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An Unusual Christmas Miracle
After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm on December 26, 1776, General George Washington’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. This unlikely victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops. From these miracles (and others), was borne the United States of America..
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Tagged Battle of Princeton, Battle of Trenton, Delaware River, Ezra Stiles, George Washington, Hessian mercenaries, King George III, Lund Washington, Yale College
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Giving Thanks Is Good For You
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. The prototype of Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims who celebrated their first harvest in the New World in 1621 with their new friends, the Native-Americans.
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Bob Lupton, Dr. D. James Kennedy, George Washington, Immanuel Kant, Joey Adams, pilgrims, Thanksgiving, The God Bit, Toxic Charity
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Love Story
February has some interesting distinctives. Back in the olden days (when I was growing up), we celebrated TWO presidential birthdays this month: Abraham Lincoln’s and George Washington’s. Now we celebrate only one—a generic President’s Day for our Monday holiday benefit.
Posted in Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Ali MacGraw, George Washington, Love Story, President's Day, Ryan O’Neal, St. Valentine, Valentine's Day
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The Greatest Story Ever Distorted
A powerful story of forgiveness is found in John 8, involving Jesus and the woman caught in adultery, wherein He famously said, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.” Her accusers quietly leave, one after another. Jesus then tells her that neither does He accuse her, “But go and sin no more”—a part often ignored today by our “tolerant” society.
But now, if the Chinese Communists have their way, the whole story of Jesus and the adulterous woman will be completely turned on its head.
But now, if the Chinese Communists have their way, the whole story of Jesus and the adulterous woman will be completely turned on its head.
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Ben Franklin, Bible, Bob Fu, Chairman Mao, China Aid, Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communists, Christian Freedom International, George Washington, Jesus, Mao, Mike Gallagher, Ten Commandments, Thomas Jefferson, Wendy Wright
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Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death?
Kings and others have used the Bible and assumptions based upon narratives in it to support the divine right of monarchs, but their arguments were weak. History is largely the story of governments coming and going, kings and rulers rising and falling. It is a rather bleak narrative and is not complimentary to humanity. It begs the question, “Does the Bible address human government?”
Posted in Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged America, Constitution, Founders, George Washington, Gettysburg Address, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death?, Great Britain, John Adams, John Wycliffe, King George, Lincoln, right to liberty, Right to Life, right to pursuit of happiness, The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny
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Schools As “Religion-Free Zones”?
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a new case related to school prayer. This story began in 2015 when high school football Coach Joe Kennedy got on his knee at mid-field after a game and thanked God quietly. Some of the players voluntarily joined him in this huddle.
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Tagged "Memorial and Remonstrance", Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Coach Joe Kennedy, Darrell White, First Amendment, First Liberty, First Liberty Institute, football, George Washington, James Madison, Judge Darrell White, Rachel Laser, religion-free zones, school prayer, U.S. Supreme Court
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The U.S. Constitution Under Fire
By God’s grace, the American experiment has lasted for 232 years now, since the Constitution went into effect on April 30, 1789. Every political leader that is sworn in agrees to uphold the Constitution.
But now in our day of rampant political correctness, of Marxist revisionism, of “egg shell plaintiffs,” of “safe spaces,” of “hate speech” (which is often just the other guy’s opinion), even the Constitution has recently been labeled as “harmful.” It might offend someone.
But now in our day of rampant political correctness, of Marxist revisionism, of “egg shell plaintiffs,” of “safe spaces,” of “hate speech” (which is often just the other guy’s opinion), even the Constitution has recently been labeled as “harmful.” It might offend someone.
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Tagged "harmful content", Campus Reform, Constitution, Dan Crenshaw, Federalist, George Washington, James Lankford, James Madison, John Witherspoon, Marxist, National Archives, Ophelie Jacobson, Peter Lillback, Thomas Sowell, William Gladstone
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Court Packing—Destabilizing and Unnecessary
The idea of expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, also known as “court packing,” has surfaced once again, as it did after the Brett Kavanaugh appointment. Often mentioned is a proposal by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California Berkeley’s Law School. He favors increasing the size of the court to 13 instead of its current nine. There are other calls for a larger court, such as those produced by organizations like “Take Back the Court” and “Demand Justice.”
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Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Andrew Johnson, court packing, Donald Trump, Erwin Chemerinsky, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Judiciary Act of 1789, Judiciary Act of 1869, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court, University of California-Berkeley, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor
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Chicago Public Schools Want to Replace Columbus Day
The Chicago Board of Education voted 5-2 on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, to stop celebrating Columbus Day and replace it with “Indigenous Peoples Day.” This latest example of political correctness comes on the heels of calls for paintings in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that contain images of white people to be removed. CPS has the largest collection of early 20th century murals in the U.S. Most of them were commissioned by the Work Projects Administration as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal.
CPS has created a new educational steering committee to evaluate all future artwork displayed …
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Tagged Bateman Elementary, Chicago Public Schools, Columbus Day, Ethel Spears, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Washington, New Deal, Patrick Henry, Percy Julian Middle School, Sarah Dennis, Social Justice Club, Thomas Jefferson, Work Projects
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It’s the Morality, Stupid
Everyone is scratching their heads trying to figure out what has gone wrong when disturbing stories break of more attacks by young men killing strangers at random. We are reeling as a nation in the wake of these mass shootings and wondering what has gone wrong.
Our cultural elites have led us down a path of unbelief, and now we are reaping the consequences.
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bill Clinton, Brothers Karamazov, French Revolution, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Jerry Newcombe, John Winthrop, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, Robert Charles Winthrop, Voltaire, William J. Murray
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America’s Historical Ignorance
U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Ny), the darling of the new socialist Democrats in this country, recently referred to the three branches of government. She said, they are the White House, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. John Roberts, call your office.
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Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American history, Bernie Sanders, George Washington, History, James Madison, John F. Kennedy, Karl Marx, Marilyn Monroe, Mel Gabler, Norma Gabler, Peter Lillback, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Wall of Misconception, Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
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The Revival of “In God We Trust” in Schools
An Illinois lawmaker’s bill to publicly display the motto “In God We Trust” in public schools is the latest challenge to the secularism that is the status quo in many public schools across the country. Though displaying the motto would not be mandatory, State Representative Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) says his legislation (HB 341) would encourage a return to Christian principles: “As a God-fearing Christian, I believe that the lack of such is the problem in our country today.”
This bill has three co-sponsors in the Illinois House thus far: State Representatives Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport), Chris Miller (R-Robinson) and …
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Tagged Andrew Chesney, Brad Halbrook, Chris Miller, Danbury Baptist Association, Darren Bailey, Garrett Epps, George Washington, Hemant Mehta, In God We Trust, Jefferson County, Roger Williams, Thomas Jefferson
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