Important Takeaways:

• Even with “the problems we have in this country” right now, “we are still a blessed nation,” Ed Vitagliano, executive vice president of the American Family Association
  • “Countless millions are suffering around the world in a myriad of ways, not the least of which are in lives lived under dictatorship and oppression.”
  • So “as we remember the blessings of liberty” during the holiday, he said, “let us also remember our responsibilities to maintain our own freedoms.”
  • “In a firm reliance on Almighty God, let us obey the Lord, love one another and work to free our neighbors that all might prosper.”
• Franklin Graham told Fox News “It is always a privilege to commemorate our Independence Day with these tried and tested warriors who, along with their families, have sacrificed so much for our freedoms,” he said.
  • “I thank God for them and for those who serve today to protect this nation.”
  • “As we celebrate Independence Day, we must also remember where our freedom comes from: It comes from God.”
  • “I thank Him for this great nation and our freedom from tyranny — and for His hand of mercy and blessing on it through the years,”
  • “My prayer this July 4 is that we would turn to Him rather than turn farther away from Him.”

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