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Martin Fleming 

 

Navigator S/K Martin Fleming

 

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My Dear Brothers and Sir Knights,

Last month, I wrote about the opinions of writers in some of our national magazines who would like to change our Constitution and do not believe that our nation is a nation under God.  They reflect and encourage an element who would like to
take God out of our country.

Since that writing, contrary to my belief, I learned that readership of magazines has actually been on the increase.  Fueling that increase are young adults between the ages of 18 and 34.  Those are the voters in whose hands the future of our country lies.  Let us hope and pray that they will not be misled by what they read.

That's why it's important that every young catholic man 18 years of age joins the Knights of Columbus and takes his Fourth Degree where patriotism is at the forefront.  And that is why it is important that we, as Fourth Degree Knights, recruit these young Catholics whether they be our children, grandchildren or our next door neighbors.  Freedom is not free and everyone needs to be reminded of the blood that has been shed for what we have in this country.  Every year that goes by, our educators are teaching less and less about our American heritage.

The Knights of Columbus provides an excellant souce for filling that vacuum. Columbia magazine reaches 1.8 million readers, the majority of which are in the United States.  Although it's not in the print edition, this month there is a story about our Declaration signing on the online posting of Knights in Action at www.kofc.org/Knights in action.

That endeavor accomplished what we set out to do.  Congressmen Tom Rooney and Ted Deutch along with Senator Nelson all received copies of the signed declarations urging them and their fellow legislators to do their part in saving the unborn by passing legislation declaring that life begins at conception.

Thanks to all at the Holy Name of Jesus, Mary Immaculate,  Our Lady Queen of the Apostles, St. Therese de Lisieux and St.Rita parishes who worked to make this the success that it was.

 

Faithful Navigator

 


Martin L. Fleming

Assembly 2709

 

 

 

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