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American History, Congressional Spiritual Proclamations, October Articles, Prayer, Thomas Jefferson

ListenThis post is part 16 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to GodOctober 18, 1783 Continental Congress issues seventh thanksgiving proclamation From June 1775 to August 1784, the Continental Congress issued sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling all Thirteen States to fast, pray, and give thanks to God. During this period of time, Congress most commonly issued proclamations in the spring calling upon the states to fast and pray. And, in the fall of the year, Congress issued proclamations of thanksgiving. This alternating pattern was first observed...Read more... Read more... -->

American Founding Fathers, Marxism, Thomas Jefferson

ListenThe Afghanistan War lasted nineteen years and ten months and has been designated as America's longest war. But the war against the Christian principles that have made America an exceptional nation has been waged since the beginning of the Republic. Tyrants believe human rights are granted by human government, but the sentiment of America's Founding Fathers was aptly affirmed by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote, "And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of...Read more... Read more... -->