GOOD WORDS – AT 12:31 P.M. ET:  President Trump has many shortcomings, but many skills as well.  One of the greatest of his skills is the ability to understand the American creed.  The president has just given a commencement address at Liberty University.  From The Hill:

Speaking to a friendly crowd at the country's largest Christian university on Saturday, President Trump told the graduating class that "in America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.”

“America has always been the land of dreams because America is a nation of true believers,” Trump told those gathered at Liberty University.

“When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth, they prayed. When the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they invoked our creator four times. Because in America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.”

"It is why our currency proudly declares, 'In God We Trust,'" Trump continued. "And it is why we proudly proclaim that we are one nation, under God, every time we say the Pledge of Allegiance."

COMMENT:  Whether one is religious or not, it is important to note that freedom of religion is the first American freedom, the driving force behind the dangerous voyages our ancestors took to these shores. 

Freedom of religion has been disparaged in recent years by self-proclaimed "intellectuals," but it is the heart of the nation's commitment to freedom of conscience.

May 13,  2017