by Ronald W. Kirk The following poem “Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers” comes from a great volume of poetry for children, The Home Book of Verse for Young People. Thanks to my literary mentor Rosalie Slater of the Foundation for American Christian Education, this book formed the centerpiece of our poetry literature program for the […]
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Christopher Columbus
Excerpted from America’s God and Country: Encylopedia of Quotationsedited by William Federer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), after seven years of trying to convince the monarchs of Europe to finance his expedition, won the support of Queen Isabella of Castille and King Ferdinand Aragon. Columbus set sail on August 3, 1492, and after the longest voyage ever […]
The Homeless of the 21st Century
by Connie Lemacks-Davis It was a lovely summer evening and stretched across the sky an array of pastel colors lingered from a beautiful sunset. As we drove down a busy street in the usual heavy traffic, we stopped for a red light and happened to glance across the street. There she was – the same […]
Where Are We Going?
by Dan SmithwickPresident, Nehemiah Institute In 1986, our ministry developed a unique biblical worldview assessment tool called the PEERS Test. The assessment was designed to reflect an individual’s basic ‘worldview position’ in five key areas of life: Politics, Economics, Education, Religion and Social Issues (P-E-E-R-S). Using a scale of +100 to -100, results of the […]
James Madison, “Father of the Constitution”
By Nordskog Publishing on September 15, 2010 in Guest Essays, James and Barbara Rose, Publisher’s Corner
by James and Barbara Rose “What we know today about the (Constitutional) Convention we owe largely to (Madison’s) daily record of all that transpired. Day after day for the entire 99 days, this man, who was always in frail health, never missed attendance. He said later that the ordeal almost killed him, but, nevertheless, he […]
An Introduction to Bullies and the U.S. Constitution for Young People
by Ronald W. Kirk As a long time teacher, I know how hard it is to get peoples’ attention—young people’s attention especially. Things like America’s early history, Pilgrims, Founding Fathers and Constitutions and such may not make much sense to those who live on the Internet, IPods, video games, texting, hanging out—whatever. Do I really […]
Quran vs. Constitution: Why they’re incompatible
by William J. Federer President Barack Obama stated in Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009: “When the first Muslim American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the … Holy Quran.”The dilemma is: How can one swear to defend something upon a book that promotes the opposite? The First […]
Protest of State Department Report to United Nations Human Rights Council
Dear Madame Secretary: The purpose of this letter is express my concern and indignation to you about the “Universal Periodic Review” report (“Report”) submitted on August 20, 2010, by the United States Department of State to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The State Department describes the Report as a “partial snapshot of […]
Mosque near Ground Zero will be the Symbolic Islamic Victory Flag Hoisted over the Rubbles of American Icon—WTC.
By Syed Kamran Mirza It will be a mortal mistake for America to allow this Mosque to be built so close to the Ground Zero. Like it or not, this Mosque will be the iconic symbol of Islamic victory flag hoisted over the WTC rubbles—meaning humiliating defeat of infidel America by the Islamic jihadis. Mosque […]
National Call to Prayer for 40 Days, Beginning September 1
If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. —2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJ PREPARE YOURSELVES ( Job 38:3 ) before our awesome, Almighty God to […]
Help Block Obama’s Lawsuit Against Arizona
by Ann Shibler A very important and worthy amendment was just defeated in the Senate by a 55-43 vote. Senators Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced an amendment designed to stop the Obama Administration’s lawsuit against the State of Arizona and its taxpayers for SB 1070, the immigration bill that was recently passed […]
The Case for Racial Profiling
by Robert J. MeadowsArizona’s new immigration law has pushed the issue of racial profiling to the forefront. Detaining someone based solely on race is ethically wrong and a potential civil rights violation. There is no argument about that. But profiling is not based on race alone. Behavior, dress, geography, age, sex and other factors are […]
Honoring America’s Founding Principles
by Terry Paulson Must America’s founding principles be changed to meet the challenges of our age? Are we defined by a place and a people or by the shared principles we embrace and preserve? In his farewell address, George Washington warned, “Toward the preservation of your government…it is requisite…that you resist with care the spirit […]
When our leaders used to call us to prayer and fasting
by William J. Federer To punish Massachusetts for the Tea Party, King George III decided to destroy its economy by blockading Boston’s harbor on June 1, 1774. Thomas Jefferson drafted a Resolution for a “Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer” to be observed the same day. It was introduced in the Virginia House of Burgesses […]
Laura Ingalls on the Declaration of Independence
by Ronald W. Kirk Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.—2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.—Galatians 5:1 In the year 1882, Laura Ingalls, at age […]