Supporters of President Trump generally
agree with his slogan, “Make America Great Again.” Some of the President’s
detractors argue that America was never great to begin with.
Those who believe America was once (and/or
still is) a great nation can point to our legacy of freedom, our history of
technological invention, our overall standard of living, the fact that we have
probably sent out more missionaries than any country in history, and how
America saved the world from tyranny during World War II. Those who say America
was never great can point to the way Native American’s were treated, to
slavery, discrimination, widespread political and moral corruption, and even to
abortion! The debate is unwinnable.
A better way to frame the debate would be
to ask, “Has America ever been the kind of place where millions of people have
risked everything to come here because they perceived America to be so much
better than their country?” The answer is beyond dispute: Yes! Absolutely.
Whether
you agree with the President or not, we should be grateful to God that we live
in one of the most prosperous and free nations in the world—A country that
people flee to and not from. And we should be especially careful not to take
our freedom for granted. There are many today who are fighting to significantly
limit these freedoms in the name of “political correctness” and “fairness.”
