Hidden monument, heavy message
By: Mathew White
What a beautiful memorial! A monument to the vision and aspirations of the pilgrims. Their vision while not perfect was a great advancement of and for human liberty. I must see this next time I visit friends on the east coast.
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Hidden monument, heavy message
A striking monument in Massachusetts -- hidden from the masses by years of forested growth and city development -- clearly depicts the formula desired and applied by the Pilgrims, the biblical foundation that brought about the blessings and prosperity of this great nation.
In his journal, Of Plymouth Plantation, Governor William Bradford wrote, “Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing and gives being to all things that are; and as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let the glorious name of Jehovah have all praise.”
Those words are inscribed on a spectacular monument that, sadly, because of its remote location, is infrequently visited.
Located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, The National Monument to the Forefathers towers 81 feet tall. Dedicated in 1889, it took 30 years to build and is believed to be the world’s largest solid granite monument.
Most people are familiar with Plymouth Rock, but few know of the special monument erected in honor of the Mayflower passengers who journeyed to the New World in hopes of a better life.
Largely forgotten, the statue was brought back into the public eye by Kirk Cameron’s 2012 film, Monumental.
Virtues personified
Full of rich symbolism, the monument is a reminder of the foundation the Pilgrims laid as they sought a world in which they would be free to worship God according to their convictions.
Standing atop a giant octagonal pedestal is the 36-foot-tall statue, appropriately named Faith. Her eyes gaze eastward over the Atlantic, looking toward Plymouth, England, from where the Pilgrims fled. Her right hand points to heaven acknowledging the Creator. With a star on her forehead, Faith holds a partially opened Bible in her left hand, indicating the Word of God as the source of knowledge.
Flowing from Faith and seated below her are four additional Pilgrim virtues, allegorically personified as Morality, Law, Education, and Liberty.
Without eyes, Morality peers inward to examine her internal character, thus highlighting the need to first deal with issues of the heart that will ultimately affect external conduct. She holds the Ten Commandments in her left hand and the scroll of Revelation in her right, illustrating how morality flows from God’s Word, beginning to end.
Morality is seated beside Law, suggesting that God’s moral law extends into civil law. Subsequently, Law holds the civil code in his left hand, with his right hand extended in mercy.
Next comes Education. Seated with her open Bible, she wears a wreath of victory representing her inherent freedom to educate her children and train them up in the way they should go.
Seated last is Liberty. In his left hand, he holds broken chains, signifying that the chains of tyranny have been broken. English tyrants were represented as lions; thus Liberty has the skin of a slain lion draped over him, further depicting tyranny’s defeat. Liberty sits alert, a sheathed sword in his right hand indicating he does not want to fight but will if necessary.
The way back
Sometimes called “The Matrix of Liberty,” this striking monument clearly depicts the formula desired and applied by the Pilgrims, the biblical foundation that brought about the blessings and prosperity of this great nation.
Described as Plymouth’s best kept secret, years of forested growth and city development have hidden this monument from the masses. Likewise, years of apathy, complacency, and moral decay have hidden the virtues personified in the monument from the American way of life.
As the nation reels in turmoil, trying desperately to find its way, why not return to the Pilgrims’ way? It worked for them. It can work again.
See the monument
In film ... Though the film Monumental is out of production, it can be purchased at various online retailers. A low-resolution screening is available on YouTube.
In person ... 72 Allerton Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Lol I think the natives might have a different take.
It's hidden?
Well at least it is the 4th of July which is somewhat of a fig leaf for you posting all this hyper founding fathers stuff. You really should put it all on hold after tomorrow though.
Where the hell do you get off telling anyone what to post and not to post?
Isn't there some TDS driven article out there for you to be seeding? I am sure you haven't sourced the entire internet yet. Somewhere there is another article that has no sources, no facts, and absolutely no information anyone outside of those with chronic TDS would believe for you to find.
My my. Is someone a little testy this morning?
I saw no where where he was telling people what to post.
A suggestion is how I read it. A suggestion of unity instead of posting constant divisive shit on a holiday.
Seems some don't care for unity.
By the way, if 53% of republicans actually think donald is still the president, we all know where the true tds lies.
There is no such things as TDS.
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Someone else chirping in from this site's circle jerk party?
Actually what not to post; but I guess you missed that part.
So if an article doesn't pass the muster of someone from the left wing circle jerk party; then it should be posted? Guess the only "unity" that matters is keeping the standards of those on the left.
Again, it is not unity, it is compliance many on the left seek.
Still don't know what the definition of TDS is after 5 plus years of chronic bullshit by Democrats, the media, and their lemmings hanging on every lie uttered? Here is the definition of TDS. From CNN no less.
The Left! The Left! The big bad Left!
Please...
I know exactly what tds is and yes I stick with my opinion that it afflicts the people that worship the ground he walks on.
Should means a suggestion whether you want to admit it or not.
Where in the hell do you get off?
Just kinda curious since you brought it up to be honest.
Uh huh. Tell me, what have you actually done for the country? What have you sacrificed or been willing to sacrifice for the country?
Me, it was my life. I volunteered to go to war to fight for my country and die if needed.
What have you DONE?
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Everything you post you try to make into some religious exercise.
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Damn sweetheart, did I offend you?
Thank you for your service. You actually defended our country like a true patriot rather than wave the flag around and pretend to be one like some I could name.
The more someone claims to be a patriot the more of a pussy they are in my mind. You only throw that out there left and right when you know it isn't true.
I tend to agree. The same can be said of those proclaiming (or pretending) to be more religious/righteous than others too.
Are you? Please don't report me.
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No matter what you say laws and our government is secular.
How high are you right now?
As was intended by the Founding Fathers and clearly indicated in some of their writings.
Oh shit, just got reported.
are you serious? I just have to ask and every bad thing I have done is nullified?
Sure religious people, along with anyone, can influence laws. But laws cannot be based on religion.
No, they cannot. Laws must have a secular purpose, per the SCOTUS.
No, you said they can be [based on religion] if it also conforms to a secular purpose. That is not quite accurate. Laws must have a strict secular purpose behind their intent. A law might coincide with a religious tenet (i.e. no murder), but the law itself must be strictly based on a secular purpose or intent.
That's not how it works. Any law can be challenged. Whether a law is struck down or not is up to the courts to decide, based on Constitutional grounds. It's not about who wins or loses.
Everything you post you try to make into some religious exercise.
So what? You still have the option to ignore
What a bizarre thought.