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Don’t Forget the Past

In 2019 a survey was done by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation in all 50 states. The survey was conducted on 41,000 people. In the survey Americans were asked the the questions that are found on the citizenship test. The results were abysmal. 49 out of 50 states had less than a majority that could pass this test with Vermont being the only exception. Only 40 percent passed the test nationwide and only 27 percent of those under the age of 45 were able to pass the test. Only 15 percent of Americans knew that the Constitution was written in 1787.  It is clear with results like these that Americans don’t know their history and history is important. The writer-philosopher George Santayana is credited with saying: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905. If that is the case it seems like our culture is on a fast track to repeating our history. Is the same true for the church? The bible says: My people are d