Topic: Religious Influence in Society—a Blessing or an Unwelcome Intrusion? America’s founders wisely chose to not allow a state-church at the national level. There would be no Church of America like there was a Church of England, to which all citizens must conform. Historically, that was understood to be the meaning of the First Amendment […]

Topic: The California Wildfires and the Founders’ Warning Against a One Party System James Madison, a key architect of the Constitution, once said, “All men having power ought to be distrusted.” Well, what happens when you have a one-party state, controlling virtually all levels of government? Fast forward to today and we see the tragedy […]

Topic: God and the Inaugurations. Many people think the First Amendment to the Constitution demands a strict separation of church and state—even to the point that it supposedly demands a strict separation of God and government. But the reality is, from the first presidential inauguration, that of George Washington in 1789, until the present, all […]

Topic: Update on the Persecution of Christians. America was born for the most part by those seeking religious freedom. Tragically, around the world, religious freedom is still at risk in some places. Christians are being slaughtered in Nigeria right now. There are millions of Christians at risk in other places as well, such as China. […]

Topic: Is God Relevant to America? Recently, at Jimmy Carter’s stateside funeral, they had “Imagine” by John Lennon performed. This song is essentially an atheistic creed. “Imagine there’s no heaven, no hell, no religion.” As humans we’re just alone. So let’s have peace and no wars. Yada, yada, yada. Carter was a professed Christian, but […]

Topic: Moral Issues and the New Administration. America’s founders created the presidency as part of the Constitution, as they created our republic which has tremendous input from we the people. Today, there’s a new sheriff in town, with President Trump coming into power. The American Principles Project writes about the 100+ executive orders that President […]

Topic: Trump and American Renewal. America as given to us by the founders is one nation under God. But in recent years, we have largely become quite secularized. Meanwhile, with the rise of Trump there is hope for renewal—but that renewal should include spiritual renewal. Hamilton Strategies writes, “Believers of all stripes have been praying […]

Topic: Jihad Update. Much has been said about Thomas Jefferson getting a copy of the Koran. However, the historical context indicates that he got ahold of the Muslim’s sacred book in order to try and understand why the Barbary pirates were kidnapping American sailors in the Mediterranean Sea. Jefferson wanted to understand the Islamic ideology […]

Jimmy Carter helped put “born again” Christianity on the map in America. He made a big deal about his having accepted Jesus as his Savior and Lord. Many conservatives were disappointed with his governance, but no one could deny his consistent profession of faith. When the 100-year old former president’s funeral service was held in […]

Coral Ridge Ministries writes: Many people today believe that the founding fathers were men of the Enlightenment and, for the most part, not Christians. Furthermore, they believe that the founders intended America to be completely secular. As to the Enlightenment charge, the Enlightenment thinkers the founders quoted were men like Montesquieu, Sir William Blackstone, and […]