A growing area of debate in America today centers around the Second Amendment, and more specifically, the ownership of various types of guns by average citizens. Many politicians, pointing to increases in crimes and shootings, have targeted specific firearms and the size and capacity of magazines. President Biden even recently announced executive actions to expand regulation of certain firearms. Many states, seeing this […]
For Black History Month this year, we wanted to highlight a few black heroes that were early political leaders. The first black US Senator was Hiram Rhodes Revels. Revels (1827-1901) attended a seminary in Indiana before becoming a preacher in 1845. He was jailed in 1854 for preaching to slaves in St. Louis, even though […]
Today, despite the best efforts of modern Grinches, Americans continue to widely celebrate the federal holiday of Christmas. In fact, public support for Christmas celebrations in public schools remains high even though critics repeatedly invoke legal means to silence this festivity. But support for this holiday was quite mixed in early America. Those associated with […]
On Veterans Day, November 11th, we honor American patriots who have served our nation in the military. Did you know that several of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were veterans? See what you know about some of these earliest American heroes! Which signer of the Declaration, formerly an officer in the New Jersey […]
The Convention of 1787 was the capstone in a chain of events that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution. America’s first attempt at a national governing document was in 1777 with the Articles of Confederation. It went into effect in 1781, but its deficiencies were quickly apparent, so in 1786, the Annapolis Convention […]
Easter is one of the most significant Christian holy days. What occurred on this day defines and distinguishes the Christian faith from all others. As Roman 1:4 affirms, “Through the Spirit of holiness Jesus was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord!” At […]
On March 23, 1775, 244 years ago, Patrick Henry delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history. While some of his words are still familiar today, many Americans are unaware of the turbulent times preceding his celebrated address. In the 1760s, Parliament passed numerous laws directly violating the rights of the colonists, including […]
American Christians face unprecedented levels of open hostility today. This is increasingly true at the university level. Many universities already teach students about what they call “White Privilege” and “Male Privilege” to raise student awareness about the damage professors believe had been done to America by these two groups. But their list of culprits has […]
March is Women’s History Month, but the contributions of women to the Revolution are often neglected today. Many women demonstrated exemplary courage during this time. Here are a few examples. In April, 1777, a large British force arrived in Fairfield, Connecticut. Marching through nearby Danbury, they searched for American supplies and burned property owned by […]
December 7, 1941 — the day Pearl Harbor was treacherously attacked by the Japanese — was described by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as “a date which will live in infamy.” It was the worst naval disaster in American history, and brought declarations of war by Japan, Germany, and Italy against the United States, and by […]