Opinion

Topic: God and the Declaration of Independence. America at 250 centers on the Declaration of Independence, our national birth certificate. It mentions four times, noting that our rights come from God, not the government. Law professor John Eidsmoe, author of the book, Christianity and the Constitution, joins Jerry Newcombe to discuss God and the Declaration of Independence. www.morallaw.org […]

Topic: The Signing of the Declaration of Independence. All this year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the adoption by voice-vote on July 4, 1776 of the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. The first one to have his name affixed to the document was John Hancock. But the Declaration was not signed in […]

Topic: Our National Anthem. Did you know there’s a fascinating story behind the National Anthem? And it has been captured in a new book by historian Jane Hampton Cook. The book is called, America’s Star-Spangled Story. Jane Cook joins Jerry Newcombe to discuss what happened one night during the War of 1812 that inspired the […]

Topic: God and College. Recently, we’ve seen the rise of many would-be communists among those successfully winning key primaries in different parts of the country. The education system, including our colleges, have something to do with this trend, notes our next guest. Dr. Corey Miller, author of the book, “The Progressive MIS-education of America,” writes, […]

Topic: America at 250. The Bible and the Constitution. Did the Bible influence the Constitution, our governing document? We do know the Constitution is predicated on the Declaration of Independence, which mentions God four times. One of our leading political cartoonists today is Gary Varvel. Varvel was The Indianapolis Star cartoonist for 24 years. His work is […]