OIG Hotline, our foreign adversaries would prefer that communities of faith within the United States be decimated, destroyed from within by deceit and corruption, controlled by their own dictates, with liturgies that reflect propaganda and disinformation.
Why would such an outcome be devastating to the long term sovereignty of the United States?
Because our ministers, rabbis and imams, alongside our fellow congregants, speak to us of spiritual virtue, and these are not words our nation can abandon.
Communities of faith remind us of the Highest Authority, and, whether in times of peace or turbulence, they assist all of us in reaffirming our commitment to help one another, to abide by our desire to manifest Good in this world, to support the sovereignty of mankind and the sanctity of the human spirit.
No matter our moment in history, these values steady us. Our neighborhoods benefit from the sanctuary preserved within our houses of worship, just as our nation demonstrates more resilience and strength when our people have access to faithful and trustful congregations.
In Russia, the Orthodox Church has long been disrupted by Communism (totalitarianism in far-left guise), and through this upheaval, the Russian people have suffered devastating rates of alcoholism, depression, fear and isolation.
Yet, the faith of Americans in written into our founding documents.
The country began as "one nation under God," which was not a testament to a single faith, but rather a declaration of belief in our commitment to virtue itself, that we might be fortified by our striving to manifest an understanding of the sanctity of life even as we endeavored to form a more perfect Union.
We as the American people will need the integrity of our churches, our synagogues, and our mosques if we are to best weather the future.
And we as humankind will only thrive in the future if we are allowed to worship according to our beliefs, if we are permitted safety in recognizing the mystery of faith, and if we are allowed to express our recognition of life's sacred purpose.
So, our churches, synagogues, and mosques cannot be controlled by "handlers," "liaisons," or "overseers."
There may come a time when our leaders reach out to our faith communities with important recommendations that can be received in no other way.
Yet, sermons must remain the words of the ordained.
Faith communities within the United States should not be targeted by those foreign adversaries who would wish to dismantle their foundations.
Rather, the sanctuary provided by our communities of faith, separate and apart from our daily political priorities, may allow the United States to maintain unexpected strength and resilience through crises that cannot be anticipated at this juncture.
I respectfully ask the Supreme Court, the Congress, and the DOJ to insist that all targeting of America's communities of faith by the FBI and its affiliates be halted at this time.
That which makes us heroic is not the "opiate of the masses," but rather our faith in virtuous community composed of the character and integrity of all of its members.
Let's understand what the founders were talking about when they described us as "one nation under God."
They were talking about the mettle within your soul and mine.
Let's make sure that we now render them proud by insisting that Church and State within our great nation remain separate now and at all times in the future.
Most sincerely,
Lane MacWilliams
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