Opinion

Topic: The Pulpit and the American Revolution. While we often hear the notion that the founders intended our government to be completely secular, the reality is that many pastors played a key role in the founding of America. So much so that some British critics of these liberty pastors called them “the black robed regiment.” […]

On October 19, 1781, in a battlefield not too far from Jamestown, America won its independence. The framers of this country said this was by the grace of God. We too should acknowledge the help of God, upon whom our rights are predicated, as the founders spelled out in the Declaration of Independence. In the […]

[Image from the ADF legal.org website] My wife and I had the privilege of attending the memorial service for Dr. James Clayton Dobson, Jr., in the greater Denver area this past Saturday. (He had died August 21.) The audience got to hear just a taste of Dobson’s incredible impact and of his humble, thoughtful, and […]

Dr. Peter Lillback, founding president of ProvidenceForum.org, and Jerry Newcombe, executive director of same, co-wrote the best-seller, “George Washington’s Sacred Fire.” (2006). Here are a series of many of their discussions on the faith of the founders, including Washington (listed as GW). Note: Providence Forum is now a part of Coral Ridge Ministries. Christianity and […]

Topic: Paganism Threatens America as Founded. America was founded as one nation under God. The essence of the American experiment is self-rule under God. For example, in the Declaration of Independence, the framers said our rights come from the Creator and we have our government by “the consent of the governed.” But lately, we have […]