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Trump On Independence Day At Mt. Rushmore Amid Anti Monument Push From Activists by OLAADEGBU(m): 3:40am On Jul 04, 2020
Trump To Kick Off Independence Day Weekend At Mt. Rushmore Amid Anti-Monument Push From Activists
The site is facing fresh scrutiny amid an anti-monument push across the country
By Adam Shaw | Fox News

President Trump on Friday will travel to Mount Rushmore to mark the start of Independence Day weekend with a firework display -- coming at a time of vigorous national debate over America’s history, and when the South Dakota landmark is under renewed scrutiny by activists.

Trump is expected to speak at the event, and more than 7,000 tickets have been distributed for people to watch it. It is likely to be filled with supporters of the president, but will also attract protesters.

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The ceremony faces a double controversy of being the latest Trump event that critics say puts people at risk, unnecessarily, of spreading the coronavirus. Trump held a rally last month in Tulsa, Okla., and local officials and residents raised fears it could act as a super-spreader for the virus.

Gov. Kristi Noem has said social distancing and masks will both be optional -- although masks will be provided and there will be body temperature screening of attendees.

"Masks will be available, first off. They are not required but people will be able to have them if they don't have one with them when they come," he said. "And, I think that we have done a number of things to mitigate the spread of the COVID,” South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said on “Fox & Friends” Friday. “As you probably know, our state has not mandated these various policies that other states have. And, I think we are very proud of that and our numbers have remained low."

But Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender expressed skepticism about the precautions, and argued that attendees “are probably not likely to disqualify themself because they developed a cough the day of or the day before.”

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Meanwhile, leaders of Native American tribes have expressed concern both about the coronavirus risk and renewed their grievances that the memorial itself is on land taken from the Lakota people. A number are expected to be part of protests near the landmark.

“Mount Rushmore is a symbol of white supremacy, of structural racism that’s still alive and well in society today,” Nick Tilsen, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and the president of a local activist organization called NDN Collective, told The Associated Press. “It’s an injustice to actively steal Indigenous people’s land, then carve the white faces of the colonizers who committed genocide.”

It is not a new cause. The site was occupied by a group of Native American protesters in the 1970s. In 1980, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that that more than $100 million should be given in compensation to eight tribes

But those protests have been given renewed energy this year amid a backlash against national monuments by left-wing activists in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody.

Initially, the protests were aimed at Confederate generals and figures who had supported slavery, but they quickly morphed into a movement that has sought to remove or tear down monuments to past presidents, even Lincoln and Jefferson -- both of whom are carved into Mount Rushmore.

It’s a move that has started to shift into the mainstream as well. The Democratic National Committee this week deleted a tweet that accused Trump of “glorifying white supremacy” by going to Mount Rushmore.

"Trump has disrespected Native communities time and again," The Democrats wrote. "He's attempted to limit their voting rights and blocked critical pandemic relief. Now he's holding a rally glorifying white supremacy at Mount Rushmore- a region once sacred to tribal communities."

A wave of anti-monument fervor is expected this weekend, and the Trump administration has taken a number of dramatic steps in order to protect monuments from violence and vandalism -- including dispatching Rapid Deployment Teams (RDTs) of a special federal unit across the country.

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Trump, meanwhile, has expressed his excitement about both the event and the holiday weekend.

“They used to do it many years ago, and for some reason they were unable or unallowed to do it,” he said. "They just weren’t allowed to do it, and I opened it up and we’re going to have a tremendous July 3 and then we’re coming back here, celebrating the Fourth of July in Washington, D.C.”

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July 4, Disappearing Freedoms, and Hope in Our Heavenly Home
by Ken Ham on July 4, 2020

Happy Independence Day to all our American supporters! This is sure to be a unique July 4th as we celebrate in the midst of COVID–19 restrictions and social-distancing regulations. Like the rest of 2020, it'll certainly be an Independence Day to remember!

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THIS DAY TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION AND EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THE LORD FOR THE MANY FREEDOMS WE ENJOY HERE.

We’re thankful for this day to celebrate our nation and express our thanks to the Lord for the many freedoms we enjoy here. Compared to many countries around the world, and throughout history, we enjoy great freedom here in America and we praise the Lord for that. But we also know that there’s a push to restrict religious (particularly Christian) liberty and redefine free speech as “hate speech.” It can be quite disheartening to watch, but it serves as a good reminder of a biblical truth: this earth is not our home!

As Christians, earth is really not our home, and America is not our ultimate country! While we certainly should work for the flourishing of society while we are here by taking actions such as voting or even going to court over violations of religious liberty, we know our ultimate hope isn’t in freedom here on earth.

Our hope and our reason to rejoice is that we are citizens of heaven and will someday dwell for eternity with Christ in the new heavens and the new earth, where there will be no more death, sin, pain, or crying (Revelation 21:4). What a hope we have! And let’s continue to pray that we’ll continue to enjoy the freedom to proclaim the saving gospel—the most important message of all.


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