“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family” (Leviticus 25:10).

“Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD” (Ezekiel 14:14).

“What profit hath a man of all his labor which he taketh under the sun?” (Ecclesiastes 1:3).

A favorite patriotic song of yesteryear, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," is not sung much anymore, especially in our public schools. I assume this is because the last verse is a prayer, directed to "Our fathers' God . . . Author of liberty . . . Great God our King." As we all know, our Supreme Court decided several years ago that it is unconstitutional to pray in school.

“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” (II Thessalonians 2:11).