Educational

 We continue to work for that “more perfect union” mentioned in the Constitution. Commenting are Evangelist Alveda King, the niece of Dr. King, Jr., and Mark Reed, Former Nat. Rep. for American Indians in Film and Television.

 In much political discourse, we keep hearing about “our democracy” as opposed to our republic. In this short video, we hear insights from Dennis Prager of PragerU and the late professor, Dr. Walter Williams, on our republic and why the electoral college safeguards our republic and the will of the American people.

 We’ve been led to believe that our founding fathers intended a secular Constitution. In fact, a book used in many law schools is called A Godless Constitution. Several Constitutional scholars rebut this notion in this Providence Today video.

 Early North America was well-educated, and the Bible was the chief textbook in one way or another. Two Christian educators, Noah Webster and Rev. William McGuffey, profoundly impacted widespread literacy in America. Noah Webster created Webster’s Dictionary, and Rev. William McGuffey produced the McGuffey Readers.

 Early America was amazingly well-educated, especially in the places where Christianity had sway. Dr. Jerry Newcombe looks at why the settlers and founders believed an educated populace was required for the American experiment to succeed.