Is It Worth Being Patriotic Anymore?


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Opinion The American continent was a promised land to Nephi and his seed. Before them, it was the place where Adam walked with God and where a great city of Zion was led by Enoch. To us today it is still a promised land. The government of America is exceptional in that its constitution still stands some two hundred years after its adoption. The average constitution has lasted less than twenty years.  Such preservation surely has come at the hands of a merciful God. He is quick to tell us (especially in the Book of Mormon) that if a nation does not go forth in His strength, then they will quickly fall. On this anniversary of the Declaration of Independence serious questions about the efficacy of traditional patriotism are beginning to rear their ugly head.  Cowards insist that dastardly deeds committed by our forebearers are reason enough to forsake a culture of patriotism; America isn’t worth celebrating some say. With the devaluing of the country comes a decline in associated stewardship....

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