Why should we preserve our nation’s history? If you listen to my radio show or podcast, or read my columns or books, you know that I have dedicated a large part of my life and finances to sourcing and preserving priceless artifacts that tell the story of American history. Probably. I have tried to make these artifacts available as much as possible. American Journey Experience Museum, right across the street from the studio where I do my daily radio broadcasts. Thousands of you have visited this museum to see and experience these artifacts that are part of your heritage as Americans.
But why should people like you and me be concerned about preserving these things from our nation’s history? Isn’t that the purpose of “great people” like the National Archives?
What would happen if we could no longer see, read, or study the text of our nation’s founding documents because it was “harmful” or “potentially violent”?
I first felt the urge to preserve our country’s history in 2008, and it all started with clay pots and the Dead Sea Scrolls. In 1946, a Bedouin shepherd in what is now the West Bank threw a stone into a cave in the side of a cliff near the Dead Sea. Instead of the echo, I heard the strange sound of a clay pot breaking. He discovered over 15,000 Masoretic texts dating from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD.
These documents were not just valuable historical finds. They were virtually perfect copies of the same Jewish texts that continue to be translated today. Let’s consider the significance of that discovery. Since the third century B.C., when these texts were first written, the Jewish people have endured continued attacks, including the diaspora, persecution, peer pressure from occupying forces, and the destruction of the Temple. They had to fight for their national identity for centuries, but a year after the end of the Holocaust and a year before the founding of Israel, these documents were finally discovered, and they have been living ever since. It was confirmed that the heritage of the world was preserved and perpetuated. Ancient – It all goes back to more than 2,000 years ago, someone placed these clay pots in a desert cave.
So what do these clay pots have to do with the mission of preserving America’s history? The people we’re fighting are stealing our American sacred scriptures, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. I didn’t understand what it meant to prompt myself until the terrifying thought that this was very likely occurred to me. What will happen if they succeed and 1,000 years from now, no documents have been preserved to confirm the national identity? What new history will be written based on the truth?
The destruction of American documents has already begun. The National Archives has labeled some important documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, as “inflammatory” or “contains harmful language.”in public statementthe National Archives said the labels help readers prepare for viewing potentially distressing content.
Catalogs and web pages contain content that is harmful or difficult to view. NARA’s records span the history of the United States, and our mission is to preserve and make available these historical records. As a result, some of the material presented here may reflect views and opinions that are outdated, biased, offensive, and even violent. Additionally, some materials may relate to violent or graphic events and are preserved because of their historical significance.
According to the statement, our founding documents are either “outdated, biased, offensive,” “potentially violent,” or some combination of these scathing descriptions.Sorry, the Declaration of Independence do not have “trigger”. our constitution is do not have “Outdated and biased,” our Bill of Rights certainly isn’t “offensive and potentially violent.” They are glorious documents. They should be praised and not qualified by such derogatory and absurd language. Shame on them.
These are just the beginning stages of rewriting our history. What if we started banning these “triggering” documents from public spaces because they might offend someone? We’ve never taken down “triggering” statues before. Is there? What would happen if we could no longer see, read, and study the actual text of our nation’s founding documents because they were “harmful” or “potentially violent?” 1,000 years from now, the founders of our nation Will there be any survivors who can piece together the true spirit behind the nation he envisioned?
That’s why in 2008, I was inspired to save everything I could. Today, the American Journey Experience Museum houses more than 160,000 artifacts, ranging from Founding-era documents to originals. Roe vs. Wade court documents. We need to preserve this country’s heritage, all of it, the good, the bad, and the ugly. We need to preserve our history in our own clay pots.
Please join me in this mission. Start buying important books to keep. Buy some acid-free paper and start printing the founding documents, the reports that contradict the mainstream narrative, the pieces of research that prove what is true to those of us who continue to feed lies. Let’s start preserving, because not only our history, but also everyday history, is being rewritten and digitized.
Someone must have a copy of what is happening now and what happened in the past. I hope things don’t get too bad. But if that happens, we need to preserve our heritage. Maybe from now on, someone 1,000 years from now will discover our clay pots and get a glimpse of America as it is, as the Lord wills.
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