Results for: "Christian History"

American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, Christian Social Influence, Christian Witness, July

ListenIn September 1774, the first Congress of the American colonies was convened to address the refusal of King George III and the British Parliament to grant to the American colonists their rights as British citizens. At this Congress and the one that followed, no talk of separation from Britain was entertained. The question was one of how to secure the rights that were theirs under English law. A Second Continental Congress assembled in May 1775. This Congress made provision for a temporary general government, an army, and appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief of the army....Read more... Read more... -->

American Christian Ethos, American History, Bible, Christian History

Listen May 28, 1849 Speaker of House defends use of the Bible Robert Charles Winthrop was an American lawyer, politician, and philanthropist who at one point in his political career rose to the office of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Like most who lived during the Founding Era of the United States, Winthrop was concerned about the moral character of America's development. As was characteristic of many Founding Fathers, Winthrop involved himself in the advancement of Christianity in America—particularly through his political influence, oratory, literary endeavors, and...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian History, Christian Living

Listen Welcome, and thank you for choosing to listen.  Christian Heritage Fellowship is a listener supported organization, dedicated to reclaiming America's Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. Our organization remains committed to this purpose through the faithful giving of our friends and ministry family.  If you can help us financially, we would sincerely appreciate it. A podcast of this article may be downloaded by selecting the download icon on the flyout tab of the listen button. And now, here is another episode from our post...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian Education, Christian History

Listen May 11, 1816 President of Congress elected first President of American Bible Society John Jay Elias Boudinot had been an American patriot, lawyer, and politician who had served as President of the Continental Congress. Though state and local Bible societies had existed as early as 1808, Elias Boudinot possessed a vision for a Bible society that was broader in scope, and in a letter to William Jay, the son of John Jay, America's first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Boudinot helped to lay the plans for what was to become the American Bible Society. More than a month after Boudinot...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian Education, Christian History

Listen May 12, 1779 George Washington commends Christianity to Delaware chiefs That America was founded upon Christian principles is a matter of historical record, but for most of the last century, secularists[1] have been attempting to rewrite American history to exclude the facts that relate the Christian influence behind the origin and development of the United States. One of the many forms of attack against the true history of America is often against the personal Christian commitments of America's Founding Fathers. Frequently, the Founding Fathers are called "deists"—which is far from...Read more... Read more... -->