Results for: "Founding Fathers"

American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), History of Hymns, July Articles

September 13-14, 1814 Francis Scott Key pens National Anthem Where we live is not determined by what is around us, but by what is within us. The Psalmist re­flected upon God's goodness to his life and offered the Lord the praise that was due him. In verse seven, the Psalmist begins to recount the Lord's goodness to the Israelites through their deliverance from Egypt. In verse thirteen, he notes the fact that the Israelites "soon forgot what he had done." Their hearts of divine praise were soon displaced by hearts of self-pity and complaint. As a result, they turned from God and lived in pain...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian History

Of all of America's Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson possessed the most unorthodox Christian theology. However, their understanding of Christianity was far more orthodox than many contemporary "Christians." Neither Franklin nor Jefferson were deists, atheists, agnostics, or irreligious in any sense. Secularists who seek to deny Americans their Christian heritage have no patrons to whom they may turn for support among America's Founding Fathers—absolutely none![1] For this reason, they seek to employ Franklin and Jefferson to do their secular and irreligious...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Right to Bear Arms

August 23-24, 1572 St. Bartholomew Day Massacre Black-powder Pistols In the middle of the eighteenth century, the American English colonies were attacked—not by a foreign power, but by their own government. America’s Founding Fathers came to believe that individual citizens should possess the right to defend themselves, whether from foreign or domestic adversaries. One historical event was influential in forming the conviction of the Founding Fathers concerning citizens’ right to bear arms—that event was the St. Bartholomew Day Massacre of August 23-24, 1572. American Right to Bear Arms...Read more... Read more... -->

American Founding Fathers, Products

$10 @ Amazon Store At the beginning of the twenty-first century, America struggles to identify the principles that distinguished her rise to world prominence. Since the end of the nineteenth century, Marxism and Darwinism have been the implements of choice employed by those seeking Her overthrow. Both of these worldviews have been evoked by atheists to destroy the religious principles upon which America has been founded. By the middle of the twentieth century, the judicial branch of American government assumed responsibility to minimize—and where possible, eliminate—Christian public...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, June Articles, Thomas Jefferson

July 4, 1826 Death of Signer, Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). At the beginning of the American Revolution, he served in the Continental Congress, representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781). For more information on Jefferson... The truth about the Founders and Christianity:  America’s Founding Fathers and the Bible Thanksgiving and Prayer Proclamation In October...Read more... Read more... -->