Results for: "American Christianity"

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, May Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen Button Gwinnett (1735 – May 19 or 27, 1777) was an British-born American political leader who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was the second of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence. He was also, briefly, the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, March Articles

Listen This post is part of the series: When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to God March 16, 1776: First Congressional Fasting Proclamation November 1, 1777: Congress Begins Thanksgiving Cycle November 16, 1778: Congressional Chaplains Provide Thanksgiving Proclamation October 1779: Congress Proclaims Thanksgiving Day October 1781 – Congress Thanks God for...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, Christian Living, Christian Worldview, Concepts of God, Default Category

Listen One’s beliefs necessarily determine one’s behavior. Benjamin Franklin clearly understood this fact when he told Thomas Paine that atheism and agnosticism leads only to social anarchy: “If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it.”[1] Paine, who consulted Franklin concerning political matters, had requested Franklin to review his...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, March Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen Thomas Heyward, Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of South...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, Default Category, Social Theology

Listen March, 1616 Rev. Alexander Whitaker drowned while crossing the James River President John Adams indicated that four colonial pastors were responsible for the ideas that birthed the American Republic. The influence of pastors upon the life and development of America, and nations around the globe, is routinely neglected by the irreligious who seek to advance their agenda of...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, February Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of...Read more... Read more...