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

Listen William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, along with fellow North Carolinians Joseph Hewes and John...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, October, Social Theology

Listen Christian explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492, is annually remembered on the second Monday of October. After a long voyage at sea, Columbus set foot on land in the Bahamas and subsequently established Spanish rule in Hispaniola. Columbus’ Journal of the First Voyage to America clearly demonstrates that the explorer saw his mission as...Read more... Read more...

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

Listen Carter Braxton (September 10, 1736 – October 10, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, a planter, and a representative of...Read more... Read more...

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

Listen Thomas Stone (1743 – October 5, 1787) was an American planter who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777. He acted as President of Congress for a short time in...Read more... Read more...

American Christianity, Calendar Articles, Christian Living, Default Category, October Articles

Listen As President of the United States, George Washington issued the first presidential thanksgiving proclamation under the Constitution. Throughout the colonial era and years of independence prior to the Constitution, states and Congress issued fasting, prayer, and thanksgiving proclamations. These proclamations are vivid evidence that America was founded as a Christian, not a...Read more... Read more...

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

Listen Samuel Adams (September 27 1722 – October 2, 1803), signer of the Declaration of Independence, was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United...Read more... Read more...