Richard Stockton

Posted by Dr. Stephen Flick | Feb 25, 2024 | American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, February Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence | 0

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February 28, 1781

Death of Signer, Richard Stockton

Richard Stockton (October 1, 1730 – February 28, 1781) was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Stockton was the brother-in-law of well known Founding Father, Dr. Benjamin Rush.

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Dr. Stephen Flick

Stephen Flick heads Christian Heritage Fellowship, an organization dedicated to reclaiming America’s Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. Concerned with the cultural decay of America, Dr. Flick has sought to provide answers to fellow Christians (and unbelievers) concerning the questions and objections to Christianity often posed by secularists and the irreligious. Dr. Flick is a writer and speaker and has authored numerous articles and books on America’s Christian heritage. He earned his PhD from Drew University (Madison, NJ) in history and Christian theology and has taught at the graduate level as full professor. He is a licensed minster and resides in East Tennessee. He and his late wife, Beth Anne, have two grown, married children and six grandchildren.

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"The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to the happiness of man."

– Thomas Jefferson

Writings of Jefferson, 15:383

"You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are."

– George Washington

Writings of George Washington, 15:53-55

"The general principles, on which the [Founding] Fathers achieved independence, were the only principles in which, that beautiful assembly of young gentlemen could unite, and these principles only could be intended by them in their address... And what were these general principles? I answer, the general principles of Christianity..."

– John Adams

Diary and Autobiography, 3:233-34

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