Opinion

Tragically, slavery has been around from the beginning of time. It is still practiced even today in some places where Christianity is not dominant or has not been dominant. But while slavery was a fact of life in the 1700’s—not only in colonial America, but all over the world—it was the system put in place […]

It is often stated that America’s founding fathers were mostly Deists. But that contradicts the facts. John Eidsmoe, law professor and author of the classic 1987 book, Christianity and the Constitution, documents in his book the various churches that the members of the Constitutional Convention were members of. More than 50 of the 55 men who attended […]

Did you read in the news about the three mosques in the U.S. that were set on fire just the other weekend? Did you hear in the mainstream media about the scores of attacks, including some firebombings, of the Planned Parenthood facilities by pro-life extremists? Did you hear about the harassment of the pro-abortion politicians […]

JEFFERSON AND SLAVERY by Jerry Newcombe, D.Min. Looking back at  17th, 18th and 19th century American slavery, there is no justification from a moral and biblical perspective for “the peculiar institution.” Sadly, Thomas Jefferson was caught up in it, even though as a younger man, he did make some attempts to fight it. In 1770, Jefferson’s religious […]

Until a few years ago, Thomas Jefferson was an American hero. He was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence. He was our third president. In his administration, the United States gained its largest single land acquisition in the Louisiana Purchase. He founded the prestigious University of Virginia. He had questionable views when it […]