I did not realize that Whoopie Goldberg [a.k.a. Nina Gordon} would be so nonplussed and “triggered” by the benign comments of Dr. Bral at the swearing-in ceremony.
Ms. Gordon is beside herself with righteous indignation because Dr. Bral mentioned G-d [G-d forbid]. She claims that this venal sin is an overstepping of mayoral “authority”. Although Dr. Bral, as mayor, has no power or “authority” to control the public schools, that does not vitiate his absolute right to express his views freely on any subject of his choosing.
Ms. Gordon is also incensed that Dr. Bral “follows the science”re the gender-confused , and she refers to Dr. Bral as “transphobic. ”
A “phobia is an irrational fear. I doubt the Dr. Bral cowers in fear over this nonsense. Ms. Gordon also waxes indignant because Dr. Bral referred critically to one teacher. You are gaslighting when you try to claim that remark was referring to all teachers.
Finally, Ms. Gordon object to the Mayor Bral calling the American value system “God given”.
Mayor Bral is simply stating an unambiguous historical fact. Obviously, the founders would be giving the mayor a standing ovation. In fact, the following quotes from Wikipedia are just a sampling of the foundational basis of Americanism. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” – Declaration of Independence
“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.” – Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson; proposal for the Great Seal of the United States.[3]
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever.” – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, page 170[4]
“The right to freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave.” – Samuel Adams, The Rights of the Colonists, 1772[5]
“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” – Patrick Henry March 23, 1775 [6]
“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”” – George Washington, Thanksgiving Proclamation, 3 October 1789
“Since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which heaven itself has ordained: And since the preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” – George Washington, First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789
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The list of less-known quotes
“Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.” – Benjamin Franklin
“It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the bible.” – George Washington
“The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.” – John Jay[7]
“God’s hand was on me. God protected me and kept me through the battle.” – George Washington[8]
“And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of Order, the Fountain of Justice, and the Protector in all ages of the world of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its Government and give it all possible success and duration consistent with the ends of His providence.” – John Adams, Inaugural Address, 1797[9]
“For my own part, I sincerely esteem it a system, which, without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interests.” – Alexander Hamilton[10]
“The fundamental source of all your errors, sophisms and false reasonings is a total ignorance of the natural rights of mankind. Were you once to become acquainted with these, you could never entertain a thought, that all men are not, by nature, entitled to a parity of privileges. You would be convinced, that natural liberty is a gift of the beneficent Creator to the whole human race, and that civil liberty is founded in that; and cannot be wrested from any people, without the most manifest violation of justice. Civil liberty, is only natural liberty, modified and secured by the sanctions of civil society. It is not a thing, in its own nature, precarious and dependent on human will and caprice; but is conformable to the constitution of man, as well as necessary to the well-being of society.” – Alexander Hamilton[11]
Robert Unger
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