Independence
Independence Day. While there will be celebrations and barbecues and fireworks across the nation, I have to ask a question I know I am not alone in pondering. Have we lost sight of today’s meaning? On July 4, 1776, 237 years ago, the Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, separating the United States from the British Empire. It was a bold, spirited, brave move to win freedom from an oppressive government, and arguably changed the course not only of