AN
OPEN LETTER TO VISITORS OF THIS WEBSITE…………..
Following
in my Father’s footsteps of not using the pulpit to push a political party’s
agenda, I never used a sermon to promote politics. However, my Dad did preach against sin in the nation and
community, specifically, in the community, the sin of alcohol abuse and drinking. It was during a time when the local city
council had before them a motion to allow an ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control)
business to open up one block from the local Elementary School. Previous to
that, South Norfolk Baptist Pastors, (as
early as the pastorate of Rev. E.S. Pierce), previously campaigned against the
Liquor and Dance Hall "interests" in South Norfolk. Other news articles
indicated that the liquor crowd was not successful in extending the curfew for
selling beer after 11 pm in the city and revealed this was due to Rev. Frank Hughes, Jr.
and other ministers in South Norfolk, taking a strong stand against it. (Details
are available on the page: “Worship in the 21st Century – 2”).
Dad also gave spiritual Biblical emphasis to major events that affected our nation, i.e., the Cuban Missile Crisis, the gas shortage, the death of General MacArthur, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, to name a few. The sermons based on these and other events, had great spiritual depth and were Biblically based.
Dad
did support the obligation of U.S. citizens to vote in elections, and given the
state of our country at the present, I also think it behooves every registered,
legal citizen to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. The increase, over the past four years, of the sinfulness
prevalent in our country, certainly demands our attention and response. The web page, “Woke: The Decline of
Christian America,” details this situation and is well worth your time to
peruse. Further, it highlights factual information from overseas television media and
journalist sources who have been able to view, in a non-partisan way, the state
of our nation.
-J.
Hughes
October
2024