Dollar Bill

[clintonbemrose]

Subject: One Dollar Bill
This seems somehow fitting to see circulating this week, given what is happen in world events...

Take out a one dollar bill. The dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design.

This so called paper money is in fact a cotton blend and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look.

If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United states Treasury.That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of the dollar bill is something we should all know about.

If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved.

If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is un-capped., and signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.

"IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means "God has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means "A new order has begun." At the base of the Pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.

If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also in the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean. The Bald eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the king of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning, "one nation from many people."

Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in times of war, his gaze turns to the arrows.

They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a world wide belief. You will usually never see a room 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. The think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in "E PLURIBUS UNUM", 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look close enough, 13 arrows. And, for minorities,: the 13th Amendment.

I always ask people, "Why don't you know this?" Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't know this. Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care. To many veterans never came home at all.

Share this page with someone, so they can learn what is on the back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands for...Otherwise, they will probably never know...

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Clinton Bemrose
just South of Lansing Michigan

[thesurveyor]

JUst one word describes your post.

"OUTSTANDING"

Thesurveyor

[Eich]

Excellent I printed it.

[Joel Acheson]

Clinton, I applaud you, this was very well done. May I be brash enough to add my understanding to yours?

Regarding the number 13, it is actually a holy number, and if you were to study the acient Hebrew science of Gemetria (I think that is spelled right) you would find that it is a number which signifies completion. Consider that Christ and the Apostles totalled 13; there were 13 Tribes of Israel (the twelfth tribe, Joseph, was divided into two: Ephraim and Manasseh). I think you get the point.

Now lets look at some more symbolism in the Great Seal. All of these symbols also have a religious meaning based on the Judeo/Christian Heritage which the founding fathers understood and honored.

(Contrary to what is spouted by so many today, this Nation was specifically founded as a Christian nation - there is an 1870 Supreme Court decision to that effect. I can go more deeply into that if anyone is interested. The current "separation of church and state" garbage is a total perversion of the original intent. Read Jefferson's treatise on the subject, and you will understand.)

When Jacob (Israel) was dying, he gave each of his sons a blessing in which he used specific visual symbols to represent each son. Reuben's was a red colored man, another was a horse, another a snake, etc. The Eagle represents the Tribe of Dan, I believe it is, (or perhaps it is Joseph - my memory is not distinct on this point) as the Lion represents Judah. But the lion of Judah was England's symbol, and the Eagle of Dan (or Joseph) was chosen for ours to symbolize our Israelite heritage. Note: I said Israelite, not Jewish. There is a distinction.

The number 13, as you have said (and representing the 13 Tribes of Israel) is in almost every feature. The olive branch is a specific visual metaphor for the Nation of Israel, as being the fruit of the Lord's vineyard. Notice that the thirteen stars above the Eagle's head are arranged in the form of the Mogen David, (Star of David) which is the symbol of the ancient Nation of Israel (which is distinct from the modern Jewish nation-state of Israel). Notice also that it is set against a cloud, representing the Shekinah, or the Cloud of Glory, which signified the presence of the Lord, and hovered by day over the Israelites as they followed Moses in the wilderness.

As you have so excellently described, every single thing about the new Nation was centered around the Holy number of 13. Can this be coincidence? You choose your answer, I've chosen mine.

Our founders knew that they were of holy Israelite descendance, and founded this nation to be one where the open worship of their God would forever be free. Too bad we let them down.

Joel

[newguy]

Joel, please go into this deeper. And thanks for the comments. I'm so glad I live in a nation where I can pray to Jesus instead of Allah, Bhudda, Mary, etc. I can share my faith with others without worrying that some king will have me thrown in jail.
Patrick Henry (a Christian), Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson all affirmed that this was a Christian nation. The separation of church and state? "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free execise thereof." (Amendment One) There is nothing in that amendment that says that students shouldn't pray or read the Bible in school. When will the justices wake up?

[Joel Acheson]

Hi Newguy
Sure. But go into which subject a little deeper? I'm afraid I covered a pretty wide swath there, and most of it from memory of things I studied or read many years ago. If you tell me which subject(s) you are interested in, I can elaborate a little more, or at least point you in a direction to find out more.

[BjornBee]

Why is important to have little johnie pray in school?

[Axtmann]

Sheep


A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of the dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Broni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, will you give me one?" The shepherd looked at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looked at his peacefully grazing flock and calmly answered, "Sure." The yuppie parked his car, whipped out his notebook and connected it to a mobile phone, then he surfed to a NASA page on the internet where he called up a GPS satellite navigation system, scanned the area, and then opened up a database and an Excel spreadsheet with complex formulas. He sent a text on his mobile phone and, after a few minutes, received a response. Finally, he prints out a 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized printer then turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1586 sheep." "That is correct; take one of the sheep." said the shepherd. He watches the young man select one of the animals and bundle it into his car. Then the shepherd says: "If I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my sheep?" "OK, why not." answered the young man."Clearly, you are a consultant." said the shepherd. "That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"


"No guessing required." answers the shepherd. "You turned up here although nobody called you. You want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked, and you don't know crap about my business. Now give me back my dog."

[Michael Bush]

Very good story. http://www.beesource.com/ubb/smile.gif

[newguy]

Joel,
I was talking about the 1870 Supreme Court decision.

Bjorn,
Praying is one of the pillars of the Christian faith. Prayer is not some recital. To me, praying is talking to God, telling him my needs and thanking Him for what He's done. It's a fact, backed up by statistics, that schools have gone downhill since the Supreme Court outlawed prayer.

[BjornBee]

Most statistics are put out by the teacher unions. Real simple reasoning, you can't ask for more money if there is not a problem. Every school district wants more money for something and this perception has nothing to do with prayer. Follow the money. More students have higher education degrees than ever before. Every generation thinks the next is worse.
Of course I'm not sure what you mean by going down hill. Are you talking scores, graduation rates or something else?

I am not one to think that parents have lost control of THIER children based on the fact that prayer is not allowed in school. Perhaps for other reasons but not the lack of prayer.

By the way, I'm a die hard conservative Republican, and a Christian. I do not send my kids to school to be guided in anyway by someone from the current teacher propaganda filled schools, in the ways of any religion.
Since when is it the schools responsibility for religion? And I'm sure your happy as long as its your own religion.
You would think that parents would make up the prayer misconception at home instead of blaming the schools for this matter.
Heres another fact-less people go as a family to church as in the past. Maybe its the fact that more parents both work. People should look in the mirror. Of course we do live in the world that its always someones else's fault for every problem. I just don't blame the school for lack of prayer for any faults of character, principle, or concept. Maybe parents should look at themselves.

Fire away.....

[ChellesBees]

BjornBee
Bravo!
As the parent of two young teenagers, I am always amazed at the absence of parents in their friends lives. So many seem to give up, and by the time the kids are in Jr. High, they are raising themselves, and the parents are "doing their own thing". There seems to be a common breakdown of morals and values across the board. If dad and mom are on their second and third marriages, or are simply cohabitating with the newest "significant other", what do their children learn about committment and compromise?
One of the things I have noticed is that parents seem to have abdicated their authority. They want to be friends with their children, and as a result, they seem to be unable or unwilling to step in and guide and discipline. They would much rather let the schools do it.
Perhaps, if our schools could count on parents to provide education about sex, money, and birth control, they could instead focus on reading and math.
If parents prayed with their children, for their children, and those childrens teachers, think of the possibilities.

[hoosierhiver]

comrade bjorn,we may not agree on every thing, but i'm with you on that one.

[dragonfly]

BjornBee and ChellesBees- bravo to the both of you. I am past the child-rearing years, thank God, the stars above, or whatever you pray to, lol. What I saw during my child-rearing years was parents who not only wanted to be their child's friend, but did not want even the school or anyone else to discipline their children. It seems to me like a result of the free love hippie generation, and I'm on the young end of that, with my husband the age to have been right in the middle of it, but fortunately, we both had the upbringing and enough sense to see through the BS and raise our children with love and discipline, when most of their friends were wild little hellions. Ours tried their hands at rebellion, just as we, ourselves, did. It's a funny thing that when your own children rebel (and act just like we did when younger), they will often outgrow that urge and return to common sense (just as we did). It blew my mind when my son came over one day and said "Well, after all the stuff I've done and been through, my kid's not gonna get away with anything!" I just laughed to myself and nodded, thinking yeah, right. We are seeing the result of the "yes" generation with a group of kids who grew up never being told no to anything, and they can't figure out why the world doesn't bow down to them and hand them everything they want just as their parents did. What I see, from my own point of view, is alot of unhappy little souls with no direction and no ability to make their way in the world. It's sad. I don't think many of them ever felt like they had any guidance, and they certainly have no respect for their parents or any other authority figure. I hate to say it, but life's gonna be a tough row to hoe for alot of them.

[denise_ky]

The key is discipline. And saying no. I'm an older mom and homeschool my two girls , ages 7 and 5 1/2.
There have been so many times when I felt like the bad guy cause I had to tell them no or not allow them to do whatever they wanted. Or not allow them to have the candy/toy they see at the check out in Wal-Mart. They have learned though.
More than once we have been in the checkout line at Wal-Mart and the girls look at the spoiled kids in front or in back of them , with huge , wondering eyes. They are not quite sure why those kids are having such a tantrum over not being able to buy that candy bar or toy. After we check out and get in the car, I turn to them and tell them how proud I am that they don't act like that. "I know I'm hard on you guys sometimes but it's so you don't act like those children we saw in the store. " I talk to them about discipline and they ask questions. I hope they understand when I try to explain things.
Add communication to the list. When they ask questions I try to answer as honestly as I can on thier level.
I learned early in my parenthood that children need to learn they are part of their parents world. The world does not revolve around them. It saddens me to see the parents and grandparents that overindulge our future generations.
D.

[dragonfly]

Denise, you are so right. What most parents do not seem to understand is that discipline, done correctly, is done out of love and concern for the child. It's not for the benefit of the parent. In fact, most of the parents who I consider to be good ones hate to discipline their children, but do it because they are trying to help their children become productive members of society with good strong character. I remember the day I explained to my son that we weren't trying to control him, but rather to teach him to control himself because that seems to be one of the key ingredients to happiness. The individuals I see who seem to be truly happy are the ones who have control of themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally because they are able to use some wisdom and live with delayed gratification in order to achieve the things they want. I honestly feel pity for all these kids who have no grasp on what makes for a fulfilled life.