his wonderful face, recognize who He is and what He has done for the sinful world, repent of the sin in our lives, and follow Him. The Ten Commandments can be summarized by (1) love God with all our hearts, minds, and souls, and (2) love our neighbors as ourselves. In the event there are those that do not believe this, then I would plead with them to “give God and Jesus a chance.”

DUANE “BANJO” DAVIS

Pelham