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That Pesky First Amendment
To many on the left, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution seems to be a hurdle to overcome because it stands in the way of their radical agenda. But in reality, the First Amendment is a gift to help keep us free.
Posted in Federal
Tagged Areopagitica, Benjamin Franklin, David Muir, Donald J. Trump, First Amendment, John Adams, John Kerry, John Milton, Kamala Harris, Linsey Davis, Paradise Lost, presidential debate, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, World Economic Forum
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“Don’t Know Much About History”
George Orwell wrote in his classic novel, 1984: “Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.”
So, there’s a battle over history. That battle continues in our day.
So, there’s a battle over history. That battle continues in our day.
Posted in Education
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Allen Guelzo, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, American history, James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, Woodrow Wilson
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Playing with God’s Patience
Because people do not immediately suffer the just consequences of their evil actions, most will continue in their wickedness! All claims that people are fundamentally good are proven false by this reality.
Posted in Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged American Constitution, Christianity, faith, Holy, judgment, justice, Oliver Wendall Holmes, Thomas Jefferson, William Blackstone
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Separation of Church and State
I heard of a man who was tired of having gasoline stolen from his garage, so he poured sugar into his gas can and waited. Sure enough, a few days later he heard there was a young man from the neighborhood looking for a new engine. Gasoline engines are not designed to burn sugar!
Posted in Education, Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged America, Baptists, Church and State, Constitution, James Madison, John Adams, Rev. John Leland, Thomas Jefferson
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What Are They Teaching Our Children?
In recent decades the quality of American education has plummeted. When you scan the headlines related to education, you realize how far we have fallen...
Posted in Education
Tagged Booker T. Washington, Brown, classroom, Cornell, Dartmouth, Dennis Prager, drag queen, education, Georgetown, Hamas, Harvard, James Madison, John Adams, Joyce Burges, Mike Huckabee, National Black Home Education League, New England Primer, non-binary, Notre Dame, PragerU, Rev. John Harvard, the fear of the Lord, The Old Deluder Satan Act, Thomas Jefferson, William and Mary, Yale
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Mike Johnson and the Separation of Church and State
With Mike Johnson’s selection as the new Speaker of the House, the attacks were instantaneous. One criticism directed at the new Speaker was that he routinely violates the “separation of church and state.” If the accusers had any knowledge of American history, they would not quickly raise such an issue against a Baptist.
Posted in Education, Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged Atheism, church, First Amendment, John Adams, Marxism, Mike Johnson, Mike Johnson and the Separation of Church and State, Religious Liberty, Speaker of the House, state, Thomas Jefferson
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What’s a Library For?
The British destroyed our original Library of Congress and the 3,000 books it housed, in 1814 during the War of 1812... Today, the Library of Congress is the largest library in the world and holds 173 million items, 39 million of them are books. Every day 15,000 items are added to the collection by the library's 3,000 employees.
Posted in Education, Illinois Politics, Pornography, Sexuality
Tagged American Library Association, book banning, British, children, Congress, Crank, drag queen, Drag Queen Story Hour, Ellen Hopkins, Emily Drabinski, It’s Perfectly Normal, Judeo-Christian values, library, Library of Congress, Marxist, Russian Revolution, This Book is Gay, Thomas Jefferson, War of 1812, What’s a Library For?
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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.
Posted in Faith
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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Parents and Education
Parents will be held responsible by God for their children’s education, says the Bible. This was a view shared by the majority of America’s founders. But today there is a great defiance against this on the part of many in our educational establishment. Many leaders in the educational system seem to think they know better than the parents as to what should and should not be taught.
Posted in Education
Tagged "Christo-fascist parents", education, Elise Stefanik, James Madison, Kevin McCarthy, Neeley McCallister, Newt Gingrich, Northwest Ordinance, Parents Bill of Rights, public schools, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, Watts hymnals
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No God, No Rights
When Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech on the 50th anniversary of “Roe v. Wade” about a week ago, she infamously left out the Creator—when talking about our rights. One wag told me, “Hey, at least Kamala didn’t say, we ‘are created by … you know, the thing,’” as did her boss on the campaign trail.
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Adolf Hitler, American Revolution, Charles Darwin, Clay Christensen, Creator, Declaration of Independence, Dennis Prager, French Revolution, Kamala Harris, Richard Weikart, Thomas Jefferson
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The American Experiment
Is the Biden administration governing in a way that takes into consideration the will of the American people? Based on his plummeting poll numbers and crude anti-Biden chants filling sports stadiums, the answer would seem to be no.
The recent defeat of the left at the polls in Virginia and elsewhere was a reminder of the pushback of “we the people.”
The recent defeat of the left at the polls in Virginia and elsewhere was a reminder of the pushback of “we the people.”
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Tagged Joe Biden, John Adams, Ronald Reagan, Star Parker, Terry McAuliffe, THE PILGRIMS, Thomas Jefferson, Winsome Sears
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Opponents’ Blueprint for a “Secular” Constitution Would Be Unrecognizable to America’s Founders
Recently, an activist group known as the Secular Democrats of America (SDA) sent a document to the president and the administration with a directive “to take back the mantle of religious freedom and pluralism.”
On the surface, the title—Restoring Constitutional Secularism and Patriotic Pluralism in the White House—makes the SDA’s mission sound appealing.
On the surface, the title—Restoring Constitutional Secularism and Patriotic Pluralism in the White House—makes the SDA’s mission sound appealing.
Posted in Federal
Tagged Coach Kennedy, Danbury Baptists, Equality Act, Fulton v. City of Pennsylvania, Joe Kennedy, Kelle Berry, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, SCOTUS, Secular Democrats of America, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court
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No Politician Has the Right to Dictate, Contradict or Contravene Religious Beliefs
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, (working through her city’s director of public health), declares a Romanian church a “public nuisance.” “We will shut you down, we will cite you, and if we need to, we will arrest you, and we will take you to jail,” she tells this small group of former Soviet bloc Christians who refuse to bow to her power.
Posted in Religious Liberty
Tagged Andy Beshear, Bill de Blasio, Chuck Hoskin, COVID–19, Dr. Everett Piper, George Santayana, Greg Fischer, James Madison, John F. Kennedy, Lori Lightfoot, Phil Murphy, Quinton Lucas, Roy Cooper, Thomas Jefferson
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